HEYDON'S CASE (1584) 76 ER 637 established the MISCHIEF RULE of statut…

Question

HEYDON'S CASE (1584) 76 ER 637 established the MISCHIEF RULE of statutory interpretation. The four-fold test asks:

Accepted Answer

C. (1) What was the COMMON LAW before the Act? (2) What was the MISCHIEF for which the common law did not provide? (3) What REMEDY did Parliament provide? (4) What is the TRUE REASON for the remedy?

1. HEYDON'S CASE (1584) 76 ER 637, decided by Lord Coke, articulated the MISCHIEF RULE — the most pragmatic of the traditional interpretive rules.
2. The four-fold test:
3. (1) What was the COMMON LAW BEFORE the making of the Act?
4. (2) What was the MISCHIEF and DEFECT for which the common law did not provide?
5. (3) What REMEDY the Parliament has resolved and appointed to cure the disease of the commonwealth?
6. (4) What is the TRUE REASON of the remedy?
7. The court should adopt the interpretation that SUPPRESSES THE MISCHIEF AND ADVANCES THE REMEDY.
8. The Mischief Rule is the precursor of the modern PURPOSIVE APPROACH.
9. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Legal Research Methodology + Jurisprudence — Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637_

Answer

only the literal meaning (cf. Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637) (cf. Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637) (cf. Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637) (cf. Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637)

Answer

only the modern context (cf. Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637) (cf. Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637) (cf. Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637) (cf. Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637)

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only the international context (cf. Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637) (cf. Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637) (cf. Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637) (cf. Heydon's Case (1584) 76 ER 637)