Judging statutes /

In an ideal world, the laws of Congress-known as federal statutes-would always be clearly worded and easily understood by the judges tasked with interpreting them. But many laws feature ambiguous or even contradictory wording. How, then, should judges divine their meaning? Should they stick only to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Katzmann, Robert A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Law > United States > Interpretation and construction.
Legislative bodies > United States.
Judicial process > United States.
Statutes > United States.
Droit > États-Unis > Interprétation.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis.
Statuts > États-Unis.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Judicial process.
Law > Interpretation and construction.
Legislative bodies.
Statutes.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In an ideal world, the laws of Congress-known as federal statutes-would always be clearly worded and easily understood by the judges tasked with interpreting them. But many laws feature ambiguous or even contradictory wording. How, then, should judges divine their meaning? Should they stick only to the text? To what degree, if any, should they consult aids beyond the statutes themselves? Are the purposes of lawmakers in writing law relevant? Some judges, such as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, believe courts should look to the language of the statute and virtually nothing else. Chief Jud.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199362141
0199362149

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