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What's A Human Life Really Worth? Recovering Damages For Decedents' Non-Economic Losses In Georgia Wrongful Death Action, C. Frederick Overby, James Butler Jr.
What's A Human Life Really Worth? Recovering Damages For Decedents' Non-Economic Losses In Georgia Wrongful Death Action, C. Frederick Overby, James Butler Jr.
Georgia State University Law Review
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The Rehnquist Court, Statutory Interpretation, Inertial Burdens, And A Misleading Version Of Democracy, Jeffrey W. Stempel
The Rehnquist Court, Statutory Interpretation, Inertial Burdens, And A Misleading Version Of Democracy, Jeffrey W. Stempel
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No one theory or school of thought consistently dominates judicial application of statutes, but the basic methodology employed by courts seems well-established if not always well-defined. Most mainstream judges and lawyers faced with a statutory construction task will look at (although with varying emphasis) the text of the statute, the legislative history of the provision, the context of the enactment, evident congressional purpose, and applicable agency interpretations, often employing the canons of construction for assistance. Although orthodox judicial thought suggests that the judge's role is confined to discerning textual meaning or directives of the enacting legislature, courts also often examine …
The Canons Of Construction In Georgia: "Anachronisms" In Action, R. Perry Sentell Jr.
The Canons Of Construction In Georgia: "Anachronisms" In Action, R. Perry Sentell Jr.
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Two initial observations may be tendered concerning the canons of interpretations: The literature, almost uniformly, discredits them; the courts, almost uniformly, employ them. The purpose of this effort is to reflect some sense of background, and illustratively to marshal the Georgia experiences with what are perhaps the three most famous canons of interpretation.