STATUTORY INTERPRETATION
Learn the basics of the federal legislative process and develop an understanding of the fundamentals of how courts interpret statutes in a variety of areas of law. Focus on applying the courts' techniques, learning to make arguments in favor of or against particular interpretations of a given statute based on the specific techniques courts use, and recognizing the relative strength of different arguments.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Law JD Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the basics of the federal legislative process Audience: Graduate 2. Learn and apply the fundamentals statute interpretation by the courts Audience: Graduate 3. Employ the techniques of statutory interpretation to interpret statutes Audience: Graduate 4. Practice making arguments in favor of or against particular interpretations of a given statute based on the specific techniques courts use Audience: Graduate 5. Recognize the relative strength of different arguments Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the basics of the federal legislative process Audience: Graduate 2. Learn and apply the fundamentals statute interpretation by the courts Audience: Graduate 3. Employ the techniques of statutory interpretation to interpret statutes Audience: Graduate 4. Practice making arguments in favor of or against particular interpretations of a given statute based on the specific techniques courts use Audience: Graduate 5. Recognize the relative strength of different arguments Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027