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FORMAL/ PRIMARY SOURCES OF LAW - SCOTTISH LEGAL SYSTEM

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FORMAL/ PRIMARY SOURCES OF LAW - SCOTTISH LEGAL SYSTEM
  1. Enacted law - legislation
    1. Statutory interpretation
      1. Interpretation v application
        1. Problems in interpreting
          1. Ambiguity
            1. Semantic
              1. Syntactic
              2. Words change meaning over time
                1. Drafting difficulties
                  1. Time pressure
                    1. Bills made to pass Parliament
                      1. Complex ideas in a simple form
                    2. What does the cout do?
                      1. Find the intention of Parliament
                        1. Pros
                          1. Constitutional role
                            1. Objectivily and certainty
                            2. Cons
                              1. Does Parliament have an intention?
                                1. Focus on the draftsman
                            3. Key ideas (based on the exaples)
                              1. Words change meaning over time - may lead to wider or narrower interpretation
                                1. Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing: "family" and "spouse"
                                2. Ordinary words shall be given their gramatically and ordinary meaning
                                  1. Holliday v Henry: car "on" the road if roller skates in between the car and the road?
                                  2. Technical words - technical meaning
                                    1. Fisher v Bell: flick-knife in the window "offer"? Technical (juridical) meaning of "offer"
                                    2. External aids to determine the meaning of the words
                                      1. Dictionaries
                                        1. Litterature
                                          1. Chief Constable v Lees: looked at the dicitionary and Sheakspare when interpreting the word "accident"
                                          2. Presumptions that applies
                                            1. Favour of the accused (freediom)
                                              1. Hobson v Gledhill and Fisher v Bell, but not in Chief Constable against Lees
                                              3. Purposive approach
                                                1. Whats the purpose of the legislation?
                                              4. Some examlpes
                                                1. "Rules"
                                                  1. Principles
                                                  2. Legislation
                                                  3. Unenacted law - common law
                                                    1. Definition of common law
                                                      1. The legal tradition based on English law
                                                        1. Cf. Civil law
                                                        2. The legal tradition based on Roman law
                                                          1. Synonyme for unenacted law
                                                          2. 2. Institutional writings
                                                            1. Primary or secondary source?
                                                            2. 1. Precedent/case law
                                                              1. Key ideas
                                                                1. Why?
                                                                  1. Importance of law reporting
                                                                    1. TWO leading principles
                                                                      1. 1. Stare decisis
                                                                        1. Key principles:
                                                                          1. 1. Higher court binds lower courts
                                                                            1. 2. Lower courts do not bind higher courts
                                                                              1. 3. Courts from one jurisdiction does not bind courts from another jurisdiction
                                                                              2. Special issues
                                                                                1. EU law
                                                                                  1. ECHR law
                                                                                  2. Civil Courts
                                                                                    1. SCUK and HL
                                                                                      1. Court of session
                                                                                        1. Sheriff court
                                                                                        2. Criminal courts
                                                                                        3. 2. Ratio decidendi
                                                                                        4. Why a "primary" source?
                                                                                          1. The declaratory theory
                                                                                            1. Sometimes the judges DO make the law
                                                                                              1. Interpretation
                                                                                                1. Where there is no legislation
                                                                                            2. 3. Custom
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