Legislative Drafting

University of Delhi · LL.B. Semester 4 · LB-4034

Unit 1 — The Basics of Legislative Drafting

What is legislative drafting all about? · What is legislation? · Why do we draft as we do in parliamentary systems? · Preparation of legislative scheme · Basic Techniques of Legislative Drafting

Drafting of Bills and Amendment Bills

Unit 2 — Structure and style

Grammar and punctuation marks · How do we put together the components of legislative sentences? · Main parts of legislation · Common phrases and their significance · How should we structure a legislative text? · How should we organise a legislative text? · How can we develop good legislative style?