Brian Slocum (law professor)
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Brian G. Slocum is an American author and professor of law with particular expertise in jurisprudence, statutory interpretation, legal linguistics, and administrative law.[1]
A reviewer, Brian Bix, described him as 'one of the most important scholars working at the intersection of legal interpretation and the philosophy of language'.[2] His scholarship has examined and criticised the 'ordinary meaning doctrine' and how it has been used by courts to interpret language.[3]
Early life and education
Brian studied a BBA at Pacific Union College, a JD at Harvard before embarking on his legal career.[4] He has obtained an MA and PhD in linguistics at UC Davis, received in 2014.[5]
Articles
- The Immigration Rule of Lenity and Chevron Deference (Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 17, 515, 2002)[6]
- The Importance of Being Ambiguous (Maryland Law Review 69, 791, 2009)[7]
- Canons, the Plenary Power Doctrine, and Immigration Law (Florida State University Law Review 34, 363, 2006)[8]
- RICO and the Legislative Supremacy Approach to Federal Criminal Lawmaking (Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal 31, 639, 1999)[9]
See also
- Corpus linguistics
- Law and Corpus Linguistics
- Legal theory
- Statutory interpretation
References
- ↑ "Brian G. Slocum". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ↑ Bix, Brian (2017-05-29). "Philosophy of Language and Legal Interpretation". Jurisprudence. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ Boyce, Madeline (2016). "Book Note: Ordinary Meaning, A Theory Of The Most Fundamental Principle Of Legal Interpretation, by Brian G. Slocum". Osgoode Hall Law Journal. 53 (3): 1124–1126 – via CanLII.
- ↑ "Brian Slocum". Berkeley Law. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ↑ "Brian Slocum". law.pacific.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ↑ "The Immigration Rule of Lenity and Chevron Deference". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ "The Importance of Being Ambiguous: Substantive Canons, Stare Decisis, and the Central Role of Ambiguity Determinations in the Administrative State". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ "Canons, the Plenary Power Doctrine, and Immigration Law". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ "RICO and the Legislative Supremacy Approach to Federal Criminal Lawmaking". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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