Mastering Legislation, Regulation, and Statutory Interpretation (Mastering Series) - Softcover

Jellum, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1531012027 ISBN 13: 9781531012021

Publisher: Carolina Academic Press, 2020

Synopsis

Formerly Mastering Statutory Interpretation, this third edition has been updated and expanded to reflect the growing number of Leg-Reg classes in the law school curriculum. The text explains the legislative process; describes the difference between bills, acts, statutes, regulations, and guidance documents; explores the sources of meaning and the theories of interpretation; explains the linguistic and policy-based canons of interpretation; and introduces the administrative state. The book's organization starts with the enactment of an act, turns to codification, moves to interpretation, and concludes with agencies.

The interpretation section begins with the most relevant sources of meaning―intrinsic sources, such as text―before moving to the next most relevant―extrinsic sources, such as legislative history―and concluding with the policy-based sources, such as the rule of lenity. Throughout, the text refers to the major cases in each area of study to coordinate with the major textbooks in the field. The book also includes a running hypothetical to help students better implement what they are learning. Finally, each chapter provides a concise roadmap and summary to introduce and encapsulate the most important material in that chapter.

About this title

About the Author

Linda Jellum is a Professor of Law at the University of Idaho College of Law (Moscow).

Edition details

• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1531012027
• ISBN 13: 9781531012021
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 562