Thornton's Legislative Drafting, 6th Edition

Author: Professor Helen Xanthaki
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
ISBN: 9781526518910

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781780432090
Published In: July 2022
Format: Hardback , 590 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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If you're involved in drafting or amending legislation in the Commonwealth or beyond, you need a guide that will help you with both the traditional and modern techniques of drafting good quality statutory law. Thornton's Legislative Drafting is recognised as the leading professional title in this area, used and referred to by legal officers and drafters internationally.

Completely refreshed and updated, the new sixth edition includes full coverage of contemporary drafting developments and advances.

Fully updated and alongside the detailed, learned and professional guidance and examples of best – and bad – practice, the new 6th edition will include new chapters on:

Legislation as a Tool for Regulation
International Agreements – Drafting and Implementation
Pre-legislative Scrutiny: How to Scrutinise a Draft
Post-legislative Scrutiny
EU legislation - Drafting and Transposition

1 Words
2 Syntax
3 Style
4 Specific matters of style
5 Miscellaneous words and expressions
6 Interpretation Acts
7 The drafting process: Part 1
8 The drafting process: Part 2
9 Formalities and arrangement
10 Preliminary provisions
11 Powers and duties
12 Substantive and administrative provisions: Part 1
13 Substantive and administrative provisions: Part 2
14 Substantive and administrative provisions: Part 3
15 Supplementary provisions
16 Penal provisions
17 Final provisions
18 Amending legislation
19 Subordinate legislation

Helen Xanthaki is a Professor at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) and Academic Director of the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies at the IALS. Helen is a leading academic in the field of legislative drafting and has published extensively on the topic.

'This new edition is as much a delight as the previous editions, both by its inclusion of a wider variety of international examples and by its general additions; it significantly enhances the tradition of Thornton and will be warmly welcomed by the entire legislative drafting community in the English-speaking world.' Statute Law Review

'Thornton’s Legislative Drafting, in this rendering by Professor Xanthaki, will continue for many years to be a principal player in galvanising good legislative drafting practice in the Commonwealth and beyond.' The Loophole

'Thornton’s Legislative Drafting is probably the best-known book on the subject in the English-speaking world…An essential reference for those interested in legislative drafting.' Law Institute Journal (Law Institute of Victoria, Australia)