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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Interpretation of the Constitution Thomas Jefferson’s (president through 1801-09) political party‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans‚ believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution‚ while Jefferson’s opposing party‚ the Federalists‚ believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution. In order to comprehend the clear distinction between the two parties it is imperative to analyze the events during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency and James Madison’s presidency. The Democratic Republican Party
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Order Code 97-589 Statutory Interpretation: General Principles and Recent Trends Updated August 31‚ 2008 Yule Kim Legislative Attorney American Law Division Statutory Interpretation: General Principles and Recent Trends Summary The Supreme Court has expressed an interest “that Congress be able to legislate against a background of clear interpretive rules‚ so that it may know the effect of the language it adopts.” This report identifies and describes some of the more important rules
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2) Review the data and your interpretation of it with an advisory group or technical committee. This group should involve local‚ regional‚ and state resource people who are familiar with monitoring and with your product. They can verify‚ add to‚ or correct your interpretation of the results. 3) Review the data and your interpretation of it with the people who will use your data -- for example‚ the public‚ government officials etc. Ultimately‚ your interpretation of the data relates back to the
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700 SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS FOR EVERYONE COMPILED BY UNESCO Would you like to create a cloud in a bottle? Prove that the earth spins? Run a telephone next door? Keep a thriving ant colony? Weigh the atmosphere? Make your own soap? Identify fossils? These are only a few of the more than 700 simple‚ safe‚ and exciting experiments that will help you to discover and understand many fascinating‚ scientific facts about the wonderful world in which we live. Some of these projects will take you no more
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Rich DelGrosso Professor Franklin EN 102‚ Section 73 1 March 2012 Kondor Passage: Interpretation of Kondor and Response My understanding of the Kondor passage is that truth is being seen as something that is meaningless‚ something that isn’t even worth believing in. This He that Kondor is referring to‚ treats the truth as if something that you’re better off not even knowing. “[W]hat interested him most was each person’s fate”. In other words‚ it’s what you don’t know‚ the things you can’t
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difference between an autobiography and biography. I will discuss the reason why I think an autobiography and biography mixed together is better in most cases than a biography or autobiography. I will use the autobiography of Anne frank as one of my main sources. I believe too many people are stuck in the world of just using an autobiography or just using a biography as their source for history. I think it is important to combine the two. Why does someone write an autobiography? Why do people feel
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Discuss the rules and other aids used in statutory interpretation which the judges could use to help them arrive at a decision in each of the appeals. You should also pay attention to judicial precedent and assess whether the case that the appellants wish to use may be binding on the Court of Appeal. This case study will investigate how certain rules or aids in statutory interpretation can affect the decision of an appeal in court due to the different circumstances involved in a case. There will
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Andrew Javorka Intro to Biblical Studies Paper 2 The interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve from Genesis is quite widely accepted to its readers today. It begins with God creating land‚ water‚ and then man (Adam). God then created the garden in Eden filled with “every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food‚ the tree of life‚ and the tree of knowledge of good and evil” (Genesis 2:9). God warned Adam saying that he could eat from every tree except the tree of knowledge of
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It was as if I had won the World Series. Next I would be touring the country‚ signing autographs‚ and riding on floats in city parades. Everywhere I’d go‚ locals would triumphantly hoist me atop their shoulders as I would wave to the adoring fans. I believed this all to be true. I was on top of the world‚ and a member of the red Aces‚ the winning team of the Ridgway‚ IL‚ tee-ball tournament. At five years of age‚ this was no small feat. It was the most significant event of my dear little life
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