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Cardinal principles governing the interpretation of constitutional provisions
Guidelines to be observed in the interpretation of the Constitution
How the courts should interprete the constitution
Need for a liberal approach to the interpretation of the constitution
Need for courts to have recourse to applicable provisions in other jurisdictions in interpreting constitutional provisions
Need for provisions of the constitution to be read together
The 12-point rule of constitutional interpretation
The 4-point rule of constitutional interpretation
The golden rule of interpretation of constitutional provisions
The main guideline to the construction of the constitution
The presumption that words in the Constitution are not mere surplusage
The principle that the provisions of the Constitution should be read as a whole
The principle that where the Constitution has used an expression in the wider or in the narrower sense, the court should always lean where the justice of the case so demands to the broader interpretation
The principle that where the provisions of a statute are clear and unambiguous, they must be so construed as to give effect to their ordinary or literal meaning
The proper approach to the interpretation of the Constitution
The purposive approach to the interpretation of the Constitution
The rule of interpretation of constitutional provisions designed to safeguard fundamental rights
The rule that the constitution should be given a broad and liberal construction
The rule that the courts should avoid technicalities in interpreting the constitution
The rule that the words in the Constitution should be given their ordinary meaning
Whether recourse can be made to foreign decisions when interpreting the constitution
Whether resort can be made to the dictionary definition of a word already defined in the Constitution
Whether the ordinary rules of construction of statute apply to the construction of the Constitution
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