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  • Essay / Ronald Dworkin The statutory rules are there...

    The principles are not a binding element. As Ronald Dworkin explains in more detail, "All it means when we say that a particular principle is a principle of our law is that that principle is one that public officials must take into account, s 'it is relevant, as a consideration. » . This demonstrates the limited binding effect of the principles and suggests that judges are not required to use or apply any of the techniques of statutory interpretation. The rules for interpreting laws “are not rules in the ordinary sense of the term, that is to say, they have a certain binding force. They are our servants and not our masters.” They have no substantial influence on existing law and should be considered simply as an aid to judgment. So there is no pressure to apply a specific rule because there is no right or wrong rule to apply. This suggests that the rules of statutory interpretation are not as important as they are made out to be. Therefore, it is impossible to answer the question whether the "rules" of interpreting the laws are clear, because they are not in fact rules but must simply be taken into account by the