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Realms of legal interpretation : core elements and critical variations /

In Realms of Legal Interpretation, Kent Greenawalt focuses on how courts decide what is legally forbidden or authorized, and how context shapes their decisions. The problem, he argues, is that we do not, and never have, agreed exist on all the details of the standards United States judges should emp...

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Main Author: Greenawalt, Kent, 1936-2023 (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Law > United States > Interpretation and construction.
Judicial process > United States.
Droit > États-Unis > Interprétation.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
Judicial process
Law > Interpretation and construction
United States
United States of America.
Legal normativity.
Judges.
Interpretation.
Legal systems.
Philosophy of law.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
Law.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In Realms of Legal Interpretation, Kent Greenawalt focuses on how courts decide what is legally forbidden or authorized, and how context shapes their decisions. The problem, he argues, is that we do not, and never have, agreed exist on all the details of the standards United States judges should employ--like everyone else, judges have different ideas of what constitutes good common sense.
Physical Description:1 online resource (168 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190902346
0190902345
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