Legislative Drafting Step-by-Step

by Arthur J. Rynearson

Legislative Drafting Step-by-Step is a practical, step-by-step guide to drafting legislation. This "how to" book untangles the web of confusion and technical detail that surrounds legislative drafting and presents drafting in an easy-to-understand way. In so doing, legislative drafting is shown to be a fun, intellectually engaging endeavor and not an intimidating prospect to be dreaded. In short, this concise, user-friendly guide seeks to de-mystify legislative drafting.

Legislative Drafting Step-by-Step includes the
• A five-step framework for analysis to guide the drafter in converting any legislative proposal into an actual bill, resolution, or amendment.
• Easy-to-learn rules to carry out each step of drafting.
• More than 150 examples of draft legislative language.
• 19 charts and tables illustrating the text.
• 9 drafting exercises, together with the answers, to test drafting skills.
• A description of the United States legislative process, as viewed by a legislative drafter.
• 16 House and Senate bill, resolution, and amendment forms. Legislative Drafting Step-by-Step is designed to assist legislators, their staffs, and all who read or write legislation to better understand the basics of legislative drafting and the important role that well written legislation plays in promoting the rule of law. To this end, this guide may be used either as an essential reference tool for any office drafting legislation or as an introduction to legislative drafting for anyone seeking to learn the craft. Legislative Drafting Step-by-Step is copublished by the International Law Institute.

Genres: Law

258 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2013

Reviews

[Salem Lorot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good gem, this one sharing the American legislative drafting practice. Thank you Rynearson.

[Audrey]

Read this for my Legislative Drafting & Analysis class. Very detailed guide for drafting legislation, which was not a very compelling read for someone who will likely never draft legislation. There were some helpful tidbits for legislative analysis but overall I felt like the wrong audience for this book.