TY - BOOK AU - Black,Henry Campbell TI - Handbook on the construction and interpretation of the laws, with a chapter on the interpretation of judicial decisions and the doctrine of precedents SN - 9781584778851 U1 - 348.73 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Clark, NJ PB - Lawbook Exchange KW - Law KW - Interpretation and construction N1 - Originally published: St. Paul, Minn., West Pub. Co., 1896; Includes bibliographical references and index; Nature and office of interpretation -- Construction of constitutions -- General principles of statutory construction -- Statutory construction : presumptions -- Statutory construction : words and phrases -- Intrinsic aids in statutory construction -- Extrinsic aids in statutory construction -- Interpretation with reference to common law -- Retrospective interpretation -- Construction of provisos, exceptions, and saving clauses -- Strict and liberal construction -- Mandatory and directory provisions -- Amendatory and amended acts -- Construction of codes and revised statutes -- Declaratory statutes -- The rule of stare decisis as applied to statutory construction -- Interpretation of judicial decisions and the doctrine of precedents UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip089/2008003800.html ER -