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The interpretation game : how judges and lawyers make the law / by Robert Benson.

Author/creator Benson, Robert W., 1942-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoDurham, NC : Carolina Academic Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxvii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Law--United States --Interpretation and construction.
Contents The old story -- The modern story -- The postmodern insight -- How judges fool themselves -- How statutes get their meaning : the speed limit laws -- How the constitution gets its meaning : Brown v. Board of Education -- How case precedents get their meaning : Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad -- Post-scripts.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007045338
ISBN9781594605017 (alk. paper)
ISBN1594605017 (alk. paper)

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