Subjects:

Practice & Procedure

Contents:

Division One

Interpreter, Instrument and Enactment

Division Two

The Legal Meaning of an Enactment

Division Three

Rules of Construction

Division Four

Interpretative Pronciples Derived from Legal Policy

Division Five

Interpretative Persumptions Based on the Nature of Legislation

Division Six

Linguistic Canons of Construction

Division Seven

The European Union

For all practitioners of law, a keen and informed understanding of the meaning and interpretation of legislation is the key to professional success.

The fourth edition of this critically acclaimed work is a step-by-step guide to assessing legislative intention and following on from the third edition, also covers implications and changes brought about by the Human Rights Act.

The 2005 Supplement includes replacement Part XXX (Human Rights Act 1998) and replecement Index.