Reading law : the interpretation of legal texts
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
031427555X
ISBN 13
9780314275554
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
2012
Publisher
Thomson/West, United States
Pages
xxx, 567 pages
Subject
American General Law
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Abstract
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. The authors write with a well-argued point of view that is definitive yet nuanced, straightforward yet sophisticated. - Publisher.
Description
Content:
Introduction -- Sound principles of interpretation -- Thirteen falsities exposed -- Afterword.
Introduction -- Sound principles of interpretation -- Thirteen falsities exposed -- Afterword.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (465) and index.
Donated by Graham Price.
Donated by Graham Price.
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession‎ No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 411 | USA GEN SCALIA 2012 | 1 | Yes |