diff --git a/src/Assert.php b/src/Assert.php
index 1d3873cd..d277158b 100644
--- a/src/Assert.php
+++ b/src/Assert.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class Assert
     public static function string($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_string($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a string. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value)
             ));
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public static function stringNotEmpty($value, $message = '')
     public static function integer($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_int($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected an integer. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value)
             ));
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public static function integer($value, $message = '')
     public static function integerish($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_numeric($value) || $value != (int) $value) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected an integerish value. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value)
             ));
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public static function integerish($value, $message = '')
     public static function float($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_float($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a float. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value)
             ));
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public static function float($value, $message = '')
     public static function numeric($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_numeric($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a numeric. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value)
             ));
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public static function numeric($value, $message = '')
     public static function boolean($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_bool($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a boolean. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value)
             ));
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public static function boolean($value, $message = '')
     public static function scalar($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_scalar($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a scalar. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value)
             ));
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public static function scalar($value, $message = '')
     public static function object($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_object($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected an object. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value)
             ));
@@ -232,14 +232,14 @@ public static function object($value, $message = '')
     public static function resource($value, $type = null, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_resource($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a resource. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value)
             ));
         }
 
         if ($type && $type !== get_resource_type($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a resource of type %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value),
                 $type
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public static function resource($value, $type = null, $message = '')
     public static function isCallable($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_callable($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a callable. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value)
             ));
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public static function isCallable($value, $message = '')
     public static function isArray($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_array($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected an array. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value)
             ));
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public static function isArray($value, $message = '')
     public static function isTraversable($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_array($value) && !($value instanceof Traversable)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a traversable. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value)
             ));
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public static function isTraversable($value, $message = '')
     public static function isInstanceOf($value, $class, $message = '')
     {
         if (!($value instanceof $class)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected an instance of %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value),
                 $class
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public static function isInstanceOf($value, $class, $message = '')
     public static function notInstanceOf($value, $class, $message = '')
     {
         if ($value instanceof $class) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected an instance other than %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::typeToString($value),
                 $class
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public static function notInstanceOf($value, $class, $message = '')
     public static function isEmpty($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!empty($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected an empty value. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public static function isEmpty($value, $message = '')
     public static function notEmpty($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (empty($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a non-empty value. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ public static function notEmpty($value, $message = '')
     public static function null($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (null !== $value) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected null. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ public static function null($value, $message = '')
     public static function notNull($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (null === $value) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value other than null.'
             );
         }
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ public static function notNull($value, $message = '')
     public static function true($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (true !== $value) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to be true. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ public static function true($value, $message = '')
     public static function false($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (false !== $value) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to be false. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public static function false($value, $message = '')
     public static function eq($value, $value2, $message = '')
     {
         if ($value2 != $value) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value equal to %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 static::valueToString($value2)
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public static function eq($value, $value2, $message = '')
     public static function notEq($value, $value2, $message = '')
     {
         if ($value2 == $value) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a different value than %s.',
                 static::valueToString($value2)
             ));
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ public static function notEq($value, $value2, $message = '')
     public static function same($value, $value2, $message = '')
     {
         if ($value2 !== $value) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value identical to %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 static::valueToString($value2)
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public static function same($value, $value2, $message = '')
     public static function notSame($value, $value2, $message = '')
     {
         if ($value2 === $value) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value not identical to %s.',
                 static::valueToString($value2)
             ));
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ public static function notSame($value, $value2, $message = '')
     public static function greaterThan($value, $limit, $message = '')
     {
         if ($value <= $limit) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value greater than %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 static::valueToString($limit)
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ public static function greaterThan($value, $limit, $message = '')
     public static function greaterThanEq($value, $limit, $message = '')
     {
         if ($value < $limit) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value greater than or equal to %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 static::valueToString($limit)
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ public static function greaterThanEq($value, $limit, $message = '')
     public static function lessThan($value, $limit, $message = '')
     {
         if ($value >= $limit) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value less than %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 static::valueToString($limit)
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ public static function lessThan($value, $limit, $message = '')
     public static function lessThanEq($value, $limit, $message = '')
     {
         if ($value > $limit) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value less than or equal to %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 static::valueToString($limit)
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ public static function lessThanEq($value, $limit, $message = '')
     public static function range($value, $min, $max, $message = '')
     {
         if ($value < $min || $value > $max) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value between %2$s and %3$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 static::valueToString($min),
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ public static function range($value, $min, $max, $message = '')
     public static function oneOf($value, array $values, $message = '')
     {
         if (!in_array($value, $values, true)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected one of: %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 implode(', ', array_map(array('static', 'valueToString'), $values))
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ public static function oneOf($value, array $values, $message = '')
     public static function contains($value, $subString, $message = '')
     {
         if (false === strpos($value, $subString)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to contain %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 static::valueToString($subString)
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ public static function contains($value, $subString, $message = '')
     public static function startsWith($value, $prefix, $message = '')
     {
         if (0 !== strpos($value, $prefix)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to start with %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 static::valueToString($prefix)
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ public static function startsWithLetter($value, $message = '')
         }
 
