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Chapter 2: Research and interpretation - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 2: Research and interpretation
2.1 Intro
2.2 Primary law
statute, not common law
ratio decidendi
lower court must follow higher court
high court
full court
federal court
orbiter dicta
not binding/passive
2.3 rules and advice
2.4 reference material
Government
professional institutions
academic journals
2.5 online resources
2.6 Statutory interpretation
legal maxims
noscitur a sociis
ejusdem deneris
Expressio unius est exclusio alterius
Generalia specialibus non derogant.