Legislation & Statutory Interpretation
- Semester: Fall 2020
- Course ID: 396K
- Credit Hours: 3
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Unique: 28330
Course Information
- Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed (JD only)
- Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
Meeting Times
Day | Time | Location |
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MON, WED | 2:40 - 3:55 pm | TNH 2.124 |
Evaluation Method
Type | Date | Time | Location |
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Take-home exam up to 8 hrs | December 15, 2020 |
Description
The 28330 section of this course will be taught in person but with the option of occasional remote participation via Zoom. If students require all remote participation, they must register for the 28331 section of this course, which is identical but web-based.
The course focuses on the creation of legislation and then the subsequent statutory interpretation. It will discuss how the legislature exercises its power, what gives legislators their motivations, as well as different theories of interpretation. It will look at these issues from constitutional, statutory, and policy points of view. Goals of the class include understanding how proposed legislation becomes law, what U.S. Constitutional law provides about the legislative process, understanding how legistures operate, and learning skills about how to handle statutory language in practice - both on how legislatures create a statute and subsequently when courts must interpret that statute.
Textbooks ( * denotes required )
ISBN: 9781683281832