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Using Legislative History In American Statutory Interpretation »

Authors: Christian E. Mammen
ISBN-13: 9789041188793, ISBN-10: 9041188797
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: June 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Christian E. Mammen

Book Synopsis

Using Legislative History in American Statutory Interpretation examines the United States Supreme Court's actual use of legislative history in statutory interpretation, distills the theoretical issues presented by the Court's practices, then analyzes

Ch. 1	Introduction	1
Ch. 2	Statutory Interpretation in the U.S. Supreme Court	9
Ch. 3	Threshold Conditions for Invoking Legislative History	31
Ch. 4	The Role of Legislative History in Cases of Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations	47
Ch. 5	Permissible Kinds of Legislative History	61
Ch. 6	The Early History of Using Legislative History	77
Ch. 7	A Summary of the United Kingdom's Use of Legislative History	89
Ch. 8	Razian Authority and Legislative Intentions	107
Ch. 9	Conclusion - Justices Scalia and Breyer on Whether or Not to Use Legislative History	153
	Epilogue: A Recapitulation of the Eight Basic Questions	187
	Bibliography	191