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Why is it necessary for the judiciary to interpret statues?
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Q.1 (a) Why is it necessary for the judiciary to interpret statues? Every year parliament passes several statutes. The meaning of the law in the case of the statutes should be clear and explicit; (achieving this task can be a problem at times). In order to help with the understanding of a statute parliament sometimes includes sections defining certain words used in that statute: such sections are called interpretation sections. In the Theft Act 1968, the definition of 'theft' is given in section one and then sections 2 to 6 define the key words in that definition. The interpretation act 1978 was passed by parliament so that judges can avoid misinterpreting the general words used in the statues. Despite these aids every year several cases come to the court with tribulations related to acts of parliaments, meaning that the courts are stuck with finding the exact meaning and terms of word and...
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