General Laws and Interpretation-Sultanate of Oman-Part I Perspicuous Edition -2014 Quotes

“The snag lies not in the laws themselves as we call them “loopholes” but the much anticipated upshots are knocked down by the failure to interpret in the intended perspective.”
― Henrietta Newton Martin, General Laws and Interpretation-Sultanate of Oman-Part I Perspicuous Edition -2014

“The purpose of labor laws/employment laws , is to establish balanced basic rights of both the groups(employer – employee) each having a contributive impact on the economy, while the law makers strategically deduce through conflicting maze of interests principles and guidelines ,ironing out the furrows with balanced promulgation.”
― Henrietta Newton Martin, General Laws and Interpretation-Sultanate of Oman-Part I Perspicuous Edition -2014

“Employer and employee are both ' contributors ' to socio economic development of any nation”
― Henrietta Newton Martin, General Laws and Interpretation-Sultanate of Oman-Part I Perspicuous Edition -2014

“the creative power of the judicial system in shaping the law cannot be overlooked entirely. This factor needs to be consciously accepted as one of the elements  in shaping the legal system and the laws, however, without least opposing the Supremacy of the Sovereign statutes promulgated in the land.The chasm in the contemporaneous legal scheme and the legislation in Oman harbingers for such a practice to secure the ends of justice, probability of decisions to be given primacy rather than approximation to a model format.”
― Henrietta Newton Martin, General Laws and Interpretation-Sultanate of Oman-Part I Perspicuous Edition -2014

“Thus, though there is a psychological tendency of accepting the judge’s verdict and reasoning as expert reasoning and tinge of finality adorned to his discretely reasoned judgement, what cannot be forgotten is even judges are human with a fallibility in veins and to err is but human, hence placing  complete dependence on judicial reasoning also would be a folly, but it can be accepted as  a workable hypothesis, in my opinion.Further only concrete strands of tested reasoning and principles drawn from those concrete raison d’être , can be considered as one of the ingredient in concrete law making.”
― Henrietta Newton Martin, General Laws and Interpretation-Sultanate of Oman-Part I Perspicuous Edition -2014

“In the corporate realm, where several laws are in operation, implementation receives a blow when it comes to interpretation and understanding the spirit and purpose of any particular law that may have been designed and promulgated for meeting a particular purpose in the light of the anomalies prevalent in the sector at any given point of time.Thus I would call for establishing a sagacious method of study of law, and study of interpretation of statutes so as to develop the legal fabric.”
― Henrietta Newton Martin, General Laws and Interpretation-Sultanate of Oman-Part I Perspicuous Edition -2014

“The other members of the legal fraternity especially the court officers/lawyers should be encouraged to aid in interpretation of statutes by handing down suggestions to the legislators through a proper channel which shall be specially devised for the purpose. When legal experts fail to  exercise their professional prudence,  the purpose of law, receives a major blow, and on the contrary leads to chaos and exogenous delivery of justice oblivious of the intention of the legislature/law maker in promulgating a particular statute.”
― Henrietta Newton Martin, General Laws and Interpretation-Sultanate of Oman-Part I Perspicuous Edition -2014

“Indeed, the Judges in the courts of law are more likely to be exposed to conflicts and disputes where the utility of law is at its highest realm where interpretation takes the fore wheel. It is in the courts, that failure to implement the law repercussions come up in the form of disputes and conflicts and where the judges are  expected to deliver their best within the precincts of the law.”
― Henrietta Newton Martin , General Laws and Interpretation-Sultanate of Oman-Part I Perspicuous PRINT Edition -2014