Advantages of the Purposive Approach

Question 1

What are the advantages of the purposive approach?

Answer 1

• Leads to justice in individual cases.
• Gives judges more discretion than using the literal meaning of words.

Question 2

How does the purposive approach lead to justice in individual cases?

Answer 2

It’s a more broad approach, which allows the law to cover more situations than applying words literally.

Question 3

What’s the advantage of the purposive approahc giving judges more discretion than using the literal meaning of words?

Answer 3

Allows judges to avoid the literal meaning where it would create an absurd situation.

Question 4

What would have likely been the outcome in Whiteley v Chappell if the purposive approach was used?

Answer 4

• The judges would have decided that Parliament’s intention was to prevent people voting in another person’s name.
• D would have been found guilty.