Judging statutes
In an ideal world, the laws of Congress-known as federal statutes-would always be clearly worded and easily understood by the judges tasked with interpreting them. But many laws feature ambiguous or even contradictory wording. How, then, should judges divine their meaning? Should they stick only to the text? To what degree, if any, should they consult aids beyond the statutes themselves? Are the purposes of lawmakers in writing law relevant? Some judges, such as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Sc…
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- Full title :Judging statutes / Robert A. Katzmann.
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In an ideal world, the laws of Congress-known as federal statutes-would always be clearly worded and easily understood by the judges tasked with interpreting them. But many laws feature ambiguous or even contradictory wording. How, then, should judges divine their meaning? Should they stick only to the text? To what degree, if any, should they consult aids beyond the statutes themselves? Are the purposes of lawmakers in writing law relevant? Some judges, such as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, believe courts should look to the language of the statute and virtually nothing else. Chief Jud.
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- Publication Date:2014.
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- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
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- Description:1 online resource
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- ISBN:9780199362141, 0199362149
- oclc:ocn885208521
- LC Classification:KF425
- Dewey Decimal:349.73
Table of Contents
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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