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>whether the 'rules' are so badly written that they can be interpreted any way you like.

It's a philosophical difference in legal systems derived from the Napoleonic code (and more indirectly the Roman legal system, so it's common in continental Europe) vs. the English legal system (the US, Canada, India, Australia, etc)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law#Common_law_legal_sy...




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