Sources of Law: Interpretation of Statutes

Interpretation of statutes can be said to mean judicial review of legislative actions. The

interpretation of statutes is embarked on by the judiciary and as such these constitutes or

formulates a source of law. As a result of the foregoing, can we say that Judges make law?

What is the ratio for the laws made by the Judges? How do Judges reach a verdict that

becomes law? How do Judges reason? How are laws formulated by Judges become binding

and on who? these are some of the questions this paper is set out to answer. In doing this the

paper consulted both the primary and secondary sources of information through the internet

and printed works like textbooks, articles in journals and host of others. The paper concludes

with recommendation to solve issues arising from a Judge making a law.

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