Statutory Interpretation

Course Information

Registration Information

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
MON, TUE, THU 10:30 - 11:20 am JON 5.206

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Final exam (administered by Exam4 in Closed mode) May 2, 2023 8:30 am A-Z in 2.124

Description

LAW 396K, Legislation and Statutory Interpretation, and LAW 396W, Statutory Interpretation may not both be counted.

This course focuses on the problem of making the best sense of statutes and regulations. Students will practice interpreting statutes both as judges and as advocates, learning skills that will help them in practice. In addition to pragmatic questions, the course will address prominent theories of statutory interpretation and debates about which approaches to interpretation are or are not appropriate. Students will occasionally be asked to interpret statutes and defend those interpretations as part of in-class group exercises.  

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Statutory Interpretation *
Nelson, Caleb
West Academic
ISBN: 978-1-64242-671-7

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Important Class Changes

Date Updated
03/22/2023 Exam information updated
11/02/2022 Room(s) changed