| 单词 | Interpretation |
| 释义 | 解釋、對法律的解釋 A determination or explanation of the meaning of words in a document, instrument, statute or judgment. See also Statutory interpretation. Conflict of laws - A construction seeking the meaning of a treaty provision or rule of international law. Treaties are to be interpreted in good faith in accordance with the ordinary meaning given to the treaty terms in their context and in the light of their object and purpose: Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 art 31. Two basic principles are that provisions should not be interpreted in isolation and parties to a treaty may not interpret provisions unilaterally in a way that frustrates a treaty’s purposes. Interpretation must be placed in a legal context as supplied by other treaty provisions and principles legal context as supplied by other treaty provisions and principles of international law: Conditions of Admission of a State to Membership in the United Nations case 1948 ICJ 57. Contract - Explaining or deciding on the meanings of words. Both legislation and legal documents may require interpretation. Interpretation of statues is guided by legislation in all jurisdictions: for example, Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1). The courts have also developed a number of general principles and maxims to facilitate the process of statutory interpretations, including literal, golden and mischief rules and the maxims ejusdem generis and noscitur a sociis: Kensland Realty Ltd v Whale View Investment Ltd & Anor [2002] 1 HKC 243, 1 HKLRD 87 (CFA) (person must not take advantage of own wrong). When interpreting contracts, the courts will also take into consideration of the surrounding circumstances when the contract was entered into by the parties (Kwok Ka v Mak Siu Hing & Anor [1999] 2 HKC 410, 2 HKLRD 564 (CFI); Lam Mean Soon v Luk Fuk Enterprises Ltd [1980] HKLR 741 (HC)), and the practice and understandings which reasonable people in the position of the parties in a particular business would have taken (The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co Ltd v Bank Negara Indonesia [1977-1979] 1 HKC 1, [1980] HKLR 161 (CA)). See also Construction; Ejusdem generis; Golden rule; Literal rule; Mischief rule; Purpose rule; Statutory interpretation. Succession - The ascertainment of meaning of the words and phrases used by the testator in his or her will and its application to dispositions and directives made in the will. The interpretative approach adopted by the courts is based on various general and subsidiary principles of construction whose object is to ascertain the testator’s intention in construing the will as a whole and in light of admissible evidence of the circumstances surrounding the testator and the making of the will. The intention of the testator is to be uncovered from his testamentary instrument and that therefore it is not so much the testator’s actual mental intention but his expressed intention that is to be ascertained, and from his whole will: Mardulyn & Ors v Lee Yee Hung & Ors [1992] 2 HKC 164 (CA). See also Ambiguity; Usual meaning rule. 就文件，文書，法規或判決上的文字之含意作出裁定或解釋。另見 Statutory interpretation。 法律衝突 - 為尋求條約條文或國際法規則的含意而作出的解釋。解釋條約要真誠地根據條約條款的文意而給予條款一般的涵義，及根據條約條款之目的：《1969年維也納國際公約》第31條。有兩項基本的原則，即條文不應作單獨解釋，以及條約各方不能以致令條文之目的無法達到的方式，作出單方面的條文解釋。解釋必須在由其他條文條款及國際法原則提供的法律文意中作出：Conditions of Admission of a State to Membership in the United Nations case 1948 ICJ 57。 合約法 - 解釋或裁定文字的含義。法例及法律文件均可要求解釋。法規解釋受司法管轄區的所有法例指引：例如《釋義及通則條例》（第1章）。法庭亦已發展了若干一般準則及原則以協助法例釋義，這包括文字解釋、金科玉律，及損害規則，和「同類」（ejusdem generis）及「文理解釋」（noscitur a sociis）的原則：Kensland Realty Ltd v Whale View Investment Ltd & Anor [2002] 1 HKC 243, 1 HKLRD 87（終審法院）（人必須不能受惠於自己的錯失）。作出合約解釋時，法庭會考慮各方訂定合約時的周圍的環境(Kwok Ka v Mak Siu Hing & Anor [1999] 2 HKC 410, 2 HKLRD 564（高等法院原訴庭）；Lam Mean Soon v Luk Fuk Enterprises Ltd [1980] HKLR 741（高等法院）)，以及在某特定行業內的合理的人士，當處於合約各方的位置之際，根據慣例及共識會採取的行動（The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co Ltd v Bank Negara Indonesia [1977-1979] 1 HKC 1, [1980] HKLR 161（上訴法院））。另見 Construction; Ejusdem generis; Golden rule; Literal rule; Mischief rule; Purpose rule; Statutory interpretation。 繼承法 - 囑人在其遺囑中所使用的字及片語的含義，及確立該些字及片語該如何應用在遺囑作出的處置及指示上。法庭採納的解釋方法乃基於各種的一般及附屬解釋準則，目的為藉對遺囑作出整體的解釋，及因應可接納的證據，即立遺囑人及在訂立遺囑時的周圍環境的證據，以確定立遺囑人的意願。自遺囑性文書中所發現的立遺囑人意願，並非立遺囑人的真正內心意願，而是要自他的遺囑中確立他所顯示的意願：Mardulyn & Ors v Lee Yee Hung & Ors [1992] 2 HKC 164（上訴法院）。另見 Ambiguity; Usual meaning rule。n. |
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