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Modern Statutory Interpretation: Problems, Theories, and Lawyering Strategies » (1st Edition)

Authors: Linda Jellum, David Charles Hricik
ISBN-13: 9781594601422, ISBN-10: 1594601429
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Date Published: June 2006
Edition: 1st Edition

Ch. 1	An overview	3
Ch. 2	An overview of legislative process	19
Ch. 3	Determining the meaning of the text : words, punctuation, and grammar	35
Ch. 4	Beyond the text : absurdity & ambiguity	73
Ch. 5	Approaches to statutory interpretation	93
Ch. 6	The role of components	123
Ch. 7	The textual canons	145
Ch. 8	Legislative history	191
Ch. 9	The impact of meaning of post-interpretation legislative silence	225
Ch. 10	Finding and using purpose	245
Ch. 11	Statutes and the common law	273
Ch. 12	Special provisions	289
Ch. 13	Conflicting statutes and similar issues	319
Ch. 14	Adopting judicial interpretations of similar statutes from other jurisdictions	343
Ch. 15	Remedies, implied causes of action, and related issues	357
Ch. 16	The impact of constitutions on interpretation	375
Ch. 17	The impact of agency interpretations	409
App. A	Canons of construction	429
App. B	The college fire prevention act	433