LAW677

019466

This course will consider a subject that has stimulated great scholarly and professional interest in recent years; the role of the courts in the interpretation of statutes. After an overview of basic themes, we will focus on such questions as: theoretical approaches to the task of interpretation; the significance of background norms and of \"canons of construction\"; the relevance of context; the treatment of legislative history; the relationship between courts and administrative agencies; problems of obsolescence; and the proper limits of judicial creativity in reading and applying statutory texts.

ALT - Alternative Grading +/- A,B,C,D,E,S,P,F

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