A Dictionary of Statutory Interpretation
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: November 15, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9781594601811
Subjects: Reference; Nonfiction; Constitutional; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Dictionaries; Interpretation and construction; United States
Description: "A Dictionary of Statutory Interpretation includes the important terms and ideas that are relevant to modern statutory interpretation -- ambiguity, the absurdity canon, linguistic and substantive canons, legislative intent, legislative purpose, legislative history, textualism, legal realism, law and economics, etc. Each entry includes a definition, an explanation of the relevance of the term and ideas for statutory interpretation, some history about its use, and a concise discussion of contemporary issues. The author expresses his point of view in the discussion of these issues -- which is generally skeptical about textualism -- but presents all sides of the debate. A reference section allows for further research on each subject.

The book will be useful for lawyers, judges, law professors, and law students who want an entry into the contemporary debate about how to interpret legislation, along with an insight into what is at stake in those debates"--Jacket.