Remarks on the Theory of Appellate Decision and the Rules or Canons about How Statutes Are to Be Construed¶
Llewellyn, K. N. (1950). Remarks on the Theory of Appellate Decision and the Rules or Canons about How Statutes Are to Be Construed. Vanderbilt Law Review, 3, 395-406.
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Mechanisms¶
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- Its classic misuse is running a canon of construction backwards — reaching for the interpretive rule that yields the reading you already wanted, when the canons can usually be marshaled on both sides
This sourceShows that canons of construction can be paired with opposing canons and selected post hoc to support a favored interpretation.
- Its classic misuse is running a canon of construction backwards — reaching for the interpretive rule that yields the reading you already wanted, when the canons can usually be marshaled on both sides
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