| Description |
x, 391 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Judges as faithful agents or independent, cooperative actors? -- The basic core of statutory interpretation : text and intent -- The place of legislative history, and purpose v. specific meanings -- What else counts, and should count, for statutory interpretation? Executive participation, subsequent legislative history, independent principles of decision, prior judicial interpretation, the passage of time, and legislative direction -- Administrative interpretation and the complications it reveals -- Some central questions about common law decisions -- Precedent : importance and context -- Reasoning by analogy -- Other bases for decision : principles and consequential considerations -- comparisons and conclusions. - |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Law -- Interpretation and construction.
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Common law.
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Law -- Methodology.
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| LC no. |
2012012055 |
| ISBN |
9780199756148 |
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0199756147 |
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