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Canons of Statutory Construction (also called Rules of Statutory Interpretation)

Canons of statutory construction are general rules for construing text. The canons include linguistic canons that are based on grammatical rules and presumptions about usage. The canons also include substantive canons that incorporate policy-based assumptions about legislative intent.

Some linguistic canons are found in Title 1 United States Code, 1-8, General Provisions, Rules of Construction.

For more information about the Canons of Statutory Construction, with detailed analysis, see:

Canons of Statutory Construction (also called Rules of Statutory Interpretation)

Continuity and Change in Statutory Interpretation (Links to HeinOnline.)
David L. Shapiro, Continuity and Change in Statutory Interpretation, 67 New York University Law Review 921 (1992).
An Evaluation of the Rules of Statutory Interpretation
Quintin Johnstone, An Evaluation of the Rules of Statutory Interpretation (1954). Faculty Scholarship Series. Paper 1908
Remarks on the Theory of Appellate Decisions and the Rules or Canons about how Statutes are to be Construed
Karl N. Llewellyn, Remarks on the Theory of Appellate Decisions and the Rules or Canons about how Statutes are to be Construed, 3 Vanderbilt Law Review 395 (1950).
Statutes and Statutory Construction (Sutherland Statutory Construction)
Norman J. Singer, Statutes and Statutory Construction . via Westlaw. Multi-volume.
Statutory Interpretation—in the Classroom and in the Courtroom
Richard A. Posner, Statutory Interpretation—in the Classroom and in the Courtroom, 50 University of Chicago Law Review 800, Spring 1983.