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Interpretation of Statutes
In Dennis Patterson (ed.), A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory. Oxford, UK: Blackwell. pp. 188–196 (1996)
Abstract
This chapter contains sections titled: The Positivist Era, 1890s to 1930s: Eclecticism and Specific Intent The Legal Process Era, 1938–69: Purposive Interpretation Post–Legal Process Theories: 1969–Present References.
interpretation of statutes statutory interpretation, since 1982 ‐ enjoying a renaissance among scholars of public law Positivist Era, 1890s to 1930s ‐ eclecticism and specific intent Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States ‐ prolegomenon to era, judicial philosophy scorned as “mechanical jurisprudence” legal process era, 1938–69 ‐ American law facing severe intellectual challenges World War II, legal academics developing ‐ full‐fledged “legal process”, theory of law and statutory interpretation Hart and Sacks's purposive theory of statutory interpretation ‐ influential, leading works on statutory interpretation revival of positivism ‐ formal theories of interpretation new legal processes ‐ positivism, principles and pragmatism eclectic and instrumental features of process tradition ‐ legal reasoning, grab bag of techniques
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