Traditional tools of statutory interpretation
By: Michael Sinclair
Publisher: Vandeplas Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Lake Mary, Fl
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781600422119
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Law; Interpretation and construction; Statutes
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-201) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Stare decisis: precedent, a primary tool of statutory interpretation; title: The plain meaning rule; title: The verbal environment; title: a.k.a. "the whole act" canon; title: Cannons of construction, I: Substantive canons; title: Cannons of construction, II: Linguistic canons; title: Legislative history: the most fashionable issue; title: Conclusion.