4.2 The Doctrinal Tools

The sources'-hierarchy (the primary): the Constitution (the verified-articles-only (the whitelist- discipline (the LAW5202's-training))) + the statutes (the current-version (the amendments-tracked (the commencement-checked (the repeals-noticed)))) + the cases (the NKP-and-the-decisions (the precedent's-weight (the SC-binding (the doctrine-extracted (the holdings-never-invented (the citation-verified (the this-series'-own-rule-the-dissertation's-too)))))); The secondary: the books + the articles (the persuasive-not-the-binding (the borrowed-structures-credited (the literature- review's-raw-material))); The techniques: the analytical (the rule's-elements (the case's-ratio (the statutory-interpretation's-canons (the literal/golden/mischief (the LAW5001's-canon (the name-level)))))) + the comparative (the jurisdiction-juxtaposed (the lesson-drawn (the comparison- for-a-purpose (the not-the-tourist's (the why-better-answered))))) + the historical (the provision's- life-story (the reform's-context));