Full Description
This book provides a practical handbook for legislation. Written by a team of experts, practitioners and scholars, it invites national institutions to apply its teachings in the context of their own drafting manuals and laws. Analysis focuses on general principles and best practice within the context of the different systems of government in Europe. Questions explored include subsidiarity, legitimacy, efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency, proportionality, monitoring and regulatory impact assessment. Taking a practical approach which starts from evidence-based rationality, it represents essential reading for all practitioners in the field of legislative drafting.
Contents
1. Introduction
Ulrich Karpen
2. Legislation and Regulation
Wim JM Voermans
3. Legislative Process
Tímea Drinóczi
4. Management of Legislation
Patricia Popelier
5. Participation
Felix Uhlmann and Christoph Konrath
6. Goals and Measures of Legislation: Evaluation
Mauro Zamboni
7. Legislative Drafting Techniques/Formal Legistics
Jean-Pierre Duprat and Helen Xanthaki
8. Legislative Language and Style
Mario Hernández Ramos and Volker Heydt
9. Legislative Drafting
Stefan Höfl er, Markus Nussbaumer and Helen Xanthaki
10. Publication
Karl Irresberger and Anna Jasiak
11. Regulatory Evaluation Ex Ante and Ex Post: Best Practice, Guidance and Methods
Stephan Naundorf and Claudio M. Radaelli
12. Maintenance of Rules
Maria De Benedetto
13. EU Legislation
William Robinson
14. Legislative Training
Marta Tavares de Almeida and Chris Moll
15. Emerging Trends in Legislation in Europe
Helen Xanthaki
