Understanding common law legislation : drafting and interpretation / F.A.R. Bennion.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Common law.

Statutes.

Law -- Interpretation and construction.

Common law largely operates through statutes enacted by democratic legislature, and these mainly fall to be construed according to a uniform system of rules, presumptions, principles and canons evolved over centuries by common law judges.

Originally published: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Oxford scholarship online. Law collection.

9780199564101

xxviii, 221 p. ; 22 cm