Sunday, July 26, 2009

Reasons why statues need to be interpreted

1) Parliament has given the courts wide discretionary power
- Give judges necessary flexibility to apply the law fairly
- Because, it is imposibble for the parliament to address every part of the law

2) The meaning of words and phrase in statutory law is unclear
- Since english is notoriously ambiguous and has variety of meanings
-Therefore, the meaning of words and phrases changes over time, hence , the judge is allowed to interprete the meaning to bring about just outcomes.

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