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The Interpretation Of Statutes In Modern British Law, W. Friedmann
The Interpretation Of Statutes In Modern British Law, W. Friedmann
Vanderbilt Law Review
Mr. Justice Frankfurter recently said that the number of cases coming before the Supreme Court of the United States which were not based on statutes was "reduced almost to zero." This growth of statutory as against pure case law is, of course, not confined to the United States. It inevitably accompanies the social welfare state and the increase in government which every modern industrial society has experienced and which two world wars, with their need for the total mobilization of resources, have further stimulated. Apart from these sociological factors which affect states with the most different legal systems, it is …
Cooperative Action For Improved Statutory Interpretation, Frank E. Horack Jr.
Cooperative Action For Improved Statutory Interpretation, Frank E. Horack Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
During the past quarter century there has been a constant acceleration in legal periodical comment concerning statutory construction. Judges, practicing attorneys and law professors all have echoed basic dissatisfaction with the operation and application of the rules of statutory interpretation. Some would return to the "safe old ground" of literal interpretation; others would find relief in an expanded use of extrinsic aids; all find the process in a state of confusion and disintegration.