Judicial Precedent and Statutory Interpretation Rules 0.0 / 5 ? CriminologyStatutory Interpretation RulesA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: PsychandsocteacherCreated on: 01-04-21 10:31 4231 Across 1. The law is taken at face value and applied literally. This causes issues such as interpreting words such as supply in drug cases differently. (7, 4) Down 2. Past decisions of judges create law for future judges to follow (8, 9) 3. Sometimes the literal meaning of the law will lead to an absurd result and so the golden rule allows judges to avoid this. (6, 4) 4. Allows the court to enforce what the statute was originally intended to achieve rather than what the wording literally states. (8, 4)
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