It reflects a principle which applies in almost all common law jurisdictions,for example Australia,New Zealand and the UK,that the sovereign government is not bound by legislation enacted in the absence of express provision.

• 法律适应化工作所反映的原则，适用于差不多所有采用习惯法的司法地区，例如澳洲、纽西兰和英国；这项原则是，主权政府不受没有明文规定作为依据的法例所约束。