Definition of golden rules:
(n) :
(ethics) The principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.
(n) :
(idiomatic) A fundamental rule or principle.
(n) :
(law, England and Wales, idiomatic) A method of statutory interpretation, whereby a judge will deviate from a literal interpretation of the law to the extent necessary to circumvent obvious absurdities or (sometimes) conclusions repugnant to public policy.