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Recently I came across the term of "Pro Se"
from a different angle.

It was stressed that "Pro Se" means "representing yourself" when such phrase is logically not accurate.

It is logical, indeed, to question such term.

How can you represent yourself when it is you?

You can represent others but you can't, being you, represent you.
That implies you, being split, into two parts.

1) One is the entity that needs a representation.

2) The other one is another entity which represents.


That is not possible by logic as you are one and not two.

It is las if claiming that you, yourself, can pull yourself up by pulling your head adn body, via your, own hair on your head.

Sui Juris term was suggested.

It turns out that whoever chose the concept "Sui Juris" for this Website/Forum was absolutely correct, grasping the idea:

Sui Juris:

[Latin, Of his or her own right.]

Possessing full social and civil rights; not under any legal disability, or the power of another, or guardianship. Having the capacity to manage one's own affairs; not under legal disability to act for one's self.



sui iuris

Sui iuris is a Latin phrase that literally means “of one’s own right” but is usually understood as 'of a peculiar nature'.

It is usually spelled "sui juris" in civil law, which uses the phrase to indicate legal competence, the capacity to manage one’s own affairs (Black's Law Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary).

The English word “autonomous” is derived from the Greek words that correspond to Latin "sui iuris".


SL: Proper and wise choice indeed.