This is particularly so in the realm of law, for judges are not to solve logical conundrums, but to decide what is reasonable through interpretation of norms.
The central idea is that the law is composed of norms, and norms established by the state are the only true law (or "positive law"), but there are principles that are supposed to apply to the construction and interpretation of norms that are beyond the reach of legislators.
The objective of this study was to compare the interpretation of norm-based scoring of generic health status and preference-based HRQL measures in an adult type 1 diabetes population.
Our objective was to investigate the interpretation of norm-based scoring of generic health status measures in a population of adults with type 1 diabetes by comparing norm-based health status scores and preference-based health-related quality of life (HRQL) scores.
No conclusions can be drawn in this entry concerning the best interpretation of the norm of respect for persons.
Moreover, Respect (1) remains an eligible interpretation of the norm of respect for persons and, as emphasized here, it cannot ground a principle of state neutrality of the sort that proponents of the principle traditionally have wanted to defend.
He argues that a full answer must address the importance of interaction, interpretation of international norms and domestic internalization of international norms as determinants of compliance [ 16], [ 7], [ 8].
Another interpretation of Parsonian norms is, however, possible.
Stevenson had located Dewey's interpretation of ethical norms within the broad framework of patterns of moral discourse.
On the other hand, this interpretation of social norms does not prima facie explain why people prefer to conform if they expect others to conform.
For this reason, scripts also represent an individual's interpretation of cultural norms (Bowleg et al. 2004; Simon and Gagnon 1986).
