Legal System of England and Wales
A judge is delivering judgment. In doing so, the judge states words must be given their plain, ordinary meaning unless doing so would produce an absurd result.
What term best describes the judge's statement?
A judge is delivering judgment. In doing so, the judge states words must be given their plain, ordinary meaning unless doing so would produce an absurd result.
What term best describes the judge's statement?
The golden rule.
B) The golden rule is a modification of the literal rule and provides that words must be given their plain, ordinary meaning unless to do so would produce an absurd result.
(A) is incorrect, as under the literal rule, words are given their natural ordinary meaning regardless of whether the result is absurd.
(C) is incorrect as the mischief rule interprets an Act of Parliament by considering the problem Parliament was seeking to remedy when it passed the law now being reviewed by the court.
(D) is incorrect as under the purposive approach, the court considers the purpose of the legislation before interpreting its words.
(E) is incorrect as this is not a rule.
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