Why Volenti Non Fit Injuria?

Volenti non fit injuria is Latin for “to a willing person, it is not a wrong.” This legal maxim holds that a person who knowingly and voluntarily risks danger cannot recover for any resulting injury. This principle was the common-law basis for the assumption of the risk doctrine.

Is Volenti a non fit injuria?

Volenti non fit injuria is one of the defence under the law of torts in which the person who has committed a wrong is exempted from liability because the victim of such a wrong gives his consent to the commission of such an act and such a consent must be free for the successful application of this defence in a case.

What are the limitations of the doctrine Volenti non fit injuria?

(1) No consent, leave or license can legalise an unlawful act. (2) The maxim has no validity against an action based on a breach of statutory duty.