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  2. Judicial activism - Wikipedia

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    Judicial activism is a judicial philosophy holding that courts can and should go beyond the applicable law to consider broader societal implications of their decisions. It is sometimes used as an antonym of judicial restraint . [ 1 ]

  3. Legislative intent - Wikipedia

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    Courts in the United States and elsewhere have developed a number of principles for handling such evidence of legislative intent. For example, many courts have suggested that the comments of those opposing a bill under consideration should be treated with skepticism on the principle that opponents of a bill may often exaggerate its practical consequences.

  4. Category:Legal doctrines and principles - Wikipedia

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    Law of the case; Learned intermediary; Legal certainty; Legal immunity; List of Latin legal terms; Legal transplant; Legality; Legality of the War on Drugs; List of international and European laws on child protection and migration; Living tree doctrine; Loss of chance in English law

  5. Legal formalism - Wikipedia

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    Legal formalism is both a descriptive and normative theory of how judges should decide cases. [1] In its descriptive sense, formalists maintain that judges reach their decisions by applying uncontroversial principles to the facts; formalists believe that there is an underlying logic to the many legal principles that may be applied in different cases.

  6. Judicial interpretation - Wikipedia

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    Judicial interpretation is the way in which the judiciary construes the law, particularly constitutional documents, legislation and frequently used vocabulary.This is an important issue in some common law jurisdictions such as the United States, Australia and Canada, because the supreme courts of those nations can overturn laws made by their legislatures via a process called judicial review.

  7. List of laws - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of "laws" applied to various disciplines. These are often adages or predictions with the appellation 'Law', although they do not apply in the legal sense, cannot be scientifically tested, or are intended only as rough descriptions (rather than applying in each case).

  8. Constitutional review - Wikipedia

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    Constitutional review, or constitutionality review or constitutional control, is the evaluation, in some countries, of the constitutionality of the laws.It is supposed to be a system of preventing violation of the rights granted by the constitution, assuring its efficacy, their stability and preservation.

  9. Category:Judicial activism - Wikipedia

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