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The mischief rule [1] is one of three rules of statutory interpretation traditionally applied by English courts, [2] the other two being the "plain meaning rule" (also known as the "literal rule") and the "golden rule". It is used to determine the exact scope of the "mischief" that the statute in question has set out to remedy, and to guide the ...
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Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637 is considered a landmark case: it was the first case to use what would come to be called the mischief rule of statutory interpretation.The mischief rule is more flexible than the golden or literal rule, in that the mischief rule requires judges to look over four tasks to ensure that gaps within the law are covered.
General rules of interpretation; Plain meaning rule; Mischief rule; Golden rule; General theories of interpretation; Living Constitution / Living tree / Living instrument; Originalism (original meaning) Original intent (legislative intent, legislative history) Strict constructionism; Textualism; Purposive approach; Common good constitutionalism ...
All of us—Republicans, Democrats, Independents, American citizens—have little time to repeal the laws and roll back the forces that can bring about the end of the American system we have inher-ited from the Founders—a system that has protected our freedom for over 200 years. — 3 — Ten Steps EOA2 Final Pages 7/27/07 12:05 PM Page 3
Pursuant to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Certificate Rule 7.1, the Massachusetts Audubon Society (“Mass Audubon”) states that it is a charitable corporation, organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts General Laws, without any parent corporation, that it ...
It is often mentioned that common law statutes can be interpreted by using the Golden Rule, the Mischief Rule or the Literal Rule. However, according to Francis Bennion , author of texts on statutory interpretation, [ 8 ] there are no such simple devices to elucidate complex statutes, "[i]nstead there are a thousand and one interpretative ...
Being elected president truly is a get-out-of-jail-free card for Donald Trump, but the greater concern should be for what this means for the rule of law in this country. On Friday, New York Judge ...