Legislative drafter's desk reference / Lawrence E. Filson and Sandra L. Strokoff.

This book is a practical guide to the drafting of federal and state laws for law and public policy students, and legal, lobbying, and legislative professionals. It offers an introduction to the concept and the process of bill drafting along with step-by-step details of all the issues associated with...

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Main Author: Filson, Lawrence E.
Other Authors: Strokoff, Sandra L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, ©2008.
Edition:2nd ed.
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505 0 |a Approaching the subject -- What is legislative drafting? -- The drafting process itself -- Defining the problem and its solution -- Searching out the collateral questions -- Organizing the bill -- The mechanics of good writing -- The roman rule, modified -- Readability -- General considerations -- The introductory provisions -- The central provisions -- The caboose -- General considerations -- The basic amendatory tools -- Amendatory form and style -- Organization of amendments -- Amendatory cautions -- General considerations -- Breakdown, designation, and headings of subdivisions -- Grammatical considerations -- Word usage in general -- Devices especially suited for coping with complexity -- References to statutory provisions -- References to nonstatutory provisions -- Dealing with effective dates -- Other usages and considerations -- Statutory construction -- Significant case law for the federal drafter -- Typography and typographical terminology -- Locations and forms of existing federal law -- Legislative vehicles in congress -- Federal drafting styles -- Federal parliamentary considerations -- Drafters of nonfederal law -- Considerations in drafting regulations. 
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