Paper 2: Section A - Statutory Interpretation

Question 1

Rules of statutory interpretation: the literal
rule, the golden rule and the mischief rule
 The purposive approach
 Intrinsic and extrinsic aids to interpretation
 Impact of European Union Law and the
Human Rights Act 1998 on statutory
interpretation
 Advantages and disadvantages of the
different rules and approaches to statutory
interpretation
 brief description of the operation of each rule/
approach, any relevant features and examples
 the need for statutory interpretation
 brief description of some of each type of aid
with examples where appropriate
 supremacy of EU Law
 position regarding human rights law