One person's loophole is another person's right. The spirit-of-law comes into play at the enforcement level in the form of executive discretion rather that at

One person's loophole is another person's right. The spirit-of-law comes into play at the enforcement level in the form of executive discretion rather that at the adjudication level. Civil/Social policy behind a law may be brought up during adjudication to help interpret a law -- but if policy is your strongest argument you are usually in a losing case.