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    Challenges→A law becomes an offence solely because of the fact that Parliament enacted it, not because of any evaluative judgment about whether enactment was a good idea.

    Identifying what Parliament enacted requires interpretive judgment about legislative intent, purpose, and meaning—not mere observation of institutional fact.

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    • 1.Statutory language is often ambiguous, requiring interpreters to resolve competing meanings using purpose, context, and legislative history.
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    • 2.What Parliament 'enacted' includes its actual normative aims, not just the bare words; discerning aims requires judgment beyond syntax.
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    • 3.Courts routinely disagree on statutory meaning despite identical text, proving interpretation involves discretionary judgment, not mechanical observation.
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    • 1.Parliament's enactment is constitutionally the text it formally passed; inferring hidden intent usurps legislative authority through judicial creativity.
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    • 2.Legislative intent is indeterminate—multiple conflicting motives exist; relying on it replaces law with judicial speculation about unknowable minds.
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    • 3.Objective institutional facts (bills passed, signatures affixed) are observable; subjective intent-hunting lacks the constraint needed for rule of law.
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