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Reading Law : The Interpretation of Legal Texts by Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner (2012, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherThomson Reuters Company, College & School Division

ISBN-10031427555X

ISBN-139780314275554

eBay Product ID (ePID)22038302256

Product Key Features

Book TitleReading Law : the Interpretation of Legal Texts

TopicGeneral, Research

Publication Year2012

Number of Pages608 Pages

LanguageEnglish

GenreLaw

AuthorAntonin Scalia, Bryan A. Garner

Book SeriesAmerican Casebook Ser.

FormatHardcover

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LCCN2012-471126

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal340.1

SynopsisIn this groundbreaking book, Scalia and Garner systematically explain all the most important principles of constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation in an engaging and informative style with hundreds of illustrations from actual cases. Is a burrito a sandwich? Is a corporation entitled to personal privacy? If you trade a gun for drugs, are you using a gun in a drug transaction? The authors grapple with these and dozens of equally curious questions while explaining the most principled, lucid, and reliable techniques for deriving meaning from authoritative texts. Meanwhile, the book takes up some of the most controversial issues in modern jurisprudence. What, exactly, is textualism? Why is strict construction a bad thing? What is the true doctrine of originalism? And which is more important: the spirit of the law, or the letter? The authors write with a well-argued point of view that is definitive yet nuanced, straightforward yet sophisticated.

LC Classification NumberK290.S3 2012

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by cathtitchena-0
01 Mar, 2021
Learning how to think about the law, entertaining, insightful and just plain Scalia smart.
THIS is exactly the kind of book I have been wanting as a desk reference. I work in real estate and am often challenged by legal issues. Knowing how to understand law is vital and while I'm not a lawyer, this book is a great way to learn how to talk to lawyers when the need arises. Also, I'm highly interested in politics and legislation for housing and other fields. I read for hours a day, online and off, so having access to one of the greatest legal minds in our history with this book is exactly what I was hoping to find. I much prefer hardback books and the price drop was the final factor in my decision to purchase. Thanks.
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by topochica18
06 May, 2025
Book was in perfect quality with no anno...
Book was in perfect quality with no annotations, highlights, or tears in the dust jacket.
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by dapopples_0
17 Feb, 2024
Great book for referencing
Had to get from America but worth the wait
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by marburyv.madison
25 May, 2024
Condition was actually a little bit better than new!
Condition was actually a little bit better than new!
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by baconb2
26 Dec, 2018
Reading Law
Indispensable master opus from Antonin Magnus.
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by badmerrill
17 Apr, 2019
Compellingly inviting
Quit inciteful reading!
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by canonita1
29 May, 2024
Excellent thank you!
Excellent thank you!
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