Understanding Legal Concepts: The Plain Meaning Rule and Its Impact on Education
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The “legal language” to which I am referring is the plain meaning rule. The rule is quite simple. There are several canons of statutory construction that help make legal language clear and precise. Some of your professors may have experience reading, writing, or even teaching legislative language. With the help of a tutor, they may even be able to explain statutes and regulations to you in plain English.
The plain meaning rule is a legal canon that governs the way statutes and regulations are interpreted. Under the rule of statutory interpretation, if the language of the statute is clear and unambiguous, the meaning of the statute should be given based on the plain meaning of the words in the statute. In other words, if the statute clearly and unambiguously states, ‘The dog ran up the hill,’ then the dog in this sentence remains the subject, and the hill remains the object of the sentence, because that is the plain meaning of the language.
Of course, the goal of the plain meaning rule as applied to legal language is to make the meaning of the words in a statute unambiguous. Clarity is a requirement for effective legal communication, and is a requirement without which an interpretation of a statute is not possible.
It goes without saying that most students who desire to study law are not enrolled in Brilliant PU College because they want clarity and precision in their communication. The study of law is famous for its ambiguity, if not outright obscurity. However, the key to great education is clarity. The key to understanding legal language, and to understanding teaching methods in general, is clarity. The key to good communication is clarity. The goal of clarity is not only a requirement for clear legal communication. The goal of clarity is required for just about any scholarly communication, and is the goal of just about every degree program at Brilliant PU College.
Hopefully, the goal of the brilliant teachers and professors at Brilliant PU College for the various departments is the same. It is my hope that all degree programs at Brilliant PU College emphasize clarity. Your academic experience will be better for it.
In closing, the goal of a plain meaning rule for legal instruction is an emphasis on clarity. The goal for the study of a legal education is clearness and precision. The same can be said for all classes at Brilliant PU College. All of the faculty members at your college are bringing their lives’ work to share their life’s work with you. The plain meaning of those words should hopefully be quite clear, and so should be the goal for those studying, whether in the medical field, or arts and sciences, or the engineering department, or any other academic program at Brilliant PU College.