Judicial Approach to Interpretation of the Constitutions in Nigeria, Australia, Canada and India - Couverture souple

Ijaiya, Hakeem Olasunkanmi

 
9789789584468: Judicial Approach to Interpretation of the Constitutions in Nigeria, Australia, Canada and India
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9789584466 ISBN 13 : 9789789584468
Editeur : Malthouse Press, 2017

Synopsis

This book, Judicial Approach to Interpretation of Constitution: a study of Nigeria, Australia, Canada and India, is the outcome of a doctoral study of the judicial interpretation of the constitutions in selected Commonwealth jurisdictions, and a survey of the theories of constitutional interpretation and adjudication, the rules applied by the courts in the interpretation of the provisions of the constitutions, and determined the extent to which the existing approaches to the interpretation of the constitution have hindered the development of constitutional jurisprudence in those countries. In all, the statutes and constitutions are expressed in English language and some words are prone to distortions, thereby requiring the need for the courts to discover the intention of the legislators when interpreting such statutes and constitutions. It is further observed that the theories and rules of interpretation currently adopted by the courts are conflicting, and this is partly due to vagueness and also that in many cases, where a rule appears to support a particular interpretation, there is another rule, often of equal status, which can be invoked in favour of an interpretation which could lead to different result. The general conclusion is that the existing approaches to constitutional interpretation are somewhat inefficient and inadequate to enable the courts to effectively discover the intention of the legislators, and therefore the courts should be allowed to examine all relevant parliamentary documents and debates.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr Hakeem Olasunkanmi Ijaiya is of the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.

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Éditeur
Malthouse Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9789584466
ISBN 13 
9789789584468
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
218
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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