Statutory Construction

STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION Interpretative Regulations, Lex Specialis Derogat Generali, Plain and Unambiguous Statutes

Defect of vagueness –– A statute or act suffers from the defect of vagueness when it lacks comprehensible standards that men of common intelligence must necessarily guess at its meaning and differ as to its application; it is repugnant to the Constitution in two (2) respects: 1) it violates due process for failure to accord… Read More STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION Interpretative Regulations, Lex Specialis Derogat Generali, Plain and Unambiguous Statutes