Search Results for: The Nature Of Legislative Intent

Are legislatures able to form and act on intentions? The question matters because the interpretation of statutes is often thought to centre on the intention of

Neil Duxbury combines analytical legal philosophy and legal history to explore the concept of legislation.

In an ideal world, the laws of Congress--known as federal statutes--would always be clearly worded and easily understood by the judges tasked with interpreting

Contrary to traditional theories of statutory interpretation, which ground statutes in the original legislative text or intent, legal scholar William Eskridge a

A stunning revision of our founding document’s evolving history that forces us to confront anew the question that animated the founders so long ago: What is o