a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Mathew 7:12)
A teaching of Jesus: “Do to others as you would have them do to you.
An ancient principle with a modern-day twist, meaning that the those who have the gold, rule. Or, the candidates who receive the most campaign money usually get elected, and the interests who supply the most campaign money usually get favorable legislation. Term coined by Thomas Ferguson, author of Golden Rule: the Investment Theory of Parties and the Logic of Money-Driven Political Systems.
( link / ) "Have fun." Sometimes called Rule One.
The Golden Rule maintains that each of us should treat others as he or she would wish to be treated.
this is a fiscal rule which states that, on average over the economic cycle, the Government should borrow only to invest and not to fund current expenditure. So to accord with this rule, the average surplus on current budget over the cycle should be positive. ( See section 1.5.6)
is the biblical injunction to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Some version of the golden rule is found in many world religions.
a rule of statutory interpretation allowing the court to depart from strict procedures of interpretation of words if it would lead otherwise to an absurd result.
The Golden Rule is a fiscal rule adopted by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown for HM Treasury in the UK to provide a guideline for the operation of fiscal policy. The Golden Rule states that over the economic cycle, the Government will borrow only to invest and not to fund current spending.
Within the context of law, the Golden rule, also known as the British rule, means that the words of a statute should be understood in their ordinary sense.