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Historical Purpose

Historical Purpose is a teleological interpretive principle that identifies the intended function or goal underlying a legal text at the time of its enactment, distinguishing it from contemporary or consequentialist interpretations by anchoring meaning to the original purposive context of the legislature.

12

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582

Citations

10

Authors

5

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1

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Publications

12

1–5 of 12

Authors

10

  1. IM
    Innes M. Keighren

    Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  2. GM
    Gabrielle M. Spiegel

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    1 publications · 129 citations

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  3. LM
    Leerom Medovoi

    Portland State University, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. EY
    Elizabeth Yakel

    University of Michigan, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  5. MR
    Mathias Risse

    Harvard University, United States

    1 publications · 62 citations

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1–5 of 10

Institutions

5

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

  2. Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung

    Bandung, Indonesia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  3. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  4. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  5. Library of Michigan

    Lansing, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

  6. Christopher Newport University

    Newport News, United States

    1 publications

    11 citations

  7. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 publications

    29 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 202 citations

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  2. The American Archivist

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  3. Screen

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. Social Theory and Practice

    1 publications · 62 citations

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  5. The Yale Law Journal

    1 publications · 51 citations

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