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a) Explain the different methods used by Judges when interpreting the meaning of an act of parliament.
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Statutory Interpretation a) Explain the different methods used by Judges when interpreting the meaning of an act of parliament. In the English law the judges haven't been able to agree on which approach should be used, they have developed four different ways to interpret law. The rules take different approaches to interpretation and some judges prefer to use one rule, while a other judge would prefer another rule. The literal rule gives court to give words their plain, ordinary or literal meaning, even if the result is not very sensible. The literal rule approaches problems of statutory interpretation by taking the words at their face value. This is illustrated in Whitely v chapel (1868) where the defendant pretended to be a person whose name was on the voters list, but who had died, he was found not guilty as a dead person is not in the literal meaning of the words, 'entitled...
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