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. Among other topics, the course will address the creation of legislation and several prominent theories of statutory interpretation. In addition to theory, students will consider pragmatic questions, exploring the extent to which questions of doctrinal statutory interpretation can or should be separated from considerations about the relationship between the legislative and judicial branches.
PÉRez-Daple, Brian A. 