Parliament for lawyers: an overview of the legislative process
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14296/ac.v2003i45.1260Keywords:
Legislative drafting, Legislative processAbstract
Article based on the Second Annual Sir William Dale Memorial Lecture given by HM Attorney General, the Rt Hon the Lord Goldsmith QC looking at ways to achieve clear, concise and accessible legislation. Published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and its Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.Downloads
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