The Form of Legislation and the Rule of Law

Ronan Cormacain

Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law

What does the rule of law mean, in practical terms, for the way that legislation is prepared, drafted and presented?

In this book, each element of the rule of law is analysed to establish principles about the form that legislation ought to take, and how each principle can be given concrete effect.

Much has been written about the nature and content of the rule of law, but relatively little has been devoted to legisprudence, the theory and practice of legislation. This book now draws these 2 subjects together in a detailed and innovative way.

Ronan Cormacain is Senior Research Fellow at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, UK, and an editor of the journal Theory and Practice of Legislation, as well as being a consultant legislative counsel.

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