Bilingual Statutory Interpretation and the United Kingdom: Domestic Law and International Experiences

Catrin Fflur Huws

doi:10.1093/slr/hmae014

Bilingual Statutory Interpretation and the United Kingdom: Domestic Law and International Experiences

Catrin Fflur Huws

Department of Law & Criminology

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This article explores the emerging need for bilingual statutory interpretation within the United Kingdom and explains the significance of the High Court and Court of Appeal judgments in R (on behalf of Driver) v Rhondda Cynon Tâf County Borough Council both in terms of the process of statutory interpretation and with regard to its potential impact on the future of England and Wales as a unified jurisdiction. It draws upon the UK’s approaches to multilingual obligations under international law, and on comparative experiences of multilingualism within a domestic legal system.

Translated title of the contribution	Dehongli deddfwriaeth ddwyieithog yn y DU: Cyfraith ddomestig a phrofiad rhyngwladol
Original language	English
Article number	hmae014
Number of pages	19
Journal	Statute Law Review
Volume	45
Issue number	1
Early online date	27 Feb 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/slr/hmae014
Publication status	Published - 30 Apr 2024

Keywords

Statutory interpretation
Welsh Language Act 1993
Government of Wales Act 2006
Bilingualism
Courts

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