Overview

Drafting Legislation sets out to prove Sir William Dale's doctrine that the rules for drafting good quality legislation are the same in common and civil systems of law. Legislative solutions can therefore serve the drafter, the judge and the practitioner of any jurisdiction. The book discusses the general issue of quality in legislation from the legislative process to the actual drafting interpretation and enforcement. It also analyzes topics related to quality in legislation such as clarity, precision and disambiguity, plain language and gender-neutral language and assesses whether Sir William's view of universality in the definition and elements of quality in legislation is right or not. The volume is of critical interest to students and scholars of European law and the philosophy and theory of law.

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Author:   Constantin Stefanou ,  Helen Xanthaki
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138264632

ISBN 10:   1138264636
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   15 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 On Transferability of Legislative Solutions, Helen Xanthaki; Chapter 2 Drawing the Line, Stephen Laws CB; Chapter 3 Legislative Intention, Ian McLeod; Chapter 4 Legislator’s Intent, Justice Keith Mason; Chapter 5 The Techniques of Gender-neutral Drafting, Daniel Greenberg; Chapter 6 Drafting Legislation at the Tax Law Rewrite Project, Hayley Rogers; Chapter 7 Retrospectivity in the Drafting and Interpretation of Legislation, Lydia Clapinska; Chapter 8 Repealing or Amending Legislation by Non-Legislative Means, Alec Samuels; Chapter 9 Pre-legislative Scrutiny, Zione Ntaba; Chapter 10 The Role of the Legislative Drafter in Promoting Social Transformation, Richard C. Nzerem; Chapter 11 Improving Democratic Development by Better Regulation, Ulrich Karpen; Chapter 12 Drafting Principles of Existing European Contract Law, Gerhard Dannemann; Chapter 13 Drafting of EU Acts: A View From the European Commission, William Robinson; Chapter 14 Drafting to Implement EU Law, Valsamis Mitsilegas; Chapter 15 Procedures for the Approximation of Albanian Legislation with the Acquis Communautaire, Alfred E. Kellermann; Chapter 16 Compromise and Clarity in International Drafting, Eileen Denza; Chapter 17 Can Legislation Rank as Literature?, Helen Caldwell; Chapter 18 Open Management of Legislative Documents, Giovanni Sartor; Chapter 19 Between Policy and Implementation, Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman; Chapter 20 Drafters, Drafting and the Policy Process, Constantin Stefanou;

Reviews

'This book contains a wide range of essays on legislation and its drafting. It is written in honour of the memory of Sir William Dale, who did much to encourage debate in this area. The book continues the debate in a stimulating manner. It is a fitting tribute to him.' Sir Geoffrey Bowman KCB QC, First Parliamentary Counsel, London, 2002-06 'This book, ranging widely and containing so many good things, is a worthy tribute to Sir William Dale and an important addition to the literature on legislation - and perhaps even on logistics.' Public Law

Author Information

Dr Constantin Stefanou and Dr Helen Xanthaki are Senior Lecturers at the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies and Directors of the LLM in Advanced Legislative Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London. Dr Xanthaki is a member of the Board of the Statute Law Society. Dr Stefanou and Dr Xanthaki have extensive experience in researching and teaching aspects of legislative studies and legislative drafting. Both have published widely on this and related topics. They consult governments and international organizations on aspects of legislative drafting and the legislative process and have worked for the European Commission, the European Parliament, the governments of Bulgaria, Cyprus, Kossovo, Bosnia, Greece and Ukraine.

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