Legislation and Legislative Drafting

Singh, Rakesh Kumar Dhar, Souvik

Legislation and Legislative Drafting - 1st ed - Telangana, Hyderabad Gogia Law Publication 2023-24 - xvii, 378p

This book is an exhaustive textual reference for legislative drafting as it has covered different aspects, principles, and essential elements of legislative drafting. The epistemology of legislative drafting has been explored in this book. The growth of the style of legislative drafting in the U.K. and its application in other commonwealth countries having a parliamentary system of government has been covered in this book. The authors have made a pragmatic attempt to cover the syllabus set by different law schools for this paper. This book covers in brief history of legislative emergence and its development in India. Basic concepts of law and sources of law are covered for better understanding of Legislation as one of the paramount sources of law. Basic principles and doctrines under Constitutional law and the Constitution of India are covered in this book for a better understanding of the legislative process in India. Different principles of Administrative Law are also incorporated. Guidelines for legislative drafters are added in this book most lucidly. Writing different operative parts of legislation; usage of punctuations; writing of definitions; preparation of penal clauses and writing consolidating statutes – are all discussed compactly and lucidly. Different types of Bills and the writing of Bills have been discussed exhaustively in this book. Moreover, basic concepts of the Interpretation of Statutes are also incorporated in this book. The authors have incorporated different formats of bills; applications for motions amendments of bills and other parliamentary procedures in this book for a better understanding of the process behind the legislative drafting. Annexures of this book will help readers have an idea of parliamentary procedures in legislative drafting. Considering all these aspects, it may be hoped that this book will act as a comprehensive guide for the students and Legal Professionals to develop and understand the legislative drafting.

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Law--India--Constitutional and Administrative Law

342.05 / SIN/Leg

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