Statutory interpretation : general principles and recent trends / / Yule Kim.
The Supreme Court has expressed an interest "that Congress be able to legislate against a background of clear interpretive rules, so that it may know the effect of the language it adopts." This report identifies and describes some of the more important rules and conventions of interpretati...
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| Superior document: | Laws and legislation series |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Laws and legislation series.
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| Physical Description: | viii, 86 p. |
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| Summary: | The Supreme Court has expressed an interest "that Congress be able to legislate against a background of clear interpretive rules, so that it may know the effect of the language it adopts." This report identifies and describes some of the more important rules and conventions of interpretation that the Court applies. Although this report focuses primarily on the Court's methodology in construing statutory text, the Court's approach to reliance on legislative history are also briefly described. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1606929976 9781606929971 9781613240946 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Yule Kim. |