Introduction

I. Critique 1. Interpretation without Institutions

2. Dynamism and Pragmatism: A Tale of Two Nirvanas

II. Reconstruction 3. The Institutional Turn

4. Judicial Capacities: A Case Study

5. Systemic Effects and Judicial Coordination

III. Applications 6. Judging under Uncertainty

7. Statutory Interpretation

8. Judicial Review and Constitutional Interpretation

Conclusion: Interim Interpretive Theory

Notes

Index

Adrian Vermeule is Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.