Elements of law
By: Eva H. Hanks, Michael E. Herz, Steven S. Nemerson
Contributors: Herz, Michael E.; Nemerson, Steven S.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Providence, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9781422476765
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. v-vi) and index.
Table of contents: title: Cases; title: Reading and briefing cases; title: Judging; title: A case sequence; title: A theory of precedent; title: What judges do: a coda; title: Statutes v. the common law; title: Theories of statutory interpretations; title: Sources of statutory interpretation; title: Reading statutory texts; title: Statutory purpose; title: Legislative history; title: Statutes in the administrative state; title: Stability and change in statutory law; title: Summary and conclusion : the role of judges in a democratic society.