Sullivan and Driedger on The Construction of Statutes 4th ed

This completely revised and updated edition reviews the theories and principles of statutory interpretation from the current appellate courts’ point of view. It continues the last edition’s systematic account and illustration of the rules, presumptions and techniques of statutory interpretation currently relied on by Canadian courts.

Coverage includes:-

• An analysis of the rules that address the meaning of legislative text (i.e. the ordinary meaning rule, the original meaning rule and the plausible meaning rule
• The 3 major techniques used in statutory interpretation – i.e. textual analysis, purposive analysis and consequential analysis
• The context within which legislation must be read is established and used in interpretation

New in this edition:-

• The evolution of interpretation rules relating to Aboriginal peoples, international law and fiscal legislation
• The increasing willingness of courts to rely on legislative history and administrative interpretation
• Revised analysis of the retroactive and retrospective application of legislation.