Research Plan: Statutory Interpretation We will analyze potential statutory and regulatory sources of authority for custody modifications and/or dismissals after the 72-hour hearing. I. Statutory Interpretation a. What will we need to research in order to properly analyze avenues for potential statutory and regulatory sources of authority for custody modifications and/or dismissals after the 72-hour hearing? i. Background for understanding statutory interpretation: 1. What are the basic
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Assignment 01 Introduction The enactment of both the interim and final Constitution ushered in a new approach to statutory interpretation. In this essay I argue that the statement made by the court in Daniels v Campbell 2003 (9) BLCR 969 (C) is true. The interpretative approach adopted by South African courts pre-1994 Statutory interpretation pre-1994 lacked a single theoretical starting point. There was no single methodology that was applied to interpret legislation. Consequently the process of
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Law Assignment Statutory Interpretation Anthony Thompson-North Statutory interpretation is the process of interpreting and applying legislation. Some amount of interpretation is always necessary when a case involves a statute. Sometimes the words of a statute have a plain and straightforward meaning. But in most cases‚ there is some ambiguity or vagueness in the words of the statute that must be resolved by the judge. To find the meanings of statutes
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P5: Outline the rules for Statutory Interpretation Judges are highly qualified professionals that enforce the law in court while dealing with cases but sometimes‚ judges need help understanding the law that has been put in place by Parliament. Statutory interpretation helps judges in court understand a piece of delegated legislation when the words are unclear. There are a few reasons why the meaning of an Act may be uncertain: • If during the making of the Act‚ Parliament failed to notice any error
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towards this development of the legal system to a certain extent‚ through their decisions made within the parameters of certain doctrines that provide consistency and guidance (Lewis‚ 2012). Two such doctrines are the judicial precedent and the statutory interpretation. The judicial precedent is a major source of law that follows a Latin phrase “stare decisis” which refers to the obligation of courts to honor past precedents (Tufal‚ 2012). These past precedents are able to affect the development of law
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Standardised Testing Name: Institution: Abstract This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate
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time periods. The two stories both have their pros and cons of the society that is being portrayed in the text. The pros of the societies in the stories are found more in “The Voter” than in “Tribal Scars”. This mainly has to do with the fact that the society in Achebe’s story was based in a more recent time which allowed for the society to be more far and democratic and this would be the most noticeable pro throughout the stories. Another pro for “The Voter” would be that almost all of the
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Pros and Cons of Economic Growth Fostering economic growth remains at the heart of any national government’s agenda. As such‚ governments have embraced numerous strategies aimed at promoting economic growth‚ such as forging alliances‚ signing business treaties‚ and becoming members to business alliances. Economic growth refers to an increase in a country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or the value of the country’s national expenditure or output. While increasing economic growth has several
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Exercise 2‚ page 27 a. I think women are better listeners than men. | Pro (yes‚ for‚ good) | Con (no‚ against‚ bad) | 1. Women are nurturing by nature. | 1. Tend to get too emotional. | 2. Like to listen and be supportive. | 2. Don’t see a problem in sharing your personal issues with others. | 3. Care to know all details and facts‚ no matter how long it takes. | 3. Will tend to feel they know it all. | 4. Will give advice based on personal experiences. | 4. Can often talk endlessly
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Aims and Outcomes I will describe how precedents are applied in court and explain the rules of statutory interpretation. Firstly I will explain what a precedent is. Precedent “In common law legal systems‚ a precedent or authority is a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body utilizes when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts” Example Let’s say that a Court establishes that it is illegal for people to smoke or be in possession of Tobacco
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