Describe the Rules - Mindmap in A Level and IB Law

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Created on: 07-05-16 18:02

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Rules
- Literal
  - Statute as a whole
    - Put words in context
      - Normal, ordinary dictionary meaning
  - Lord Esher
    - Words of the act are clear
      - The court has nothing to do with absurdity
  - Cases
    - Whitely and Chappell
      - Dead voter
        Not entitled to vote
        Absurd decision
    - Fisher and Bell
      - Flick knife
        Offensive weapons act
        Sell or offer for sale
        Invitation to treat
- Golden
  - Safety Valve
    - Becke V Smith
      - Narrow
        Two possible meanings (Jones V DPP)
        R V Allen
        Marry
        Going through a ceremony
        D found guilty
      - Wide
        Leads to absurdity
        Re Sigsworth
        Surviving son of deceased
        Killed his mother
- Mischief
  - Gap parliament wanted to fill
    - Heydon's case
      - The common law
        The mischief and defect it didn't provide
        The remedy
        True reason for the remedy
      - Smith V Hughes
        Solicit or loiter
        Protestitute
        First Floor
        Tap window
        Found guilty
      - Royal College of Nursing
        Medical Practitionor
        Abortions
        Trying to prevent back street abortions
        Nurses could carry abortions out legally
- Purposive
  - The reason
    - What did parliament want to achieve?
      - Human Rights Act
        Quintavalle
        Embryos
  - Jones V Tower Boot
    - Contract of employment

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