Bennion on Statutory Interpretation Set
(includes mainwork and supplement)
5th Edition
Published on 31. December 2010
Book
Hardback
1723 pages
978-1-4057-5426-2 (ISBN)
Description
Bennion on Statutory Interpretation is the leading work on the interpretation of legislation and essential reading for all those who practise law, whether drafting legislation, administering it, advising on it or arguing it in court.
The Fifth edition has been extensively revised and updated to ensure that it remains the seminal work on statutory interpretation for the modern-day practitioner.
The work explains clearly and concisely how to extract the relevant interpretative factors in deciding the legal meaning and effect of all types of legislation. The provision of checklists helps to ensure that no argument is overlooked. Critical issues such as how to assess legislative intent are examined. A framework is provided which enables the reader to interpret legislation accurately and confidently.
This set includes the mainwork and supplement.
The Fifth edition has been extensively revised and updated to ensure that it remains the seminal work on statutory interpretation for the modern-day practitioner.
The work explains clearly and concisely how to extract the relevant interpretative factors in deciding the legal meaning and effect of all types of legislation. The provision of checklists helps to ensure that no argument is overlooked. Critical issues such as how to assess legislative intent are examined. A framework is provided which enables the reader to interpret legislation accurately and confidently.
This set includes the mainwork and supplement.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
LexisNexis UK
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Practitioners in all areas of the law, law libraries worldwide, Parliamentary draftsmen in all common law jurisdictions, and every who has to advise, argue or adjudicate on the meaning of Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments.
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4057-5426-2 (9781405754262)
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Content
1. Interpreter, Instrument and Enactment;
2. The Legal Meaning of an Enactment;
3. Rules of Construction;
4. Interpretative Principles Derived from Legal Policy;
5. Interpretative Presumptions Based on the Nature of Legislation;
6. Linguistic Canons of Construction;
7. Europe;
Appendix A - Court Technique;
Appendix B - Checklist of Interpretative Criteria;
Appendix C - Consolidated and fully up to date text of the Interpretation Act 1978;
Appendix D - Appendix to the White Paper on the Interpretation Act 1978;
Appendix E - List of Terms;
Appendix F - Consolidated and fully up to date text of the Human Rights Act 1998;
Appendix G - Headings, Sidenotes etc;
Appendix H - Some responses to Code s288 (Updating Construction);
Appendix I - Official Guide to European Union legislative drafting;
Supplement
2. The Legal Meaning of an Enactment;
3. Rules of Construction;
4. Interpretative Principles Derived from Legal Policy;
5. Interpretative Presumptions Based on the Nature of Legislation;
6. Linguistic Canons of Construction;
7. Europe;
Appendix A - Court Technique;
Appendix B - Checklist of Interpretative Criteria;
Appendix C - Consolidated and fully up to date text of the Interpretation Act 1978;
Appendix D - Appendix to the White Paper on the Interpretation Act 1978;
Appendix E - List of Terms;
Appendix F - Consolidated and fully up to date text of the Human Rights Act 1998;
Appendix G - Headings, Sidenotes etc;
Appendix H - Some responses to Code s288 (Updating Construction);
Appendix I - Official Guide to European Union legislative drafting;
Supplement