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Understanding legislation : a practical guide to statutory interpretation / David Lowe and Charlie Potter ; with a foreword by the Rt Hon Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, former President of the UK Supreme Court.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lowe, David (Lawyer), author.
- Potter, Charlie (Lawyer), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Europe--Interpretation and construction.
- Law.
- Law--Great Britain--Interpretation and construction.
- Legislation--Europe.
- Legislation.
- Legislation--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (lxii, 272 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Distribution:
- [London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford [England] : Hart Publishing, 2020.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- "[This book provides a] guide to interpreting both English and European legislation of all kinds. The book can be used as a practitioner's first port of call on all matters of statutory construction. It is designed to serve as a ... reference for questions concerning sources of legislation, the anatomy and structure of differing instruments, and matters of interpretation. As well as considering how to read statutory language and the key presumptions that the courts will apply, the book addresses how other legislation and materials can influence the interpretive exercise, and in what way. To this end, the book discusses the interpretive significance of the different components of legislation, the various external aids to construction that may exist, and the role of international law, EU law, and the European Convention on Human Rights (through the Human Rights Act 1998) in interpreting domestic law. While the primary focus is on English law, the treatment of EU and international law also serves as a short freestanding guide to the construction of EU instruments and treaties."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Introduction to domestic legislation : statutes and subordinate legislation
- Anatomy and structure of domestic legislation
- Core principles and approach
- General presumptions as to the intended effect of legislation
- Interaction of legislation
- Internal aids to interpretation
- External aids to interpretation
- The Interpretation Act 1978
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781782254324
- 1782254323
- 9781509995554
- 1509995552
- 9781509921324
- 150992132X
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