AACSB: Ethics Blooms: Understand Difficulty: 2 Medium Learning Objective: 01-05 Describe the respective roles of adhering to precedent (stare decisis) and distinguishing precedent in case law reasoning. Topic: The Functions of Law 13. It is unimportant for the court, whether the interpretation of a statute is consistent with the legislative purpose; it is the actual language (plain or ambiguous) of the statute that needs to be studied. FALSE In case the language of a statute is ambiguous, courts go to its legislative history. In this, the courts study whether the interpretation of the statute is consistent with its legislative purpose. AACSB: Ethics Blooms: Understand Difficulty: 1 Easy Learning Objective: 01-06 Identify what courts focus on when applying the major statutory interpretation techniques (plain meaning; legislative purpose; legislative history; and general public purpose). Topic: The Functions of Law 14. The doctrine of standing to sue requires that, in to be able to mount a civil suit, a plaintiff must have some direct and considerable stake in the outcome of the suit. TRUE The doctrine of standing to sue requires that the plaintiff have some direct, tangible, and substantive stake in the outcome of the litigation. AACSB: Ethics Blooms: Remember Difficulty: 1 Easy Learning Objective: 01-06 Identify what courts focus on when applying the major statutory interpretation techniques (plain meaning; legislative purpose; legislative history; and general public purpose). Topic: The Functions of Law
AACSB: Ethics Blooms: Understand Difficulty: 2 Medium Learning Objective: 01-05 Describe the respective roles of adhering to precedent (stare decisis) and distinguishing precedent in case law reasoning. Topic: The Functions of Law 13. It is unimportant for the court, whether the interpretation of a statute is consistent with the legislative purpose; it is the actual language (plain or ambiguous) of the statute that needs to be studied. FALSE In case the language of a statute is ambiguous, courts go to its legislative history. In this, the courts study whether the interpretation of the statute is consistent with its legislative purpose. AACSB: Ethics Blooms: Understand Difficulty: 1 Easy Learning Objective: 01-06 Identify what courts focus on when applying the major statutory interpretation techniques (plain meaning; legislative purpose; legislative history; and general public purpose). Topic: The Functions of Law 14. The doctrine of standing to sue requires that, in to be able to mount a civil suit, a plaintiff must have some direct and considerable stake in the outcome of the suit. TRUE The doctrine of standing to sue requires that the plaintiff have some direct, tangible, and substantive stake in the outcome of the litigation. AACSB: Ethics Blooms: Remember Difficulty: 1 Easy Learning Objective: 01-06 Identify what courts focus on when applying the major statutory interpretation techniques (plain meaning; legislative purpose; legislative history; and general public purpose). Topic: The Functions of Law