The Nature of Legislative Intent

by Ekins and Richard Ekins

Book Overview

Are legislatures able to form and act on intentions? The question matters because the interpretation of statutes is often thought to centre on the intention of the legislature and because the way in which the legislature acts is relevant to the authority it does or should enjoy. Many scholars argue that legislative intent is a fiction: the legislative assembly is a large, diverse group rather than a single person and it seems a mystery how the intentions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198766203
• ISBN13: 9780198766209
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"