| Legislation—Its three senses: |
| 1. All forms of law-making | Direct legislation. |
| Indirect legislation. |
| 2. All expression of the will of the legislature. |
| 3. The creation of law by way of authoritative declaration. |
| Law | Enacted—Statute—Written. |
| Unenacted—Common—Unwritten. |
| Legislation | Supreme—by the Imperial Parliament. |
| Subordinate | 1. Colonial. |
| 2. Executive. |
| 3. Judicial. |
| 4. Municipal. |
| 5. Autonomous. |
| Historical relation of legislation to other sources of law. |
| Superiority of legislation over other sources of law. |
| Codification. |
| Interpretation | Grammatical—based on the litera legis exclusively. |
| Logical | Litera legis logically defective. | Ambiguous. |
| Inconsistent. |
| Incomplete. |
| Litera legis containing self-evident error. |
| Strict and equitable interpretation. |
| Extensive and restrictive interpretation. |