Sentences with phrase «legislative drafters»

It presumes that legislative drafters never use extraneous language, and presumes «consistent expression,» namely that the same word in different parts of the statute necessarily expresses the same idea.

Possible topics about pedagogy include: • Structuring statutory drafting courses • Simulation courses designed using mock legislatures or committees • Course linkages with real - world legislators and special interest organizations • Service learning or clinical opportunities for law students • Courses focused on law reform efforts • How to employ Plain - English principles in statutory and rule drafting • Theoretical perspectives on statutory drafting • Involving political realities in law school drafting courses • Teaching practical aspects of drafting that addresses theories and principles of statutory interpretation and construction Possible topics about practice include: • Unique challenges of drafting laws and / or regulations in specific areas such as criminal law, environmental, health law, etc. • Lawyering for non-profits, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other clients in frequent need of rule - drafting • Practicing in employment law, health law, environmental law, and other heavily regulated fields where private clients require rule and policy drafting • Non-legal drafting opportunities, such as sports league rules, industry trade group policies, and university rules Possible topics about politics include: • Political influences affecting legislative drafting • Direct democracy and the unique challenges of drafting initiatives and referenda • The implications of special interests driving drafting decisions • Polictics and its influence on legislative history • Lobbyists as legislative drafters.

Legislative drafters, in my experience, care deeply about language and meaning, and they are careful not to use words whose meanings are not sufficiently widely understood.

There is no preference for legalese among professional legislative drafters in Ontario, and I doubt there is elsewhere in the country.

As noted on the ULCC's policy statement delegates are selected to represent a «variety of government lawyers, including legal advisors, legislative policy advisors, legislative drafters and public prosecutors, as well as law reformers, members of the private Bar, both civil and criminal, and members of the academic community.»

Co-drafting means that two legislative drafters work together to concurrently create English and French versions of a law.

All that said, I submit that many legislative drafters take delight in their work, and not just for the serendipitous opportunities to work in language such as is described in this post.

Former Second Secretary of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala, Christian Boussinot has been recognized as a very remarkable legislative drafter and a politician who cares mostly about availing comforts to the people.

I reached mandatory retirement age in the military and now as a Veteran I am hoping for a next career as a legislative drafter / Legislative Counsel in Canada or internationally (in spirit of «life - long learning» and to «upgrade» my legislative drafting qualifications I have now almost completed the Post-JD Legislative Drafting Diploma from Athabasca University).

Not exact matches

Proposed laws get a lot of screens, though their application is subject to the political process: public servants in the in - house policy development process, political staff ditto, professional drafters, Cabinet, then members of the legislature and in many cases legislative committeed with witnesses who may well be experts (and who often claim to be)-- and then consultations with experts as regulations are drafted.

In this position, I worked intimately with the drafters to develop the legislative scheme used to resolve the often complex family law disputes in British Columbia.

«Congress had an opportunity to get this issue correct when it amended the statute in 1991, and some legislative history suggests the drafters of the 1991 amendments thought that they did so,?

Mr. Balasa will be the primary drafter of a written scope of practice request that will be submitted to the Connecticut Department of Public Health for consideration during the 2013 legislative session.