Drafting, Interpreting, and Applying Legislation
- Publisher:
- Irwin Law Inc.
- Publication date:
- 2023-08-22
- Authors:
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John Mark Keyes
Wendy Gordon - ISBN:
- 978-1-55221-681-1
Description:
John Mark Keyes and Wendy Gordon have charted here a complete life cycle of legislation. Drafting, Interpreting, and Applying Legislation begins by discussing what legislation is and what it does, as well as the purposes for which it is used. This informative book then addresses the drafting of legislative texts and the processes for transforming them into law. It goes on to explain how legislation is found, understood, and applied, including the interpretive principles and techniques for resolving disputes about its meaning and application. Among the works dealing with the Canadian system of written laws, it is one of the most comprehensive in scope, encompassing both how legislation is made and how it is interpreted and applied.
Preliminary Sections
Part One. Drafting and Enacting Legislation
Part Two. Interpreting and Applying Legislation
- What Is Legislation Used For?
- How Is Legislation Understood and Applied?
- Legislative Text
- Purposes
- Context
- Application
- Annex 1. The Uniform Law Conference of Canada Drafting Conventions
- Annex 2. The Uniform Law Conference of Canada Model Interpretation Act
- Notes
- Useful Websites
- Index
- About the Authors
- About the Editor