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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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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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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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‚ 2017). Florida’s
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Nowadays‚ there are many special purpose schools‚ ones for outstanding students majoring in academic‚ music or sports‚ established worldwide. Most of them are pragmatic‚ however‚ some are not. There is high budget funding to the special purpose schools for many reasons while some of the end results are unsatisfied. Regular schools‚ unlike the special purpose‚ have ordinary students‚ who are neither exceptional nor foolish and receive a common budget from the government. The consequence is more satisfied
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Role and purpose of journalism The only thing that affects people more than information is presentation. How information is framed‚ what information is emphasized‚ and how it is distributed contribute to our perceptions of the world and how we develop as people. Journalism in all of its forms — print‚ television‚ radio‚ and internet — affect our world views and perceptions of morality. Journalism is a method of inquiry and literary style used in social and cultural representation. It serves the
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actions as effectively as possible. There are two types of public services they are statutory and non-statutory services. The difference between a statutory and a non-statutory service is that a statutory service is paid by tax payers‚ funded by the government and is set up by the law. They are usually uniformed and highly professional an example would be the Emergency Services and the Armed Forces. A non-statutory service is a service that doesn’t receive a lot of government funding so they are paid
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GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB JI http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4292536847_eecfc36f53.jpg Thousands of Muslims were becoming followers of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji. Khawaja Raushan was a very respected Muslim Faqir with thousands of people visiting him to pay him respect and get boons. However Khawaja Raushan’s own mind was restless‚ he was in search of a true Guru. Once a friend told him about Guru Ji‚ Khawaja Raushan reached Kiratpur and met Guru JI. When he heard Guru Ji’s he was so impressed
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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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STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 1. Statutory Construction - is the art or process of discovering and expounding meaning and intention of the authors of the law‚ where that intention is rendered doubtful by reason of the ambiguity in its language or of the fact that the given case is not explicitly provided for in the law - is the drawing of warranted conclusions respecting subjects that lie beyond the direct expression of the text‚ conclusions which are in the spirit‚ though not
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