Purpose Clauses is a legislative drafting device consisting of a introductory statement in a bill that identifies the underlying objectives or intended outcomes of the proposed legislation, distinguishing it from operative clauses by focusing on rationale rather than enforceable provisions.
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The Role of Original Intent in Statutory Construction
Frank H. Easterbrook · 1988 · 48 citations
Law, Jurisprudence, Public Law +14
Understanding natural language instructions
Barbara Di Eugenio · 1992 · 35 citations · Full text
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- FSFrederick Schauer
United States Air Force Research Laboratory, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, United States
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University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
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University of San Diego
San Diego, United States
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- The Journal of Philosophy
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- Text - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Discourse
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- Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania)
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