Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts

Scalia, Antonin & Garner, Bryan A.

ISBN 10: 031427555X / ISBN 13: 9780314275554

Published by Thomson/West, St. Paul MN, 2012

Hardcover, 6 1/2 x 9 1/4", 567 pages. The authors carefully and engagingly explain 57 valid canons of construction and dispel 13 fake notions about legal interpretation.it is crucial to democracy and to the separation-of-powers principle to return to a more scrupulous and attentive approach to the words of legal texts. foreword by Frank H. Easterbrook. Highlighting to first 42 pages, overall nearly very good condition. Seller Inventory # 135872

Synopsis:

In this groundbreaking book, Scalia and Garner systematically explain all the most important principles of constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation in an engaging and informative style - with hundreds of illustrations from actual cases. Is a burrito a sandwich? Is a corporation entitled to personal privacy? If you trade a gun for drugs, are you "using a gun" in a drug transaction? The authors grapple with these and dozens of equally curious questions while explaining the most principled,lucid, and reliable techniques for deriving meaning from authoritative texts. Meanwhile, the book takes up some of the most controversial issues in modern jurisprudence. The authors write with a well-argued point of view that is definitive yet nuanced, straightforward yet sophisticated. - Publisher.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal ...
Publisher: Thomson/West, St. Paul MN
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: As New
Edition: 1st printing.