statutory interpretation
21Architects Registration in the United Kingdom — It applies to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.Section 2 of the Act prescribes that the Board shall appoint and regulate the functions ascribed to the Registrar. The Act refers to the Registrar by the masculine pronoun in the… …
22Communications Workers of America v. Beck — Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 11, 1988 …
23Stare decisis — (Anglo Latin pronunciation: /ˈstɛəri dɨˈsaɪsɨs]) is a legal principle by which judges are obliged to respect the precedents established by prior decisions. The words originate from the phrasing of the principle in the Latin maxim Stare decisis et …
24Congressional response to the NSA warrantless surveillance program — Congressional inquiries and investigations Three days after news broke about the Terrorist Surveillance Program, a bipartisan group of Senators Democrats Dianne Feinstein of California, Carl Levin of Michigan, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republicans… …
25Antonin Scalia — Infobox Judge name = Antonin Gregory Scalia imagesize = caption = office = Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court termstart = September 26 1986 termend = nominator = Ronald Reagan appointer = predecessor = William H. Rehnquist… …
26Original intent — Intentionalism redirects here. For the historiographical theory, see functionalism versus intentionalism. For theories of authorial intent, see authorial intentionality and intentional fallacy …
27Textualism — is a formalist theory of statutory interpretation which holds that a statute s ordinary meaning should govern its interpretation, as opposed to inquiries into non textual sources such as the intention of the legislature in passing the law, the… …
28Mischief rule — Judicial Interpretation Forms …
29Sources of Singapore law — There are generally regarded to be three sources of Singapore law: legislation, judicial precedents (case law) and custom. [See, generally, ch. 6 of cite book|last=Chan|first=Helena H.M. (Hui meng)|title=The Legal System of… …
30Dr. Bonham's Case — Dr. Bonham s Case …
