Statutory Interpretation: A Practical Lawyering Course (Coursebook)

Much like any law school case book, Statutory Interpretation: A Practical Lawyering Course covers the leading cases; but it also offers much more. For example, it includes:

• legislative negotiation and drafting exercises to give students practical experience and a deeper understanding of the complexities of the legislative process;
• lawyers' briefs and case documents to help students understand how cases and arguments are put together;
• case files and brief-writing exercises to teach students to craft arguments based on their doctrinal studies;
• problems that require students to problem-solve, prompting them to think strategically;
• a mix of heavily-edited, lightly-edited, and unedited cases to help students prepare to work
• issues and questions for students to focus on as they read cases and other materials.

Finally, the author provides an extensive teachers' manual offering step-by-step guidance for how to best make use of the book's innovative materials.