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Legislative Drafting for Democratic Social Change: A Manual for Drafters

Legislative Drafting for Democratic Social Change: A Manual for Drafters

Abeyesekere, Nalin
Seidman, Ann

Hardcover

General LawUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 9041197931
ISBN13: 9789041197931
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Published: Dec 7 2000
Pages: 432
Weight: 1.74
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Good governance, that is, effective government based on non-arbitrary decision-making, is central to a country's successful development or transition to a market-oriented economy. This Manual aims to equip legislative drafters with the conceptual tools and specific techniques they need to draft laws likely to bring about the institutional transformation necessary for good governance. Designed as a practical aid for practitioners in the developing and transitional worlds, this unique work demonstrates how, within constitutional and other limits, a drafter should structure a bill, provides instruction in drafting amendments and subordinate legislation, and describes the skills required to write the clear, unambiguous and readily-interpreted provisions required to achieve a bill's policy objectives. It provides a model for a research report that, based on facts and logic, will justify the bill's detailed provisions and demonstrate that the responsible agency will implement them effectively. The final section focuses on drafting laws to facilitate government decision-making in accordance with the rule of law. In particular, it suggests devices for drafting defensively against corruption, thus providing the legislative environment essential for successful transition and development.

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