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Statutory Interpretation

  • Semester: Spring 2024
  • Course ID: 396W
  • Credit Hours: 3
  • Unique: 28760

Course Information

  • Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed
  • Will use floating mean GPA if applicable

Registration Information

  • Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
MON, TUE, THU 9:05 - 9:55 am TNH 3.126

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Final exam (administered by Exam4 in Closed mode) May 1, 2024 1:30 pm A-Z in 3.124
Other

Description

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

Instructors

Headshot of Perez-Daple, Brian A Perez-Daple, Brian A
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Important Class Changes

Date Updated
04/08/2024 Exam information updated
03/29/2024 Exam information updated
12/20/2023 Instructor(s) updated
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