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As time goes by: Hermeneutics and originalism
2011
Revista de Estudos Constitucionais, Hermenêutica e Teoria do Direito
What is the continuing relevance of hermeneutics to legal theory in general and to constitutional theory in particular if we are all originalists now? Both seem to be vital despite the decline of interest in hermeneutics recently. This article argues for the continuing relevance of hermeneutics to both fi elds because of the centrality of issues of application and practical reasoning in both. Law seeks to fi nd the meaning of texts applied over time; legal texts are truly letters of transit.
doi:10.4013/rechtd.2011.31.06
fatcat:qfi27vpokbe77io3kcgd2hih7m