The Interpretation of Statutes

Can Legislatures Constrain Judicial Interpretation of Statutes?

An aspect of the battle over deconstruction is whether resort to legislative intent might help to determine the content of a statutory text that otherwise, in splendid isolation, could be deconstructed by simply positing different interpretive contexts. I examine the same issue by recounting my own quest for determinate meaning in statutes—a sort of personal legislative history. I do not claim ...

The Federal Common Law of Statutory Interpretation: Erie for the Age of Statutes

Judging Statutes: Thoughts on Statutory Interpretation and Notes for a Project on the Internal Revenue Code

the effect of taftan pozzolan on the compressive strength of concrete in the environmental conditions of oman sea (chabahar port)

cement is an essential ingredient in the concrete buildings. for production of cement considerable amount of fossil fuel and electrical energy is consumed. on the other hand for generating one tone of portland cement, nearly one ton of carbon dioxide is released. it shows that 7 percent of the total released carbon dioxide in the world relates to the cement industry. considering ecological issu...

The Political Economy of Takeover Statutes