Legislative Drafting
Legislative Drafting by Aldo Zammit Borda, published by Routledge on November 9, 2010, is a comprehensive examination of the intricate discipline of legislative drafting. This 160-page book delves into the technical aspects of drafting legislation, emphasizing the skills and precision required to convey complex ideas clearly. It addresses the unique challenges faced by legislative drafters, particularly within the Commonwealth context.
Readers will find detailed commentary on various facets of legislative drafting, including the ethics involved, the importance of training and retention of drafters, and the role of effective drafting in promoting good governance. The book also explores innovative techniques such as the use of graphics and formulae in legislation, as well as the specific hurdles encountered when drafting for smaller states. This edition serves as a valuable resource for legislative drafters, parliamentary counsel, and professionals engaged in law and governance.
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Legislative drafting is an extremely onerous, exacting and highly-skilled task. What is clearly conceived in the mind may not be easily expressed with clarity and precision in words. It is a highly technical discipline, and one of the most vigorous forms of writing. Few lawyers have the special combination of skills, aptitudes and temperament necessary for a competent draftsperson.
This book provides, for the first time, detailed commentary on legislative drafting with a specific focus on the Commonwealth, covering: the ethics of legislative drafting, teaching, training and retention of drafters, the role of legislative drafting in good governance, keeping the statute book up-to-date, drafting by more than words: the use of graphics, labels and formulae in legislation; and the particular challenges of drafting for small states. It constitutes a key reference for legislative drafters, parliamentary counsel and professionals involved in this field in the Commonwealth and beyond.
This book was based on a special issue of Commonwealth Law Bulletin.
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