The Language Of Statutes
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Author |
: Lawrence Solan |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 300 |
Release |
: 2010-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226767963 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0226767965 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Language of Statutes by : Lawrence Solan
We are capable of writing crisp yet flexible laws, but Solan explains that difficult cases result when the ways in which our cognitive and linguistic faculties are structured fail to produce a single, clear interpretation. Though we are predisposed to absorb new situations into categories we have previously formed, our conceptualization is not always as crisp as the legislative and judicial realms demand. In such cases, Solan contends that other values, most importantly legislative intent, must come into play. The Language of Statutes provides an excellent introduction to statutory interpretation, rejecting the extreme arguments that judges have either too much or too little leeway, and explaining how and why a certain number of interpretive problems are simply inevitable. --Book Jacket.
Author |
: J.G. Sutherland |
Publisher |
: Рипол Классик |
Total Pages |
: 871 |
Release |
: 1972 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9785876844613 |
ISBN-13 |
: 5876844616 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Statutes and statutory construction by : J.G. Sutherland
Including a discussion of legislative powers, constitutional regulations relative to the forms of legislation and to legislative procedure.
Author |
: David Mellinkoff |
Publisher |
: Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 540 |
Release |
: 2004-05-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781592446902 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1592446906 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Language of the Law by : David Mellinkoff
This book tells what the language of the law is, how it got that way and how it works out in the practice. The emphasis is more historical than philosophical, more practical than pedantic.
Author |
: Robert A. Katzmann |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 184 |
Release |
: 2014-08-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199362141 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199362149 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Judging Statutes by : Robert A. Katzmann
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 Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit respectfully disagrees. In Judging Statutes, Katzmann, who is a trained political scientist as well as a judge, argues that our constitutional system charges Congress with enacting laws; therefore, how Congress makes its purposes known through both the laws themselves and reliable accompanying materials should be respected. He looks at how the American government works, including how laws come to be and how various agencies construe legislation. He then explains the judicial process of interpreting and applying these laws through the demonstration of two interpretative approaches, purposivism (focusing on the purpose of a law) and textualism (focusing solely on the text of the written law). Katzmann draws from his experience to show how this process plays out in the real world, and concludes with some suggestions to promote understanding between the courts and Congress. When courts interpret the laws of Congress, they should be mindful of how Congress actually functions, how lawmakers signal the meaning of statutes, and what those legislators expect of courts construing their laws. The legislative record behind a law is in truth part of its foundation, and therefore merits consideration.
Author |
: Peter M. Tiersma |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 330 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0226803031 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780226803036 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Legal Language by : Peter M. Tiersma
This history of legal language slices through the polysyllabic thicket of legalese. The text shows to what extent legalese is simply a product of its past and demonstrates that arcane vocabulary is not an inevitable feature of our legal system.
Author |
: David Mellinkoff |
Publisher |
: Resource Pub |
Total Pages |
: 548 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105063840669 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Language of the Law by : David Mellinkoff
This work for law students offers a critical account of the development and present state of the language of law. The book includes a comprehensive bibliography and an appendix of legal words and phrases. Scholarly but entertaining study of reasons, accidents, and habits which cause lawyers to talk and write as they do
Author |
: Antonin Scalia |
Publisher |
: West Publishing Company |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 031427555X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780314275554 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (5X Downloads) |
Synopsis Reading Law by : Antonin Scalia
In this groundbreaking book, Scalia and Garner systematically explain all the most important principles of constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation in an engaging and informative style with hundreds of illustrations from actual cases. Is a burrito a sandwich? Is a corporation entitled to personal privacy? If you trade a gun for drugs, are you using a gun in a drug transaction? The authors grapple with these and dozens of equally curious questions while explaining the most principled, lucid, and reliable techniques for deriving meaning from authoritative texts. Meanwhile, the book takes up some of the most controversial issues in modern jurisprudence. What, exactly, is textualism? Why is strict construction a bad thing? What is the true doctrine of originalism? And which is more important: the spirit of the law, or the letter? The authors write with a well-argued point of view that is definitive yet nuanced, straightforward yet sophisticated.
Author |
: Frank B. Cross |
Publisher |
: Stanford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 249 |
Release |
: 2008-11-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780804769815 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0804769818 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Theory and Practice of Statutory Interpretation by : Frank B. Cross
Today, statutes make up the bulk of the relevant law heard in federal courts and arguably represent the most important source of American law. The proper means of judicial interpretation of those statutes have been the subject of great attention and dispute over the years. This book provides new insights into the theory and practice of statutory interpretation by courts. Cross offers the first comprehensive analysis of statutory interpretation and includes extensive empirical evidence of Supreme Court practice. He offers a thorough review of the active disputes over the appropriate approaches to statutory interpretations, namely whether courts should rely exclusively on the text or also examine the legislative history. The book then considers the use of these approaches by the justices of the recent Rehnquist Court and the degree to which they were applied by the justices, either sincerely or in pursuit of an ideological agenda.
Author |
: John M. Conley |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 262 |
Release |
: 2019-05-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226484532 |
ISBN-13 |
: 022648453X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Just Words by : John M. Conley
Is it “just words” when a lawyer cross-examines a rape victim in the hopes of getting her to admit an interest in her attacker? Is it “just words” when the Supreme Court hands down a decision or when business people draw up a contract? In tackling the question of how an abstract entity exerts concrete power, Just Words focuses on what has become the central issue in law and language research: what language reveals about the nature of legal power. John M. Conley, William M. O'Barr, and Robin Conley Riner show how the microdynamics of the legal process and the largest questions of justice can be fruitfully explored through the field of linguistics. Each chapter covers a language-based approach to a different area of the law, from the cross-examinations of victims and witnesses to the inequities of divorce mediation. Combining analysis of common legal events with a broad range of scholarship on language and law, Just Words seeks the reality of power in the everyday practice and application of the law. As the only study of its type, the book is the definitive treatment of the topic and will be welcomed by students and specialists alike. This third edition brings this essential text up to date with new chapters on nonverbal, or “multimodal,” communication in legal settings and law, language, and race.
Author |
: Wai Yee Poon, Emily |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 2010-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 3838328760 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9783838328768 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Effectiveness of Plain Language in Statutes and Judgments by : Wai Yee Poon, Emily