Understanding common law legislation : drafting and interpretation /
F. A. R. Bennion
- 1st ed.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- xxviii, 221 p. ; 21cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-212) and index( 213 - 221)
1:Basic Concepts I: Common Law Statutes; The Enactment; Legal Meaning; Factual Outline and Legal Thrust; Implied Ancillary Rules 2:Basic Concepts II: Opposing Constructions; Literal, Purposive and Developmental Interpretations 3:Grammatical and Strained Meanings 4:Consequential and Rectifying Constructions 5:Contradictory Enactments and Updating Construction 6:Drafting Techniques and the Interpretation Act 7:Transitional Provisions and the Cohen Question 8:Words in Pairs 9:Rules of Interpretation 10:Legal Policy 11:Interpretative Presumptions 12:Linguistic Canons and Interpretative Technique 13:The Nature of Judgment 14:The Nature of Discretion 15:The European Union and the HRA 16:The Jurisprudential Basis of the Common Law Method 17:The Common Law System in America 18:Techniques of Law Management Description: Many countries use and apply the common law. The common law world largely operates through statutes enacted by a country's democratic legislature. These statutes are drafted and interpreted according to a uniform system of rules, presumptions, principles and canons evolved over centuries by common law judges. In this book, Francis Bennion distills forty years of his prolific writings on statute law and statutory interpretation to provide valuable guidance on statutory interpretation applicable to all common law jurisdictions.
9780199564101 (pbk)
2001045167
Statutes. Law--Interpretation and construction. Legislation.