Understanding Legislation A Practical Guide to Statutory Interpretation.

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lowe, David
Otros Autores: Potter, Charlie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Temas:
Law > Europe > Interpretation and construction.
Droit > Europe > Interprétation.
Law > Interpretation and construction
Europe
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Authors
  • Contents
  • Table of Cases
  • Table of Legislation
  • Introduction
  • What is Statutory Interpretation and Why is it so Important?
  • The Purpose of this Book
  • Structure and Approach
  • A Word of Thanks
  • 1. Introduction to Domestic Legislation: Statutes and Subordinate Legislation
  • Primary Legislation: Acts of Parliament
  • Subordinate Legislation: Statutory Instruments
  • 2. Anatomy and Structure of Domestic Legislation
  • Constituent Components of an Act
  • Constituent Components of Statutory Instruments
  • 3. Core Principles and Approach
  • The Central Objective and Overall Approach
  • Reading the Statutory Language
  • The Role of Context and Purpose
  • Judicial Correction of Obvious Errors in Statutory Drafting
  • Contextual Construction: The Presumption that Parliament Knows the Law and Endorses Certain Judicial Decisions
  • The Role of Subsequent Practice in Interpretation
  • 4. General Presumptions as to the Intended Effect of Legislation
  • The Presumption that Legislation Accords with 'Common Sense'
  • The Presumption of Reasonableness: Presumption against an Absurd, Irrational, Futile or Unreasonable Result
  • The Presumption that Penal Provisions Should be Strictly Construed
  • The Presumption against Changes in the Common Law
  • The Presumption that Legislation is Not Contrary to Fundamental Rights or Basic Tenets of the Common Law: The Principle of Legality
  • The Presumption of Fairness
  • The Presumption of Mens Rea in Statutory Offences
  • The Presumption against the Exclusion of Judicial Review: Presumption that Ouster Clauses are to be Strictly Construed
  • The Presumption that Parliament Does Not Authorise a Tort
  • The Presumption that Legislation Does Not Bind the Crown
  • The Presumption against Retrospectivity
  • The Presumption of Compatibility or Conformity with International Law
  • Territoriality: Presumptions as to Extent and Application
  • The Presumption of Regularity
  • 5. Interaction of Legislation
  • Amendment, Repeal and Consolidation
  • Construction by Reference to Other Legislation: General Rules
  • Construction by Reference to Other Legislation: Specific Instances
  • 6. Internal Aids to Interpretation
  • Interpretive Effect of Ancillary Components
  • Interpretation Provisions
  • Deeming Provisions
  • Provisos and Savings
  • 7. External Aids to Interpretation
  • The Rationale for Recourse to External Aids
  • Specific Kinds of External Aids and their Use
  • Parliamentary Statements
  • Explanatory Notes
  • Explanatory Memoranda
  • Pre-legislative Materials
  • Post-legislative Materials
  • General Principles for the Use of External Aids
  • 8. The Interpretation Act 1978
  • Scope of Application of the 1978 Act
  • Key Provisions
  • 9. The Effect of International Law on Domestic Legislation
  • Sources of International Law
  • Interpretation of Domestic Legislation in the Light of Treaties
  • Interpretation of Treaties

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