Product Overview
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.
