Modern Statutory Interpretation
If a single word describes this textbook from Jeffrey Barnes, Jacinta Dharmananda and Eamonn Moran14, that word is ‘comprehensive’. Among its strengths are the practical guidance it provides, its concise and up-to date explanations, and its worked examples.
There are 43 chapters, key ones being Ch 9 practical techniques, Ch 4 legislative intent, Ch 7 context and Ch 8 purpose – start with these to get across basic principles. Navigation from there to things you need is a cinch. As the title suggests, this is a modern workbook, not some dry codex for the shelves. It is a 21st century guide to a landscape increasingly dominated by complex statutes from every angle15.
This principle is from Episode 93 of interpretation NOW!
Footnotes:
14 La Trobe Law School, UWA, Victorian Inspectorate, respectively.
15 Cambridge University Press $160 online.