Reductio ad absurdum argument means that one has to exclude that meaning of a norm which would bring about ‘absurd’ effects.

In France, Germany, or Turkey, there are special “Interpretation Acts” which are intended to assist the draftsmen or to guide the judge in interpretation.

Interpretation in law is one of the most important tasks of jurists, especially in a legal system which is characterized by codifications.

Interpretation of legislative provisions today is mainly a task belonging to the courts when they face with problems of interpretation arising out of legal disputes.

Literal interpretation, also known as grammatical or semiotic interpretation, requires an investigation into the semantic content and the syntactic structure of a provision.