Law--Interpretation and construction
Scope Notes
Here are entered works on the interpretation of statutes and other laws. Works on the legislative process are entered under [Legislation.] Works on legislative enactments as a source of law, as distinct from constitutional law or from the law arising from judicial or administrative decisions are entered under [Statutes.] General works on law or legal systems as well as collections of statutes not limited to a specific topic are entered under [Law] with local subdivision, as appropriate.
Used for
- Analogy (Law)
- Construction and interpretation (Law)
- Construction and interpretation of statutes
- Interpretation and construction (Law)
- Law--Construction
- Statutes--Interpretation and construction
- Statutory construction
Examples
Notes under [Law; Legislation; Statutes]
Editorial Notes
subdivision [Interpretation and construction] under names of legal systems, special branches of law and specific legal topics, e.g. [Canon law--Interpretation and construction; Criminal law--Interpretation and construction; Juristic acts--Interpretation and construction]