Recommended Titles and Treatises
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Legislative Process and Interpretation
Legislation and statutory interpretation
by William N. Eskridge.
Foundation Press.
2nd edition.
2006.
405 pages. Updated by new edition.
405 pages. Updated by new edition.
This concise guide begins with chapters on theory of representation, legislative process, and statutory interpretation, but also includes practical discussions of substantive texts and precedents to which the researcher ought refer.