American Legislative Practice

American Legislative Practice
Author :
Publisher : West Academic Publishing
Total Pages : 701
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1683282116
ISBN-13 : 9781683282112
Rating : 4/5 (112 Downloads)

Book Synopsis American Legislative Practice by : SEAN J. KEALY

Download or read book American Legislative Practice written by SEAN J. KEALY and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Legislative Practice examines how legislatures develop and enact statutes through a blend of theory and practical considerations. The author spent several years as a legal counsel and legislative drafter with the Massachusetts Legislature and for the past 15 years has directed the Legislative Policy & Drafting Clinic at Boston University School of Law. Each chapter covers a different aspect of legislative activity: the structure of the legislature, ethical issues, policy development and the legislative process, constitutional issues, legislative drafting, lobbying and advocacy, statutory interpretation by agencies and courts, and legislative oversight. This book is different in a few important ways. First, unlike other law school legislation textbooks, American Legislative Practice does not focus on how judges view and interpret statutes. Rather, the book treats the legislative process as the center of our nation's political and legal discourse. Readers are actively encouraged to put themselves in the place of legislators and their staff to better understand the process and the difficulties in creating legislation. Second, this book does not exclusively focus on Congress, but also uses materials from various state legislatures. Third, American Legislative Practice employs several original case studies, simulations and exercises to help put legislative decisions in context and spark class discussion. American Legislative Practice could be used in either a traditional theory-based legislation class or in a policy-related practicum or clinic. It could also be either the primary text or a supplement for a political science course focused on Congress or the legislative process.

American Legislative Practice Related Books

American Legislative Practice
Language: en
Pages: 701
Authors: SEAN J. KEALY
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-14 - Publisher: West Academic Publishing

GET EBOOK

American Legislative Practice examines how legislatures develop and enact statutes through a blend of theory and practical considerations. The author spent seve
Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Language: en
Pages: 216
Authors: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: American Bar Association

GET EBOOK

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions lo
Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
Language: en
Pages: 804
Authors: Paul Mason
Categories: Parliamentary practice
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

How Our Laws are Made
Language: en
Pages: 72
Authors: John V. Sullivan
Categories: Government publications
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Legislative Process
Language: en
Pages: 1146
Authors: Abner J. Mikva
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Aspen Publishers

GET EBOOK

Once again, expert authors Mikva and Lane draw on their considerable experience to explore and explain the legislative institutions and processes of the United