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AS Level Law Assignment 14 - Statutory Interpretation

 

Task

1 (a) Explain, and illustrate with decided cases, the various judicial approaches to interpreting an Act of Parliament.  [20 marks]

1 (b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of any two of these approaches (or rules).  [10 marks]

(AQA, June 2001)

or

2 (a) Describe the various ways judges approach the task of interpreting statutes.  Use cases to illustrate your answer.  [15 marks]

2 (b) Using examples, explain and comment on the fact that using different judicial approaches (rules) may produce different outcomes in the same case.  [15 marks]

(AQA, January 2002)

or

3 (a) Using appropriate examples, describe and evaluate the formal process of statute creation.  [20 marks]

3 (b) Outline the judicial approaches (rules) to interpreting statutes.  [10 marks]

(AQA, May 2002)

or

4 (a) Describe the various judicial approaches (rules) to interpreting statutes.  Illustrate your description with cases.  [20 marks]

4 (b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of any two of these different judicial approaches (rules).  [10 marks]

(AQA, January 2003)

or

5 (a) In the context of statutory interpretation, outline, using cases, any three of the following:

• the literal rule;

• the golden rule;

• the mischief rule;

• the purposive approach.  (20 marks)

5 (b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of any two of the rules (approaches) identified in (a) above.  (10 marks)

(AQA, June 2003)

 

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