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Subject: Law (Grad) (LAWS)
CRN: 22894
In Person | Lecture
Minneapolis: School Of Law 321
One of the primary tasks of lawyers and judges is to interpret statutes enacted by the legislature. The goal of this class is to provide students with a deeper understanding of the legislative process to help effectively discern legislative intent. This course will address theories of legislative process, as well as how legislatures operate in practice and role of different actors in the legislative process. It will also explore various theories of legislative interpretation and how those theories evolved over the last century. The course will focus on tools of ascertaining legislative intent that go beyond the text, with a practical focus on analyzing the evolution of statutes, finding and understanding legislative history, and applying common canons of construction.
3 Credits