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Statutory interpretation : an introduction for students / Christo Botha

By: Cape Town : Juta and Company Ltd, 2012Edition: Fifth editionDescription: 234 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780702198588
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KF425  BOT 2012
Contents:
What is legislation Commencement of legislation Demise and amendment of legislation How legislation is interpreted Basic principles Research: ascertaining the legislative scheme (the purpose of legislation) Concretisation: correlation of text and purpose in the light of the constitution Peremptory and directory provision Constitutional interpretation
Summary: Since 1994 the new constitutional order has changed the orthodox and traditional rules of statutory interpretation. There is a new lexicon: plain language drafting and fundamental values; constitutional supremacy and human rights; accountability and transparency.
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Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references

What is legislation
Commencement of legislation
Demise and amendment of legislation
How legislation is interpreted
Basic principles
Research: ascertaining the legislative scheme (the purpose of legislation)
Concretisation: correlation of text and purpose in the light of the constitution
Peremptory and directory provision
Constitutional interpretation

Since 1994 the new constitutional order has changed the orthodox and traditional rules of statutory interpretation. There is a new lexicon: plain language drafting and fundamental values; constitutional supremacy and human rights; accountability and transparency.

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