statutory interpretation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstatutoryandinterpretation
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statutory
adjective
uk/ˈstætʃ.ə.tər.i/us/ˈstætʃ.ə.tɔːr.i/
decided or controlled ...
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interpretation
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˌtɜː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ɪnˌtɝː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/
an explanation or opinion of what ...
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(Definition ofstatutoryandinterpretationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The social salience theory may thus seem reminiscent of the "plain meaning" school ofstatutoryinterpretation, but there are important differences.
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Various adjustments would need to be made to extend the analysis to the role of precedent instatutoryinterpretation.
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This clearly contradicts the empirical observation that points to a change of thestatutoryinterpretationtowards a more liberal view of euthanasia.
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This hypothesis predicts the observed change instatutoryinterpretation, and the outcome that was selected by the judiciary.
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Following the conserver hypothesis, the courts will select astatutoryinterpretationthat will be as close as possible to the status quo.
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The use of the legislative baseline framework is not limited to theorists who work onstatutoryinterpretation.
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After a period of inertia, the courts may suddenly introduce a newstatutoryinterpretation.
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The legislature will introduce and enact a new bill to reverse the courts' decisions, if the newstatutoryinterpretationis not a politically viable interpretation.
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If the courts behave in this way, they will only select a newstatutoryinterpretationif the current one is no longer politically viable.
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A conserver will not present a newstatutoryinterpretationand adheres to the current statute.
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Astatutoryinterpretationwill then be equivalent to the ideal point of one of the extreme coalition members.
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Although some points are raised on the nature ofstatutoryinterpretation, my interest is in the operation of the doctrine of precedent in the common law.
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If the feasible set is not empty, proposals exist which are preferred to thestatutoryinterpretationby all veto players and thus will not be vetoed.
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First, thestatutoryinterpretationthe courts gave on euthanasia in the 1980s supports the hypothesis of the court as a policy advocate, not a policy conserver.
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For example, we might ask not whether democratic values favor intentionalist theories ofstatutoryinterpretation, but whether there is a consensus among judges that democratic values do so.
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I do not agree with that broad statement ofstatutoryinterpretation.
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As forstatutoryinterpretationby the courts, this is clearly an important safeguard.
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On balance, it is not considered that they would be appropriate bodies for determining pure questions ofstatutoryinterpretation.
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