A matter of interpretation : federal courts and the law : an essay /

"In exploring the neglected art of statutory interpretation, Scalia urges that judges resist the temptation to use legislative intention and legislative history. In his view, it is incompatible with democratic government to allow the meaning of a statute to be determined by what the judges thin...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Scalia, Antonin, 1936-2016 (Author)
Other Authors: Gutmann, Amy (Editor), Wood, Gordon S., Tribe, Laurence H., Glendon, Mary Ann, 1938-, Dworkin, Ronald
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2018.
Edition:New edition.
Series:University Center for Human Values series.
Subjects:
Constitutional law > United States.
Judge-made law > United States.
Law > United States > Interpretation and construction.
Droit créé par le juge > États-Unis.
Droit > États-Unis > Interprétation.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Constitutional.
Constitutional law.
Judge-made law.
Law > Interpretation and construction.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Amy Gutmann
  • Introduction to the new edition / Akhil Reed Amar
  • Common-law courts in a civil-law system : The role of United States federal courts in interpreting the constitution and laws / Antonin Scalia
  • Comment / Gordon S. Wood
  • Comment / Laurence H. Tribe
  • Comment / Mary Ann Glendon
  • Comment / Ronald Dworkin
  • Response / Antonin Scalia
  • Afterword to the new edition / Steven G. Calabresi.

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