The language in legal texts in general, and in legislation in particular, can be difficult to understand because:
A) the drafters want ordinary people to misunderstand the language in the legal text.
B) it is written in Latin.
C) the font is archaic.
D) laws are usually drafted in as precise a manner as possible to make it more difficult for judges and citizens to misinterpret the parliament's intention.
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Q1: Knowing the law can help non-lawyers to:
i.avoid
Q2: The literal rule of interpretation is to
Q4: The golden rule is to be applied
Q5: The phrase statutory interpretation refers to:
A)the interpretation
Q6: Legislation is law made by:
A)judges.
B)the executive.
C)the legislature.
D)God.
Q7: The process of thinking like a lawyer
Q8: Obiter dicta of a higher court can
Q9: The ratio decidendi in a case can
Q10: When reading a legal text, the first
Q11: The purposive approach has been criticised as
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