Legislation in Europe: A Country by Country Guide

Description

Following on from the first volume, this unique book is the only collection of native analyses of the status of legislation in 30 European jurisdictions plus the EU. Each chapter, written by a national authority in the legislative field, presents and critically assesses: - the national constitutional environment and its connection with EU law; - the nature and types of legislation; - the legislative process; - the drafting process; - jurisprudence conventions; - the training of drafters. The book opens with a comparative chapter on the these six themes, and concludes with an analysis of trends and best practices in Europe. Legislation in Europe is a necessary addition to law and policy libraries, law-making institutions and agencies, and an invaluable tool for constitutional and drafting academics and practitioners.

Ulrich Karpen is Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at the University of Hamburg. Helen Xanthaki is Professor of Law at UCL and Director of the International Postgraduate Laws Programme of the University of London.

Individual chapters provide a fascinating insight into constitutions and law-making in a range of different countries ... It certainly provides a good way to attain a broad overview of how legislation is made across Europe, and an introduction to law-making in a vast array of European countries. It is unique in the wealth of its coverage. -- Lucy Marsh-Smith * The Loophole * This book is a masterpiece of brevity and clarity, which will be of inestimable value to anyone who, whether for practical need or simply out of academic interest, wishes to acquire high-level knowledge of the legislative systems in different European countries. -- Daniel Greenberg * Statute Law Review * This book is an important supplement for libraries, legislators and public authorities, as well as an invaluable tool for academics and practitioners in constitutional law. -- Karlis Pigens * Jurista Vards (Bloomsbury translation) * A valuable update and enrichment of comparative legislation, which clearly presents and deepens the framework conditions and elements of 'good legislation'. -- Albrecht Weber, Universitat Osnabruck * Deutsches Verwaltungsblatt (Bloomsbury translation) *