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INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES: A foundational guide booklet for LLB Students in Indian Universities - Softcover

K. S. S. Kanhaiya

 
9798906732071: INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES: A foundational guide booklet for LLB Students in Indian Universities

Synopsis

This booklet has been conceived as an accessible guide to the principles and practices of statutory interpretation as applied in Indian jurisprudence. It is designed for LL.B. students in Indian universities, who are expected to master the intricate art of statutory construction as part of their legal foundation.

Statutory interpretation is the methodological bridge between legislative text and judicial application. This booklet endeavors to provide students with both the theoretical framework and the practical wisdom necessary to interpret statutes with rigor, integrity, and fidelity to legislative intent.

Indian statutory interpretation is distinctive. While it derives foundational principles from English common law, the Indian legal system has evolved these principles through a uniquely constitutional lens. The addition of constitutional review, federalism-based doctrines, and the explicitly welfare-oriented constitutional design of the Indian state has transformed statutory interpretation from a mechanical exercise into a nuanced jurisprudential discipline.

Statutory interpretation may initially appear to be a dry, technical skill. It is not. Interpretation is where law meets text, where justice meets language, where timeless principles encounter particular circumstances. This guide would help students master statutory interpretation and equips them with capacity to read law precisely, to argue convincingly, and to advance justice within constitutional bounds.

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