Statutory and Common Law Interpretation

by Kent Greenawalt

As Kent Greenwalt's second volume on aspects of legal interpretation, this book analyzes statutory and common law interpretation and compares the two. In respect to statutory interpretation, it first asks whether judges are "faithful agents" of the legislature or "independent cooperative partners." It concludes that the obvious answer is that neither simple categorization really fits-that the function of judges involves a combination of roles. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199756147
• ISBN13: 9780199756148
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"