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The Language of statutes : laws and their interpretation /
Pulling the rug out from debates about interpretation, The Language of Statutes joins together learning from law, linguistics, and cognitive science to illuminate the fundamental issues and problems in this highly contested area. Here, Lawrence M. Solan argues that statutory interpretation is alive,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Chicago series in law and society.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Laws and judges
- Why we need to interpret statutes
- Definitions, ordinary meaning, and respect for the legislature
- The intent of the legislature
- Stability, dynamism, and other values
- Who should interpret statutes?
- Jurors as statutory interpreters
- Legislatures, judges, and statutory interpretation.