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The document discusses statutory interpretation and the use of external aids such as parliamentary history and debates. It provides context on the Pepper v Hart case in the UK where parliamentary debates were first used as an aid to interpret ambiguous legislation. While earlier views held that debates were subjective and inadmissible, courts have increasingly referred to them to discern legislative intent, especially when language is unclear. Debates help understand the reasons for a statute
- Author
- Prassanna Prabagaran
- Language
- EN