It interprets existing laws and pending legislation for the Executive Branch.
Instead, it would be for courts to interpret legislation consistently with the Convention, if such an interpretation were possible.
In interpreting legislation, they looked only at the face of the statute, refusing to read legislative history.
Section 3 requires that courts interpret legislation as compatible with Convention rights wherever possible.
They have interpreted new and complex legislation to help families claim additional benefits.
Statutory interpretation is the process of interpreting and applying legislation to the facts of a given case.
The object of the court in interpreting legislation is to give effect so far as the language permits to the intention of the legislature.
Statutory interpretation is the process by which courts interpret and apply legislation.
Lord Coke described the process through which the court must interpret legislation.
If a child presents insuperable problems courts will interpret legislation in a commonsense way.