Purposive Interpretation in Law
Contributors: Sari Bashi (Translator)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: March 7, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780691120072
Subjects: Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Philosophy; Jurisprudence; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Law; Semantics (Law); Jurisprudence & General Issues; Law / Jurisprudence; Political Philosophy; Political Science and International Relations; Interpretation and construction; Interpretation and constructio
First sentence: "Interpretation" in law has different meanings.
Description: "This book presents a comprehensive theory of legal interpretation, by a leading judge and legal theorist. Currently, legal philosophers and jurists apply different theories of interpretation to constitutions, statutes, rules, wills, and contracts. Aharon Barak argues that an alternative approach - purposive interpretation - allows jurists and scholars to approach all legal texts in a similar manner while remaining sensitive to the important differences. Moreover, regardless of whether purposive interpretation amounts to a unifying theory, it would still be superior to other methods of interpretation in tackling each kind of text separately."--BOOK JACKET.