Statutory Default Rules: How to Interpret Unclear Legislation

by Einer Elhauge

Book Overview

Most new law is statutory law; that is, law enacted by legislators. An important question, therefore, is how should this law be interpreted by courts and agencies, especially when the text of a statute is not entirely clear. There is a great deal of scholarly literature on the rules and legal materials courts should use in interpreting statutes. This book takes a fresh approach by focusing instead on what judges should do once the legal materials...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674024605
• ISBN13: 9780674024601
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"