Subject Matter Index

Browse cases by legal subject matter and principles

Effect of special and general provisions

How a court should interpret a statute that ousts its jurisdiction

How a part of an enactment should be construed

How courts construe provisions of a statute that is revenue based

How penal statutes and statutes subject to the ejusdem generis rule should be construed

How the court should construe a statute

How the court should interpret statutes pertaining to jurisdiction

How the word "or" may be interpreted

How the word "shall/may" should be interpreted

Principle governing the interpretation of statute where a word or phrase is not defined

Principle of interpretation where Statute tends to encroach on, curtail or abridge the freedom or liberty of an individual

Principles guiding the interpretation of statutes in line with International Law

The basic rule in the interpretation of statutes

The fundamental rule of interpretation of statutes

The general rule of construction

The meaning of the word "or" when used in statutes

The primary rule of interpretation of statute

The principle that a statute should not be interpreted in a manner that will defeat its object

The rationale for rules of construction

The rule of construction of statutes where the same or similar words of a statute which have received construction by a superior court are retained in a subsequent statute in pari materia

The rule of construction that whenever the intention is clear that the Act should have a retrospective operation, it must unquestionably be so construed

The rule that courts should avoid judicial legislation

The rule that in interpreting statutes, the meaning of the words must be relied upon and given their legal effect

The rule that statutes must be construed according to the intention expressed in the statute

The rule that statutes must be read as a whole

The rule that statutes should be interpreted so as to respect vested rights

The rule that tautology should not be attributed to the legislature

The rule that the words in a legislation are not used in vain

The rule where a word is capable of two interpretations, one producing an injustice and the other conducive to a just result

What the Beneficial Construction rule (ut res magis valeat quam perat) entails

When the courts will apply the liberal and literal rules of interpretation

Whether the court can add words into a statute

Whether the court must give effect of every legislation

Whether there is a rule of construction which gives precedence of a last provision in the same statute which conflicts with a preceding one

Whether there is a rule that prescribes that an original provision in a statute can independently and simultaneously co-exist with the modified version

Whether the rules of interpretation are binding on courts

Whether the rules of the construction of statutes can be used to prejudice the scope or effect of a statute where the same is clear

Whether where a statute confers the power to appoint on a person or office; it includes the power to remove

Whether words in a statute must be clear and unambiguous without resorting to any external aid for interpretation

Access More on judy.legal

Get related cases, follow principles for updates, and access AI-powered research.

Explore judy.legal