1. Statutory Interpretation
1.1. Process of interpreting/ giving meaning to words in a statute or act
1.2. In order to carry out the interpretation of statutes, rules & approaches have been developed over the years to assist the judges
1.2.1. The literal rule
1.2.2. The golden rule
1.2.3. The mischief rule
1.2.4. The language rules & presumptions
1.2.5. External aid
1.2.5.1. Eg: Judicial decisions & dictionaries
1.2.6. Internal aid
1.2.6.1. Eg: Short title of the act & marginal notes
2. History
2.1. Main Sources
2.1.1. -
2.1.2. Historical
2.1.3. Legal
2.1.4. Writings and books
2.2. Reception
2.3. Common law
2.4. Sources
2.4.1. Written
2.4.1.1. Federal constitution
2.4.1.2. State constitution
2.4.1.3. Legislation
2.4.1.4. Subsidiary legislation
2.4.2. Unwritten
2.4.2.1. Custom
2.4.2.2. English law
2.4.2.3. Islamic Law
2.4.2.4. Judicial precedent
3. -
4. -
5. Islamic law
5.1. Created under the State Administration of Islamic Law Enactments
5.2. Deals with Islamic Banking Law and Islamic Family Law
5.3. Recently, the Federal government has been encouraging the use of the Federal Territories Islamic Law Act as a model for states
5.4. -
6. Legislation
6.1. -
6.2. Laws made by Parliament
6.2.1. Known as direct legislation
6.2.1.1. -
6.2.2. There are STAGES in the legislative process
6.3. Laws made by judges
6.3.1. Judges make laws through:
6.3.1.1. The process of adjudication/ the judge’s decision
6.3.1.2. The process of judicial precedent
6.3.1.3. Statutory interpretation