textualism
formalist theory in that interprets law based on the ordinary meaning of the legal text, as opposed to its intention
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Summary
textualism is a constitutional theory[1]. textualism draws 255 Wikipedia views per month (constitutional_theory category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- textualism's instance of is recorded as constitutional theory[3].
- textualism's instance of is recorded as jurisprudence[4].
- textualism's subclass of is recorded as judicial interpretation[5].
- textualism's subclass of is recorded as textualism[6].
- textualism's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08t7tj[7].
- textualism's facet of is recorded as legal formalism[8].
- textualism's partially coincident with is recorded as originalism[9].
- textualism's partially coincident with is recorded as strict constructionism[10].
- textualism's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as textualism[11].
- textualism's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Textualism[12].
Why It Matters
textualism draws 255 Wikipedia views per month (constitutional_theory category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] textualism has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]