Statutory Interpretation: The Search for Legislative Intent - Softcover

Ronald Benton Brown; Sharon Jacobs Brown

Softcover

ISBN 10: 160156158X ISBN 13: 9781601561589

Publisher: LexisNexis / National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2011

Synopsis

Statute reading doesn't have to be arduous. Designed to be read with a particular statute in mind, this handy guide is perfect for attorneys preparing for litigation, judges who need to understand the required and prohibited methods for statutory interpretations when bound by decisions of higher courts, and students seeking the tools of statutory interpretation.

The Second Edition has been revised to respond to comments and suggestions received as well as to update developments since the publication of the first edition. Additions include the inclusion of several traditional terms, and completely new sections about:

•  Statutory Construction: Construing the Statutes
•  Reductio Ad Absurdum
•  Attorneys' Fees
•  Shall, Must, and May: Mandatory or Permissive
•  Masculine and Feminine Terms
•  "And" or "Or" Conjunctive or Disjunctive
•  Singular and Plural Words
•  Last Antecedent: Reddendo Singula Singulis
•  Different Phrases in a Statute are Not Synonymous
•  Effective Date
•  Later Enactments and their Histories

A handy and valuable resource broadly relevant to almost every area of the law, this concise small-format book is your key to eliminating the ambiguities and inconsistencies that are often present in statutes, and provides critical analysis and practical applications of the art of statutory interpretation.

About this title

About the Author

Ronald Benton Brown is Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center. He is the author of a number of books on real property law, and over seventy professional publications.

Review

An ideal primer.... Written and organized with brilliant clarity by authors Ronald Brown and Sharon Jacobs Brown -- George Lefcoe, Florine and Ervine Yoder Professor of Real Estate Law, University of Southern California Law School

The authors have illuminated the dark corners of an arcane subject that is broadly relevant.... -- John B. Anderson, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University, former Congressman from Illinois, and candidate for president in 1980

Written and organized with brilliant clarity, this volume unpacks just about everything scholars and judges have contributed to the subject. -- George Lefcoe, Florine and Ervine Yoder Professor of Real Estate Law, University of Southern California Law School

Edition details

• Publisher: LexisNexis / National Institute for Trial Advocacy
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160156158X
• ISBN 13: 9781601561589
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 216