Statutory interpretation quiz/Quiz zur Gesetzesauslegung
am 02.03.2006 von http://transblawg.eu
Here’s a bizarre item on Quizilla. I’m afraid I can’t remember where I found it. I particularly liked the pepperoni pizza question:
You are the Rule of Lenity! You interpret
ambiguities in penal statutes in favor of the
accused. You’re a laid-back kind of rule and
concerned with not being too quick to judge.
You’re soft on crime.
Which Canon of Statutory Construction are You? brought to you by Quizilla
Btw, I wasn’t at all laid back and lenient about the beer, just about the pizza and the attractive member of the opposite sex.
And here’s what I learnt in the distant past about the interpretation of statutes:
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