Résumé
This book on statutory interpretation in Canada offers a complete and up-to-date account of this subject, as established by the Supreme Court of Canada and other appellate courts. It includes not only clear explanations of the traditional rules of interpretation, but also explores the principles underlying the rules and offers numerous illustrations of their application.
Contenu
1. Driedger's modern principle. -- 2. Ordinary meaning. -- 3. Technical and legal meaning. -- 4. Bilingual and bijural meaning. -- 5. Original meaning. -- 6. Plausible meaning, drafting mistakes and gaps in the legislative scheme. -- 7. Textual analysis. -- 8. Purposive analysis. -- 9. Consequential analysis. -- 10. Coherence, overlap and conflict resolution. -- 11. Words in total context. -- 12. The act as a whole. -- 13. The components of legislation. -- 14. The "statute book" and related legislation. -- 15. Common law. -- 16. Presumed legislative intent. -- 17. Human rights legislation. -- 18. Aboriginal treaties and legislation. -- 19. Fiscal legislation. -- 20. International law. -- 21. The external context. -- 22. Extrinsic aids. -- 23. Temporal operation. -- 24. Temporal application. -- 25. Territorial application. -- 26. Crown immunity.