Canonum De Ius Positivum
Canons of Positive Law

one heaven iconVII.   Law

7.2 Principles of Law

Article 234 - Meritus Formulae

Canon 2827 (link)

Meritus Formulae (Due Process) is an ancient principle of law that officials and their agents are duty bound to follow the same laws they enforce.

Canon 2828 (link)

The phrase Meritus Formulae is Latin for “Due Process (procedure)”.

Canon 2829 (link)

When an official or agent that is duty bound by their oath of office to follow the same laws they enforce knowingly and deliberately deviates, ignores or contravenes such laws, their offence is manifestly greater than one who is not duty bound to enforce the law.

Canon 2830 (link)

When Meritus Formulae is failed to be followed three times in proper procedure, the law ceases and all offices, authorities and powers dissolved:

(i) The first failure of Meritus Formulae is a matter of serious law in which the life, liberty or possessions of an accused were unfairly injured and no redress provided; and

(ii) The second failure of Meritus Formulae is the refusal under appeal of writ of Mandamus to accept the first injury, therefore creating a second Meritus Formulae; and

(iii) The third and final failure of Meritus Formulae is the government of the people refusing the sanction the refusal to properly investigate the writ of Mandamus constituting a tacit endorsement of the repudiation of the rule of law.

Canon 2831 (link)

A significant failure of Meritus Formulae within a court proceeding may be grounds for technical dismissal as the offence of the court against the laws it has sworn to uphold offsets the alleged offence it has sworn to adjudicate.