Rules of statutory and legal interpretation

• Author: Mark G. Daniel/Robert K. Gill
• Pages: 319-334

RULES OF STATUTORY AND

LEGAL INTERPRETATION

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CHAPTER 7

RULES OF STATUTORY AND

LEGAL INTERPRETATION

§7:10 HIERARCHICAL GOVERNANCE

§7:11 Case Law

§7:20 RULES OF STATUTORY AND RULES CONSTRUCTION

§7:21 Basic Rules

§7:21.1 Statutor y Construction

§7:21.2 Rules Construction

§7:22 Statutory Intentions

§7:22.1 Statutor y Law

§7:22.2 Case Law

§7:23 Statute Construction Aids

§7:23.1 Statutor y Law

§7:23.2 Case Law

§7:24 Irreconcilable Statutes and Amendments

§7:24.1 Statutory Law

§7:24.2 Case Law

§7:30 DEFINITIONS OF WORDS, PHRASES AND TERMS

§7:31 Words and Phrases

§7:31.1 Statutor y Law

§7:31.2 Case Law

§7:32 Common and Technical Terms

§7:32.1 Statutor y Law

§7:32.2 Case Law

§7:33 Interpretations of Certain Words

§7:40 HEADINGS

§7:50 PROSPECTIVE OPERATION OF STATUTES

§7:60 SPECIAL OR LOCAL PROVISION PREVAILS OVER GENERAL

§7:61 Statutory Law

§7:62 Case Law

§7:63 Doctrine of In Pari Materia

RULES OF STATUTORY AND

LEGAL INTERPRETATION

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§7:70 CONSTRUCTION OF PENAL OFFENSES

§7:71 Applicability of Penal Code to Offenses Under Other Codes

§7:72 Construction of Offenses Outside Penal Code

§7:80 CONSTITUTIONALITY OF STATUTES

§7:81 In General

§7:82 Basic Constitutional Principles

§7:83 First Amendment Considerations

§7:84 Due Process Claims

§7:85 Specif‌ic Statutory Provisions

§7:86 The Single Subject Rule

§7:86.1 Constitutional Provision

§7:86.2 Case Law

§7:90 CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES

§7:100 EX POST FACTO LAWS

§7:110 SEPAR ATION OF POWERS

§7:120 COMPUTATION OF TIME

§7:130 DOCTRINE OF STARE DECISIS

§7:140 UNPUBLISHED AND PLURALITY APPELLATE COURT OPINIONS

§7:141 Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions

§7:142 Court of Criminal Appeals Unpublished Opinions

§7:143 Plurality Opinions

§7:150 ESTOPPEL

§7:160 STATUTORY PRESUMPTIONS

§7:161 Statutory Law

§7:162 Case Law

§7:170 U.S. SUPREMACY CLAUSE