Jurisprudence – Interpretation of Statutes – CS Executive Paper 1

Need for interpretation of a statute;

Principles of Interpretation;

Aids to Interpretation;

Legal Terminologies;

Reading a Bare Act & Citation of Cases.

Need For and Object of Interpretation

The Primary Rules of Interpretation

Expressio Unis Est Exclusio Alterius

Contemporanea Expositio Est Optima Et Fortissima in Lege

Noscitur a Sociis

Internal Aids in Interpretation

External Aids in Interpretation