Understanding Common Law Legislation

Drafting and Interpretation

F.A.R. Bennion (, Member of the Oxford University Law Faculty)

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Oxford University Press
28 May 2009

Many countries use and apply the common law. The common law world largely operates through statutes enacted by a country's democratic legislature. These statutes are drafted and interpreted according to a uniform system of rules, presumptions, principles and canons evolved over centuries by common law judges. In this book, Francis Bennion distills forty years of his prolific writings on statute law and statutory interpretation to provide valuable guidance on statutory interpretation applicable to all common law jurisdictions.KEY FEATURESExplains the system of interpretation common to British, Commonwealth, and United States legislation under the common lawShows how the traditional method of statutory interpretation interlocks with the new system under the Human Rights Act (1998)Describes for students and legal practitioners the way to interpret British, Commonwealth, and United States legislationThis title is available as an eBook. Visit VitalSource for more information or to purchase.

By: F.A.R. Bennion ( Member of the Oxford University Law Faculty)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 327g
ISBN: 9780199564101
ISBN 10: 0199564108
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 28 May 2009
Audience: Adult education , Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The author was formerly one of the Parliamentary Counsel, responsible for drafting British legislation. His drafting work includes, among much constitutional and other legislation, the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. As a constitutional lawyer, he has also advised at various times the governments of Pakistan, Ghana, Jamaica, and Gibraltar. He drafted constitutions for Pakistan (1956) and Ghana (1959-1961) on those countries attaining the status of independent republics. He was also formerly law tutor at St Edmund Hall in the University of Oxford, and is currently a Research Associate of the University of Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies.

Reviews for Understanding Common Law Legislation: Drafting and Interpretation

Review(s) from previous edition Francis Bennion brings with him years of experience in legislative drafting. The treatment is uniformly illuminating, and the style is homely. --The Commonwealth Lawyer Readers who have come to expect a degree of iconoclasm from Francis Bennion will not be disappointed. he includes the occasional throwaway line which reverberates. All this serves only to increase the pleasure of reading the book: it never affects the careful objectivity which Bennion brings to bear on his subject. --Law Quarterly Review Vol. 118, July 2002 [This book] not only makes a good reading on understanding common law legislation but also delves into 'global techniques' of interpretation of statutes. It also offers a blue print of law curriculum on interpretation of statutes. --K. I. Vibhute, Scholastcus, January 2004