Handbook on the construction and interpretation of the laws, with a chapter on the interpretation of judicial decisions and the doctrine of precedents / by Henry Campbell Black.

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.