NOTES Interpretation of Statutes IOS201-6 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1. Definition Statutory interpretation as a subject of study is the body of rules and principles used to construct and justify the meaning of legislative provisions to be applied in practical situations. 1.2. Why can statutes not be interpreted in a mechanical or rule-like fashion? Many rules of interpretation overlap and cannot be neatly compartmentalised as: the circumstances and sets of facts will differ from case to case
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The reservation process differs among states‚ but the result is dangerous‚ in that adult sanctions‚ including prison‚ now apply. In Florida‚ the transfer provisions fall into three general categories: Judicial waiver‚ Concurrent jurisdiction‚ and Statutory exclusion. Florida’s Statutory exclusion states that the State’s Attorney must file charges directly in the criminal division of the circuit court against any child who meets various age/offense criteria specified by statute (The Florida legislature
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profound competence of statutory interpretation and rules of statutory interpretation‚ they are few key elements and definition that must be referred to these concepts. Statutory interpretation is a source of law‚ which means‚ where laws are taken from to aid in the decision making process by the courts‚ and this is how the courts apply and interpret the legislations or acts of Parliament within a situation or a court case. To aid in the Courts’ application of the law‚ rules of statutory interpretation
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Universal Pulp And Paper: West Coast Division TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 PROCESS FLOW 4 CURRENT PROCESS EVALUATION 4 DECISION BASIS 6 ACTION PLAN ALTERNATIVES 6 CONCLUSION 8 APPENDIX 1 9 APPENDIX 2 10 REFERENCES 11 INTRODUCTION The West Coast Division is a paper and pulp manufacturing plant. It primarily produces newsprint for the daily newspapers which constitutes 95 per cent of the production. Its price conscious end consumers expect reasonable paper quality. Apart from
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STATUTORY COUNCILS Labour Relations Act 28 of 1956 includes as one of the aims of the Act‚ the prevention and settlement of disputes between employers and employees. Industrial councils were the primary institution for collective bargaining; generally they were system that involved a form of centralised bargaining in a particular industry or segment of an industry (Alan Rycroft‚ Barney Jordaan‚ 1992:146) Industrial councils consisted of representatives from one or more employer parties and one
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Reasons for Shifting Courses of College Students STUDENTS’ SHIFTING OF COURSES:ITS IMPLICATION ON CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING IN THE COLLEGEOF EDUCATION GRACE H. PASAQUIAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Most colleges and universities are faced with challenge and stability during college in time with the student’s selection of course. This phenomenon seems global throughout the educational institution in the tertiary. Students flock to courses which seemingly interest
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Statutory Rape I. Definition A. Rape 1. Crime‚ committed by a man or woman‚ of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with him/her‚ esp. by the threat or use of violence. B. Statutory rape 1. In some jurisdictions- sexual activities below the age required to legally consent to the behavior‚ it can also be charged with sexual behaviors with two under aged minors. II. History and Victims A. When did rape start? 1. Rape has always been a problem‚ but more so now
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men age twenty or older‚” (Hsu). This fact partially falls under the category of statutory rape. Depending on the state and its law about statutory rape‚ at a certain teen year it is allowed for a teenager to be sexually active with any age above their own. However‚ there is a possibility for a teen to be able to be sexually active with someone older with parental consent‚ but that also has an age limit to it. Statutory rape has been discussed for several years because of all the different types of
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7. Statutory Interpretation 7.1. The Role of Statutory Interpretation • The courts must ascertain the meaning of a statute in order to apply it. • Even the most well drafted statute may be capable of more than one interpretation in any particular situation – this is a function of the nature of language and the desire of opposing parties to find interpretations which favour their own case. Additionally‚ some statutes may be inherently ambiguous. • The courts have developed principles
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Exam Answers Question 1 Statutory Interpretations is the process by which Judges interpret Acts of Parliament in cases.75% of cases heard by the Horse Of Lords are concerned with Statutory Interpretation .When it is called upon to deal with a problem of interpretation ‚the Court does two things here. Translation is what happens first‚ here they decide what the word means‚ then secondly they apply the correct meaning to the situation in question and decide on the results (in terms of the intention
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