How to Do Things with Rules: A Primer of Interpretation

Part I: 1. Some food for thought Part II. Reading, Using and Interpreting Rules in General: 2. Problems and mischiefs 3. Of rules in general 4. Interpretation and application 5. Imperfect rules Part III. Reading Law: Reading, Using and Interpreting Legislation and Cases: 6. Routine and problematic readings 7. Legislation 8. Interpreting legislation 9. Reading cases 10. The European dimension 11. Rules, reasoning and interpretation Part IV: Questions and exercises.