         if (!$valid) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to start with a letter. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ public static function startsWithLetter($value, $message = '')
     public static function endsWith($value, $suffix, $message = '')
     {
         if ($suffix !== substr($value, -static::strlen($suffix))) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to end with %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 static::valueToString($suffix)
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ public static function endsWith($value, $suffix, $message = '')
     public static function regex($value, $pattern, $message = '')
     {
         if (!preg_match($pattern, $value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'The value %s does not match the expected pattern.',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ public static function alpha($value, $message = '')
         setlocale(LC_CTYPE, $locale);
 
         if ($valid) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to contain only letters. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ public static function digits($value, $message = '')
         setlocale(LC_CTYPE, $locale);
 
         if ($valid) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to contain digits only. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ public static function alnum($value, $message = '')
         setlocale(LC_CTYPE, $locale);
 
         if ($valid) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to contain letters and digits only. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ public static function lower($value, $message = '')
         setlocale(LC_CTYPE, $locale);
 
         if ($valid) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to contain lowercase characters only. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ public static function upper($value, $message = '')
         setlocale(LC_CTYPE, $locale);
 
         if ($valid) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to contain uppercase characters only. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ public static function upper($value, $message = '')
     public static function length($value, $length, $message = '')
     {
         if ($length !== static::strlen($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to contain %2$s characters. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 $length
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ public static function length($value, $length, $message = '')
     public static function minLength($value, $min, $message = '')
     {
         if (static::strlen($value) < $min) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to contain at least %2$s characters. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 $min
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ public static function minLength($value, $min, $message = '')
     public static function maxLength($value, $max, $message = '')
     {
         if (static::strlen($value) > $max) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to contain at most %2$s characters. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 $max
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ public static function lengthBetween($value, $min, $max, $message = '')
         $length = static::strlen($value);
 
         if ($length < $min || $length > $max) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a value to contain between %2$s and %3$s characters. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 $min,
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ public static function fileExists($value, $message = '')
         static::string($value);
 
         if (!file_exists($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'The file %s does not exist.',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ public static function file($value, $message = '')
         static::fileExists($value, $message);
 
         if (!is_file($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'The path %s is not a file.',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ public static function directory($value, $message = '')
         static::fileExists($value, $message);
 
         if (!is_dir($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'The path %s is no directory.',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ public static function directory($value, $message = '')
     public static function readable($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_readable($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'The path %s is not readable.',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ public static function readable($value, $message = '')
     public static function writable($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_writable($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'The path %s is not writable.',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ public static function writable($value, $message = '')
     public static function classExists($value, $message = '')
     {
         if (!class_exists($value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected an existing class name. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ public static function classExists($value, $message = '')
     public static function subclassOf($value, $class, $message = '')
     {
         if (!is_subclass_of($value, $class)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected a sub-class of %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 static::valueToString($class)
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ public static function subclassOf($value, $class, $message = '')
     public static function implementsInterface($value, $interface, $message = '')
     {
         if (!in_array($interface, class_implements($value))) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected an implementation of %2$s. Got: %s',
                 static::valueToString($value),
                 static::valueToString($interface)
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ public static function implementsInterface($value, $interface, $message = '')
     public static function propertyExists($classOrObject, $property, $message = '')
     {
         if (!property_exists($classOrObject, $property)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected the property %s to exist.',
                 static::valueToString($property)
             ));
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ public static function propertyExists($classOrObject, $property, $message = '')
     public static function propertyNotExists($classOrObject, $property, $message = '')
     {
         if (property_exists($classOrObject, $property)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected the property %s to not exist.',
                 static::valueToString($property)
             ));
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ public static function propertyNotExists($classOrObject, $property, $message = '
     public static function methodExists($classOrObject, $method, $message = '')
     {
         if (!method_exists($classOrObject, $method)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected the method %s to exist.',
                 static::valueToString($method)
             ));
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ public static function methodExists($classOrObject, $method, $message = '')
     public static function methodNotExists($classOrObject, $method, $message = '')
     {
         if (method_exists($classOrObject, $method)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected the method %s to not exist.',
                 static::valueToString($method)
             ));
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ public static function methodNotExists($classOrObject, $method, $message = '')
     public static function keyExists($array, $key, $message = '')
     {
         if (!array_key_exists($key, $array)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected the key %s to exist.',
                 static::valueToString($key)
             ));
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ public static function keyExists($array, $key, $message = '')
     public static function keyNotExists($array, $key, $message = '')
     {
         if (array_key_exists($key, $array)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Expected the key %s to not exist.',
                 static::valueToString($key)
             ));
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ public static function uuid($value, $message = '')
         }
 
         if (!preg_match('/^[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{12}$/', $value)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            throw static::createInvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 $message ?: 'Value "%s" is not a valid UUID.',
                 static::valueToString($value)
             ));
@@ -897,6 +897,11 @@ protected static function strlen($value)
         return mb_strwidth($value, $encoding);
     }
 
+    protected static function createInvalidArgumentException($message)
+    {
+        return new InvalidArgumentException($message);
+    }
+
     private function __construct()
     {
     }