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Describe the various approaches (or rules) a judge may use to decide the meaning of a statute. Illustrate your answer with cases
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Module 1: Statutory Interpretation Describe the various approaches (or rules) a judge may use to decide the meaning of a statute. Illustrate your answer with cases (15 marks). (A) For a judge to decide he meaning of a statute, they would use the rules of language, these were developed by lawyers over time, these rules are little more than common sense, however they are not always precisely applied. The rules are Ejusdem generis rule, Expressio unius est exclusion alterius rule and Noscitur sociis rule. The Ejusdem Generis rule, this means where the words follow a list of specific words, the general words are constructed as being limited to persons or things with the class outlined by the particular words. So in reference to 'dogs, cats an other animals,' the phrase 'and other animals' would be limited in their application to a category of domestic type animals and would not extend to wild animals....
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