An edition of Statutes in Court (1999)
Statutes in Court
The History and Theory of Statutory Interpretation
By William D. Popkin
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Publish Date
December 1999
Publisher
Duke University Press,Duke University Press Books
Language
eng
Pages
346
Description:
"How do judges determine the meaning of laws? The extent to which judges should exercise their discretion in interpreting legislation has been a contentious issue throughout American history, involving questions about the balance of power between the legislature and the judiciary. In Statutes in Court William D. Popkin provides a survey of the history of American statutory interpretation and then offers his own theory of "ordinary judging" that defines the proper scope of judicial discretion."--BOOK JACKET.