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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Professor Helen XanthakiPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Professional Edition: 6th edition Weight: 1.158kg ISBN: 9781526518910ISBN 10: 1526518910 Pages: 632 Publication Date: 21 July 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1 Legislation as a tool for regulation 2 Words 3 Syntax and punctuation 4 Style 5 Specific matters of style 6 Miscellaneous words and expressions 7 Interpretation Acts 8 The drafting process: Part 1 9 The drafting process: Part 2 10 Formalities and arrangement 11 Preliminary provisions 12 Powers and duties 13 Substantive and administrative provisions: Part 1 14 Substantive and administrative provisions: Part 2 15 Substantive and administrative provisions: Part 3 16 Supplementary provisions 17 Penal provisions 18 Final provisions 19 Amending legislation 20 Subordinate legislation 21 Transposition of EU legislation 22 Pre- and post-legislative scrutiny: The lifecycle of legislationReviewsThe 6th edition of a legal text is in itself a tribute to its durability and usefulness. In the over 50 years since G.C. Thornton published his 1st edition in 1970, his book has stood the test of time ... Under the direction of Professor Xanthaki, the 5th and now 6th editions ... have continued to pursue Thornton's original objective of providing practical guidance to those engaged in drafting legislation. -- John Mark Keyes, University of Ottawa * The Loophole * Author InformationHelen Xanthaki is Professor of Law at University College London, Dean of Postgraduate Laws Programmes, University of London (Worldwide), Senior Research Fellow, Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies, Member, Committee for the Scrutiny of the Law-making Process, Presidency of the Hellenic Government, and President, International Association for Legislation. She is a leading expert in legislation, law-making and legislative quality. She was the first and only Professor of Legislative Drafting in the UK, and served for 18 years at the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies (most of them as the Director). She has published extensively in the field of legislation and legislative drafting, recently as the author of The Lifecycle of Legislation (with Maria Mousmouti and Constantin Stefanou), Better Legislation and the EU (with Jurate Vaiciukaite), Thornton’s Legislative Drafting (5th edition) and Art and Technology of Rules and Regulations. She has edited collections: Ulrich Karpen and Helen Xanthaki, Legislation in Europe: A Country by Country Handbook for Scholars and Practitioners (2020, Hart Publishers, Oxford), Ulrich Karpen and Helen Xanthaki (eds), Legislation in Europe: A Handbook for Scholars and Practitioners (2017, Hart Publishers, Oxford), and Helen Xanthaki, (ed) Enhancing Legislative Drafting in the Commonwealth: A Wealth of Innovation (2014, Routledge, London). She has contributed to most journals in the field, including the Theory and Practice of Legislation, Statute Law Review, Hukim Journal on Legislation, European Journal of Law Reform, The Korean Legal Research Institute Journal of Legislation and Evaluation, and Studi parlamentari e di politica costituzionale. She has offered evidence to the House of Lords, the House of Commons, the European Commission, the European Parliament (Legal Affairs Committee). She has served as a consultant to the European Commission, the European Parliament, governments, the World Bank and many other national, regional, and international fora. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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