Judging statutes

by Katzmann, Robert A.

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Full title :Judging statutes / Robert A. Katzmann.

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"Some judges, such as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, believe courts should look to the language of the statute and virtually nothing else. Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit respectfully disagrees. In Judging Statutes, Katzmann, who is a trained political scientist as well as a judge, argues that our constitutional system charges Congress with enacting laws; therefore, how Congress makes its purposes known through both the laws themselves and reliable accompanying materials should be respected. He looks at how the American government works, including how laws come to be and how various agencies construe legislation. He then explains the judicial process of interpreting and applying these laws through the demonstration of two interpretative approaches, purposivism (focusing on the purpose of a law) and textualism (focusing solely on the text of the written law)."--Inside jacket flap.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

The Physical Object

Description:xi, 171 pages ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199362134, 0199362130
oclc:ocn869552511
LC Classification:KF425
Dewey Decimal:349.73

Congress and the lawmaking process -- Congress and agencies : interpreting and implementing statutes -- Judicial interpretation of statutes -- Some cases I have decided -- Promoting understanding.

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