"I realise that some of my criticisms may be mistaken; but to refuse to criticize judgements for fear of being mistaken is to abandon criticism altogether... If any of my criticisms are found to be correct, the cause is served; and if any are found to be incorrect the very process of finding out my mistakes must lead to the discovery of the right reasons, or better reasons than I have been able to give, and the cause is served just as well."

-Mr. HM Seervai, Preface to the 1st ed., Constitutional Law of India.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Vagueness & Ambiguity- Distinction

Lawrence Solum has written in his Legal Theory blog on the distinction between Vagueness and Ambiguity. Also, see his post on the distinction between interpretation and construction.

Also see, Jeremy Waldron, VAGUENESS IN LAW AND LANGUAGE: SOME PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES 82 Cal. L. Rev. 509 (1994)

Peter M. Tiersma, THE AMBIGUITY OF INTERPRETATION: DISTINGUISHING INTERPRETATION FROM CONSTRUCTION, 73 Wash. U. L.Q. 1095 (1995)
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