Chapter Fourteen. Statutory Interpretation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction xi
4. Part One. Interpretation
5. Chapter One. What Is Legal Interpretation? 3
6. Chapter Two. Non-Interpretive Doctrines 61
7. Part Two. Purposive Interpretation
8. Chapter Three. The Essence of Purposive Interpretation 85
9. Chapter Four. The Semantic Component of Purposive Interpretation 97
10. Chapter Five. The Purposive Component of Purposive Interpretation 110
11. Chapter Six. Subjective Purpose: Authorial Intent 120
12. Chapter Seven. Objective Purpose: Intent of the Reasonable Author; Intent of the System 148
13. Chapter Eight. The Purposive Component: Ultimate Purpose 182
14. Chapter Nine. Discretion as a Component in Purposive Interpretation 207
15. Chapter Ten. The Theoretical Basis for Purposive Interpretation 218
16. Chapter Eleven. Purposive Interpretation and Its Critique of Other Systems of Interpretation 260
17. Part Three. Interpretation in Law
18. Chapter Twelve. The Interpretation of Wills 307
19. Chapter Thirteen. The Interpretation of Contracts 318
20. Chapter Fourteen. Statutory Interpretation 339
21. Chapter Fifteen. Constitutional Interpretation 370
22. Appendix 1. The Structure of Legal Interpretation 395
23. Appendix 2. Purposive Interpretation 396
24. Appendix 3. Weighting Subjective and Objective Purposes 397
25. Index 399