How to Do Things with Rules: A Primer of Interpretation

by David Miers and William Twining

Book Overview

New to English law? Need to know how rules are made, interpreted and applied? This popular and well-established textbook will show you how. It simplifies legal method by combining examples with an account of rules in general: the who, what, why and how of interpretation. Starting with standpoint and context, it identifies factors that give rise to doubts about the interpretation of a rule and recommends a systematic approach to analysing those factors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521144302
• ISBN13: 9780521144308
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.6"