In the brief, Morrison notes there has been precious little judicial interpretation of the Compact Clause, which is believed to reflect the fears of the founders that states could undermine federal power by forming alliances among themselves.

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During the bill's committee stage on the floor of the Commons on 11 January 2011 Mr Cash warned of increasing "judicial activism" from the courts in their interpretation of laws.

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The Court regards its strained statutory interpretation as judicial modesty.

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Judicial interpretation has been necessary to decide the Pinochet case either way.

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Privacy law in Britain is a late arrival, derived mainly from the European Convention on Human Rights and built up through judicial interpretation.

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It is natural for those familiar with the common-law system to object to a non-judicial body overturning an interpretation given by a final appellate court.

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