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Canons of Statutory Interpretation III

Learn about interpretive canons related to the structure or context of statutes.

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I. Introduction

The next category of interpretive canons relates to the structure or context of statutes. But like the other canons we’ve considered, they can apply to other types of texts, including constitutions, promulgated rules, and legal documents such as contracts and wills.

II. The Whole Act Canon

The whole-act canon requires consideration of a statute’s entire text, structure, and the relationship between its parts. This is one of the oldest and strongest canons. Coke explained it early...

Lessons

    • 1. Welcome
    • Welcome
    2. Federal Systems of Legislation & Regulation
    • The Federal Constitutional System of Legislation and Regulation
    • Overview of Sources of Federal Law
    • The Constitution and Legislative Power
    3. Federal Legislative Processes
    • How a Bill Becomes a Law
    • Delegation of Congressional Lawmaking Power to Agencies I
    • Delegation of Congressional Lawmaking and Judicial Power to Agencies II
    4. Statutory Interpretation
    • Philosophical Views of the Judiciary’s Role and Common Interpretive Problems
    • Differing Theories of Statutory Interpretation
    • Legislative History and its Use in Interpreting Statutes
    • Canons of Statutory Interpretation I
    • Canons of Statutory Interpretation II
    • Canons of Statutory Interpretation III
    • Canons of Statutory Interpretation IV
    5. Agency Action, State Processes, & Courts
    • The History and Evolution of the Administrative State
    • Federal Regulatory Processes
    • Executive Branch Control of Agencies and Judicial Review of Agency Action
    • Judicial Review of Agency Action Under the APA
    • State Legislative & Administrative Processes
    • Judicial Process