internal Object InstantiateObject(Type objectType, out Dictionary<string, MemberInfo> memberMap)
		{
			if (objectType.IsInterface || objectType.IsAbstract || objectType.IsValueType)
			{
				throw new JsonTypeCoercionException(
					String.Format(TypeCoercionUtility.ErrorCannotInstantiate, objectType.FullName));
			}

			ConstructorInfo ctor = objectType.GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes);
			if (ctor == null)
			{
				throw new JsonTypeCoercionException(
					String.Format(TypeCoercionUtility.ErrorDefaultCtor, objectType.FullName));
			}
			Object result;
			try
			{
				// always try-catch Invoke() to expose real exception
				result = ctor.Invoke(null);
			}
			catch (TargetInvocationException ex)
			{
				if (ex.InnerException != null)
				{
					throw new JsonTypeCoercionException(ex.InnerException.Message, ex.InnerException);
				}
				throw new JsonTypeCoercionException("Error instantiating " + objectType.FullName, ex);
			}

			memberMap = GetMemberMap (objectType);
			
			return result;
		}
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		public static ConstructorInfo GetConstructor (Type type, ConstructorInfo constructor)
		{
			/*FIXME I would expect the same checks of GetMethod here*/
			if (type == null)
				throw new ArgumentException ("Type is not generic", "type");

			if (!type.IsGenericType)
				throw new ArgumentException ("Type is not a generic type", "type");

			if (type.IsGenericTypeDefinition)
				throw new ArgumentException ("Type cannot be a generic type definition", "type");

			if (constructor == null)
				throw new NullReferenceException (); //MS raises this instead of an ArgumentNullException

			if (!constructor.DeclaringType.IsGenericTypeDefinition)
				throw new ArgumentException ("constructor declaring type is not a generic type definition", "constructor");
			if (constructor.DeclaringType != type.GetGenericTypeDefinition ())
				throw new ArgumentException ("constructor declaring type is not the generic type definition of type", "constructor");

			ConstructorInfo res = type.GetConstructor (constructor);
			if (res == null)
				throw new ArgumentException ("constructor not found");

			return res;
		}