CRIM 135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fide, Provincial Superior, Bicameralism

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 135
• Professor: Moira Aikenhead

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Crim 135 - lecture 4 - statutory interpretation. Very easy to use wrong words & not understand. Words often have more than one meaning. Why we need rules for the interpretation of statutes. Broad term may be used in statute which can give rise to confusion & uncertainty. New developments in society can make words used in statute out of date * may no longer cover current situation. Judges do not always agree on interpretation of legal terms either. Was grounds for divorce & remains component of child endangerment. Courts have determined that adultery must involve actual intercourse, other sexual acts not enough nor bestiality nor homosexual acts. It is the proprietary interest that initially sparked concern about altery-first because a wife was considered property of her husband, but also because it is important to trace the children of marriage to a particular sire for inheritance . Where there is disagreement over meaning/application of word, consider both british &