Legislation: Statutes and the Creation of Public Policy, 3rd Ed. (American Casebook Series and Other Coursebooks) [Hardcover]

William N., Jr. Eskridge (Author), Philip P. Frickey (Author), Elizabeth Garrett (Author)

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ISBN-10: 031423330X | ISBN-13: 978-0314233301 | Publication Date: May 15, 2001 | Edition: 3

Contains an introduction to legislation; descriptive and normative theories of legislation, including procedural theories of legislation, pluralism and interest groups, and institutional theories of legislation; Title VII: interpretive issues and political theories, the Supreme Court's decision in Griggs, affirmative action United States Steelworkers of America v. Weber and Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County; legislative drafting; representational structures, structures of legislative deliberation; statutes as a source of public policy in the United States; theories of statutory interpretation; doctrines of statutory interpretation; and the implementation of statutes.

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University of Chicago

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1032 pages
• Publisher: West Group; 3 edition (May 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031423330X
• ISBN-13: 978-0314233301
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #871,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1.0 out of 5 stars everyone in my class hates this book - including the professor, January 22, 2008

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This review is from: Legislation: Statutes and the Creation of Public Policy, 3rd Ed. (American Casebook Series and Other Coursebooks) (Hardcover)

This book is universally reviled by nearly all the 1Ls at my school (where Legislation is taught to first years). It's extremely long, boring, HUGE, and very difficult to get through, especially when you have to read large chunks at a time for class each week. There's comparatively few cases. The authors say in twenty words what they could easily express in two, and unless you REALLY need to know that senator Clair Engle was suffering a brain tumor when he voted for cloture during the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the authors go into way more detail than you will ever need as a 1L.

The only good thing about this book is that it solved my insomnia problem - it puts me to sleep every time.

4 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a laugh riot, April 12, 2000

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Umar Farooq (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legislation: Statutes and the Creation of Public Policy, 3rd Ed. (American Casebook Series and Other Coursebooks) (Hardcover)

This book was an utter delight to read -- I keep it on my bedside table, and give myself the treat of a chapter each night. You wouldn't think that a book on legislation could have that impact, but Eskridge makes the topic fun and riveting, at once.