Legal Interpretation: Perspectives from Other Disciplines and Private Texts

by Kent Greenawalt

In Legal Interpretation, Kent Greenawalt focuses on the complex and multi-faceted topic of textual interpretation of the law. All law needs to be interpreted, and there are many ways to do it. But what sorts of questions must one seek to answer in interpreting law and what approach should one take in each case? Whose interpretations should be prioritized? Why would one be drawn to one strategy over another? And should legal interpretation seek to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199756139
• ISBN13: 9780199756131
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"