Chandigarh: Haryana governor Prof Ashim Kumar Ghosh on Saturday said law was the backbone of democracy, but its true strength lies in how clearly and effectively it was drafted.Legislative drafting is ...

Today the Court decided Brown v. United States. The case turned on how to interpret the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). The Court split 6-3, with Justice Alito writing the majority opinion. Justice ...

IF we desire a change in the status quo, we must cast some attention on the infrastructures, personnel and rewards for legislative drafting at the different levels of government. If we desire that the ...

The interpretation of statutes is so often decisive in cases of national importance, which touch all our lives. Specifically, I want to talk with you about how courts are relinquishing the power to ...

An inefficient legislative drafting system can weaken laws and democracy and even affect functioning of the judiciary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday, adding that grey areas left in the ...

The Riigikogu only considered the president's notes as concerned violation of legislative drafting norms but did not reopen the debate to explain the law's choices. Unfortunately, the president ...

THE Legislative Drafting Manual for Punjab that was launched recently in Lahore will also be found useful by law draftsmen, legislators in the other provinces and by the federation. The civil society ...

NEW DELHI: Clarity in drafting of laws not only makes it easier for the government to implement them but also minimises the scope for debate or a judicial interpretation, home minister Amit Shah said ...

Breakthrough Capability Turns PolicyNote into a Legislative Co-Author — Empowering Users to Draft, Adapt, and Accelerate Policy Language with Agility, Context, and Confidence WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS ...

The next important step towards enhanced legislative drafting practice in Nigeria, is for government to encourage the formation and sustenance of a viable professional union of lawyers in the ...