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STATCON Assignment 1
STATCON Assignment 1
Pagayon JD 1
a. Statutory Construction
Statutory construction is the process of determining what a particular statute
means so that a court may apply it accurately; also known as statutory
interpretation. One of the primary and basic rules in statutory construction is that.
Where the words of a statute are clear, plain, and free from ambiguity, it must be
given its literal meaning and applied without attempted interpretation.
b. Legal Hermeneutics
c. Exegesis
C. Judicial Ruling
It is the ruling of the Supreme Court being the tribunal that by the constitutional
mandate, has the final word in the interpretation of a statute or constitutional provision.
These rulings are laws in their own right because they interpret what the laws say or
mean. However, the courts may not enlarge or restrict statutes and be influenced by
questions of wisdom.
D. Legislative Interpretation
The legislature can provide in the statute itself an interpretative or declaratory clause
prescribing rules of construction or indicating how its provisions are constructed. The
intent of the legislature is the law, and the key to, and the controlling factor in, its
construction or interpretation. Legislature cannot limit the power of the courts to make
interpretations of the law, but the courts may resort to it when ambiguity arises.