Practice question · Select all that apply
Which are true of the limits of interpretation?
Hints
- Three describe the boundary; one removes it.
- If the fourth option were true there would be no such thing as a wrong interpretation.
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- A. Interpretation works within the range of meanings the wording can bear
- B. A reading that contradicts the express text is creation rather than interpretation
- C. Evolutive interpretation reads the norm in the light of the social reality of the time of application
Why
The fourth would dissolve the whole subject. If reasonableness alone made a reading valid, there would be no distinction between interpreting a statute and replacing it, and the requirement in Article 120.3 CE that judgments be reasoned would have nothing to constrain. The wording sets an outer boundary; inside it, the other criteria argue.
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