Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Draga, Lisa"
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On equating ‘mays’ with ‘musts’: When can a discretionary power be interpreted as a mandatory one?
Draga, Lisa (Juta, 2021)In this article I investigate when the otherwise permissive term 'may' in an empowering provision can be interpreted as imposing a duty on the recipient of that power to act. In the first part, I examine our courts' ...