Description: Further DetailsTitle: A Matter of InterpretationCondition: NewEAN: 9780691174044ISBN: 9780691174044Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 01/30/2018Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmItem Weight: 255gAuthor: Antonin ScaliaContributor: Amy Gutmann (Edited by), Amy Gutmann (Foreword by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: Federal Courts and the Law - New EditionISBN-10: 0691174040Description: We are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. According to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a judge like this can maneuver through earlier cases to achieve the desired aim--"distinguishing one prior case on his left, straight-arming another one on his right, high-stepping away from another precedent about to tackle him from the rear, until (bravo!) he reaches the goal--good law." But is this common-law mindset, which is appropriate in its place, suitable also in statutory and constitutional interpretation? In a witty and trenchant essay, Justice Scalia answers this question with a resounding negative. In exploring the neglected art of statutory interpretation, Scalia urges that judges resist the temptation to use legislative intention and legislative history. In his view, it is incompatible with democratic government to allow the meaning of a statute to be determined by what the judges think the lawgivers meant rather than by what the legislature actually promulgated.Eschewing the judicial lawmaking that is the essence of common law, judges should interpret statutes and regulations by focusing on the text itself. Scalia then extends this principle to constitutional law. He proposes that we abandon the notion of an everchanging Constitution and pay attention to the Constitution's original meaning. Although not subscribing to the "strict constructionism" that would prevent applying the Constitution to modern circumstances, Scalia emphatically rejects the idea that judges can properly "smuggle" in new rights or deny old rights by using the Due Process Clause, for instance. In fact, such judicial discretion might lead to the destruction of the Bill of Rights if a majority of the judges ever wished to reach that most undesirable of goals. This essay is followed by four commentaries by Professors Gordon Wood, Laurence Tribe, Mary Ann Glendon, and Ronald Dworkin, who engage Justice Scalia's ideas about judicial interpretation from varying standpoints. In the spirit of debate, Justice Scalia responds to these critics.Featuring a new foreword that discusses Scalia's impact, jurisprudence, and legacy, this witty and trenchant exchange illuminates the brilliance of one of the most influential legal minds of our time.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Law & PoliticsBook Series: University Center for Human Values SeriesEdition: New EditionRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: A Matter of Interpretation
Title: A Matter of Interpretation
EAN: 9780691174044
ISBN: 9780691174044
Release Date: 01/30/2018
Release Year: 2018
Contributor: Amy Gutmann (Foreword by)
Subtitle: Federal Courts and the Law - New Edition
ISBN-10: 0691174040
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: University Center for Human Values Series
Edition: New Edition
Book Title: Matter of Interpretation : Federal Courts and the Law-New Edition
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 0.4 in
Topic: Constitutional, Judicial Power, General, Jurisprudence, Essays
Publication Year: 2018
Features: Revised
Genre: Law
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Antonin Scalia
Book Series: The University Center for Human Values Ser.
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
