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Interpreting Law : A Primer on How to Read Statutes and the Constitution / William N. Eskridge Jr., Yale Law School ; foreword by John Paul Stevens.

By: Contributor(s): Series: University treatise seriesPublisher: St Paul, MN : Foundation Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: xiii, 470 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781634599122 (hbk)
  • 1634599128 (hbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 348.732 ESK
LOC classification:
  • KF425 .E833 2016
Contents:
Content : Introduction : canons and norms in statutory interpretation ; Ordinary meaning ; Whole act, statutory purpose, and whole code ; Statutory precedents ; Legislative history ; Agency interpretation and regulatory history ; Constitutional principles and background norms ; Conclusion : canons and norms in Constitutional interpretation ; Appendix ; the Supreme Courts canons of statutory interpretation (1986-2016).
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Content :
Introduction : canons and norms in statutory interpretation ; Ordinary meaning ; Whole act, statutory purpose, and whole code ; Statutory precedents ; Legislative history ; Agency interpretation and regulatory history ; Constitutional principles and background norms ; Conclusion : canons and norms in Constitutional interpretation ; Appendix ; the Supreme Courts canons of statutory interpretation (1986-2016).