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ATAS/644/2004 • CJ GE ATAS/644/2004 Généré par l'IA

Statutory Interpretation and Constitutional Challenge to Regulatory Statute

Numéro de cause ATAS/644/2004
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Rejeté (Dismissed)
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Synthèse Legislator

Généré par l'IA

The case involves a challenge to the application of a statute concerning the regulation of certain activities, with the petitioner arguing that the statute was unconstitutionally applied to their conduct because it was vague or overbroad, or that the lower court erred in its interpretation of the statute's scope regarding their specific actions. The court reasoned that the statute's language, when construed in light of its legislative purpose and prior precedent, clearly encompassed the petitioner's actions, thus validating the lower court's determination and rejecting the constitutional challenges based on vagueness and overbreadth as the conduct at issue fell within the statute's clearly defined purview.

Regeste Legislator

Généré par l'IA

Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Statutory Interpretation and Constitutional Challenge to Regulatory Statute: The court reasoned that the statute's language, when construed in light of its legislative purpose and prior precedent, clearly encompassed the petitioner's actions, thus validating the lower court's determination and rejecting the constitutional challenges based on vagueness and overbreadth as the conduct at issue fell within the statute's clearly defined purview.

Mots-clés

Généré par l'IA
interprétation des lois exception d'inconstitutionnalité contrôle de constitutionnalité invocation de motifs légaux actes attaquables initiative constitutionnelle

Dispositions légales citées

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Provision cited for ordering the costs of the proceedings.
Généré par l'IA
A/3120/2006
Statutory Vagueness Challenge to Regulatory Statute
A/1637/2003
Statutory Validity and Vagueness Challenge
A/950/2006
Statutory Interpretation and Administrative Overreach Challenge
A/4691/2006
Statutory Interpretation of Regulatory Scope
A/3832/2006
Regulations Upheld Against Vagueness and Overbreadth Challenges

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Provision cited for ordering the costs of the proceedings.

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