This canon of construction is also known as lex specialis derogat legi generali.
 
See e.g.,  People v. Ruster, 16 Cal. 3d 690; 548 P.2d 353 (1976).
 
Keith
 
Keith A. Maxwell, J.D.
Professor Emeritus
Legal Studies and Ethics in Business
University of Puget Sound
 
Adjunct Professor of Business Law
Dixie State College
Saint George, UT

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From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk on behalf of Daniel Warner
Sent: Tue 2/17/2009 09:53 AM
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Subject: Statutory construction question



Hi Colleagues,

 

Maybe somebody can get me pointed toward the right key words or toward some case law to begin a thread of research.

 

Here's the germ of it: Where legislation has general goals and also specific policies, the specific policies subordinate the general goals.

 

Thanks for any suggestions on researching this issue.

 

Dan Warner

 

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