[William Terrell]

Oh, by translating into regularized latin, one can make the law now?

These are just maxims of common law that regulate courts. They were written in Latin and translated into English. Evidently Latin is a more precise language for legal matters.

[Roscoe]

"The common law is not a brooding omnipresence in the sky, but the articulate voice of some sovereign or quasi-sovereign that can be identified." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes

[Zon]

They were written in Latin and translated into English. Evidently Latin is a more precise language for legal matters.

It is because it is a dead language and can't be as easily and intentionally misconstrued.