Devenish on Interpretation – Vol I: Statutory Interpretation

Product Details:
Author(s):
Devenish, G
Year Published:
2024
Edition
2nd
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
Devenish on Interpretation: Statutory Interpretation is the first volume of a two-volume tome that can be considered a comprehensive update of 1992’s The Interpretation of Statute. This volume is devoted, inter alia, to the case law, principles, theories, methodology and maxims of the interpretation of statutes in accordance with the values set out in the Constitution, illustrated by appropriate case law.
Devenish on Interpretation: Statutory Interpretation includes important discussions on the deontic nature of legal reasoning involved in the interpretation of statutes and the Constitution, clarity of expression and its impact on interpretation of statutes, as well as the cognate doctrine of overbreadth.
Content
Chapter 1: Fundamental Concepts and the Historical Roots
Chapter 2: Theories of Interpretation 
Chapter 3: Restrictive Interpretation 
Chapter 4: Extensive Interpretation: Some Anomalies in the South African Approach 
Chapter 5: Internal Aids to Construction 
Chapter 6: External Aids to Construction 
Chapter 7: Statutory Multilingualism as An Aid to Construction in Terms of the South African Constitution 
Chapter 8: The Presumptions of Interpretation
Chapter 9: The Status of Acts Performed Contrary to
Chapter 10: Analysis and Critique of the Interpretation Act of 33 of 1957 439
Chapter 11: The Nature of Legal Reasoning Involved in Statutory and Constitutional Interpretation 483
Chapter 12: The Reconciliation and Resolution of Conflicting Statutory Provisions 525
Chapter 13: Clarity of Expression and Doctrine of Overbreadth 
 
Interest / Benefit to
•    legal practitioners, judges, legal academics, researchers, government officials, policy makers