Ulrich Karpen

Paul Delnoy

One of the most pressing problems faced by Europe's legislators today is the question of how to draft precise and yet intelligible law-texts, thus reducing the proliferation of law and improving its quality. The contributions to this book offer instruments, materials and expertise to reach these goals. Ten authors deal with the different steps of the legislative process: from defining the norm-content, drafting the norm and enforcing it to the evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of the law. Finally the book presents suggestions on how to train draftsmen and legislators in ministries, parliaments, universities. The contributions were presented and discussed during the 1. Congress of the "European Association of Legislation (EAL)" in LiÃ?ge (1993). They represent the state of the art of legislation throughout Europe, a discipline that needs to be developed as a prerequisit for the building of European law.

Proceedings of the First Congress of the EAL in Liège (Belgium), September 9-11, 1993

Contributions to the Methodology of the Creation of Written Law

Helen Xanthaki

Following on from the first volume, this unique book is the only collection of native analyses of the status of legislation in 30 European jurisdictions plus the EU. Each chapter, written by a national authority in the legislative field, presents and critically assesses: - the national constitutional environment and its connection with EU law; - the nature and types of legislation; - the legislative process; - the drafting process; - jurisprudence conventions; - the training of drafters. The book opens with a comparative chapter on the these six themes, and concludes with an analysis of trends and best practices in Europe. Legislation in Europe is a necessary addition to law and policy libraries, law-making institutions and agencies, and an invaluable tool for constitutional and drafting academics and practitioners.

Ulrich Karpen

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