statute

by BytesAgain

Legal statutes reference — statutory interpretation, legislative process, types of statutes, and citation formats. Use when researching laws, understanding statutory construction, or analyzing legislative text.

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安装

claude skill add --url github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills/ckchzh/statute

文档

Statute — Legal Statutes Reference

Quick-reference skill for understanding statutes, legislative structure, and statutory interpretation.

When to Use

  • Understanding how statutes are structured and organized
  • Interpreting statutory language and legislative intent
  • Researching the legislative process (bill to law)
  • Citing statutes correctly in legal documents
  • Comparing common law vs statutory law

Commands

intro

bash
scripts/script.sh intro

Overview of statutes — definition, types, hierarchy of law.

process

bash
scripts/script.sh process

How a bill becomes law — the legislative process step by step.

structure

bash
scripts/script.sh structure

Anatomy of a statute — titles, chapters, sections, subsections.

interpretation

bash
scripts/script.sh interpretation

Statutory interpretation — canons of construction, textualism, purposivism.

types

bash
scripts/script.sh types

Types of statutes — criminal, civil, procedural, enabling, remedial.

citation

bash
scripts/script.sh citation

How to cite statutes — Bluebook, ALWD, and practical formats.

examples

bash
scripts/script.sh examples

Notable statutes and their impact — landmark U.S. legislation.

checklist

bash
scripts/script.sh checklist

Statutory research checklist for legal analysis.

help

bash
scripts/script.sh help

version

bash
scripts/script.sh version

Configuration

VariableDescription
STATUTE_DIRData directory (default: ~/.statute/)

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