A statute of limitations makes stale claims legally unenforceable after one year

Evidence

It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV. It is still more revolting if the grounds upon which it was laid down have vanished long since, and the rule simply persists from blind imitation of the past. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1067 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Statutes of limitations may be tolled by late discovery of injury — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 977; Legal rules resting only on past authority deserve condemnation when their rationale has lapsed — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1067; Statute-of-limitations arguments against abuse claims also shield confessed offenders from prosecution — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 500 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Legal rules resting only on past authority deserve condemnation when their rationale has lapsed #complicates (0.72) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1067
• A wrongdoer cannot be rewarded with the fruit of their tort #complicates (0.70)