ESSAY ON: Statutory Interpretation

Number of Pages 19

This research paper: This 19 page paper considers the role of statutory interpretation and the limits placed on the judiciary. Looking at a quote form Lord Diplock " When Parliament legislates to remedy what the majority of its members at the time perceive to be a defect or lacuna in the existing law (whether it be the written law enacted by existing statutes or the unwritten common law as it has been expounded by the judges in decided cases), the role of the judiciary is confined to ascertaining from the words that Parliament has approved as expressing its intention what that intention was, and to giving effect to it" the view expressed is discussed looking at the different forms of interpretation and the way the judiciary are limited or may be seen as rewriting the law. Numerous cases are cited to support all points raised. The paper is written with reference to English law. The bibliography cites 25 sources.


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