Students will pursue a significant drafting project relying upon the foundation of drafting skills they have developed in all previous courses. This course will focus upon independent research and legislative drafting. In consultation with the instructor the student will select a current law reform project, prepare instructions for a new piece of legislation; prepare an effective legislative plan; and prepare and defend an original piece of legislation.
Students will rely upon the foundation of drafting skills they have developed in previous courses and will pursue more complex studies linking various elements of legislative drafting into a more holistic legislative framework. This course will focus upon the drafting of final provisions; delegating powers; repeal and amendment; saving and transitional provisions; drafting schedules; and particular cases including compliance provisions and subsidiary legislation.
Students will apply their developing drafting skills in more complex tasks. This course will focus upon working within the limits of constitutional and human rights, structuring legislation and developing legislative plans; preliminary provisions including titles, preambles, commencement and duration clauses, interpretation provisions, purpose clauses and application provisions.
Students will continue to develop their drafting skills and familiarity with approaches to legislative drafting typical in common law jurisdictions. This course will focus upon reviewing instructions for proposed legislation; examining the stages in the preparation of legislation; working with rules of interpretation and interpretation acts; and developing effective legislative styles.
This course will introduce students to legislative drafting. Students will develop drafting skills and familiarity with approaches to legislative drafting typical in common law jurisdictions. This course will focus upon the nature of legislation and the steps in the preparation of legislation in common law jurisdictions; legislative punctuation and grammar; and drafting legislative sentences.
This course will introduce students to legislative drafting. Students will develop drafting skills and familiarity with approaches to legislative drafting typical in common law jurisdictions. This course will focus upon the nature of legislation and the steps in the preparation of legislation in common law jurisdictions; legislative punctuation and grammar; and drafting legislative sentences.