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Marcello, David A. (2021). Teaching, Training, and Technology in Legislative Drafting. Zeitschrift für Europäische Rechtslinguistik (Sonderausgabe 2021). Köln: Universität zu Köln, Europäische Rechtslinguistik.

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Abstract

(Beitrag 5. Europäisches Symposium zur Verständlichkeit von Rechtsvorschriften des Bundesministeriums der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz) Legislative drafters play an important role in upholding the rule of law by crafting legislative instruments that promote procedural regularity—a cornerstone of governmental legitimacy. We must, therefore, be concerned about best practices in preparing legislative drafters. This article draws upon more than 30 years of experience at The Public Law Center (Tulane University, New Orleans) in teaching law students and training legislative drafters. It identifies the components of a common curriculum and discusses differences in providers, methods, and materials for students and drafters. The article examines controversies in drafting between the academy and the practice; compares drafting texts that are widely used among students and drafters; and considers how drafting manuals serve both practical and pedagogical purposes in legislative drafting. A survey of technology acknowledges the role of Zoom during the pandemic, recommends several useful websites, and speculates about the future of artificial intelligence in legislative drafting. A penultimate section explains why statutory construction is “off my list” of helpful subjects in legislative drafting, and the conclusion reaffirms drafting as a vital support in rule-of-law systems.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Marcello, David A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Burr, Isolde UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-536224
Journal or Publication Title:	Zeitschrift für Europäische Rechtslinguistik
Number:	Sonderausgabe 2021
Date:	30 September 2021
Publisher:	Universität zu Köln, Europäische Rechtslinguistik
Place of Publication:	Köln
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 5: Moderne Sprachen und Kulturen > Romanisches Seminar > Professur für Europäische Rechtslinguistik
Subjects:	Law Language, Linguistics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language artificial intelligence, drafting manuals, law students, legislative drafters, legislative drafting, statutory construction, teaching, technology, training, 5. Europäisches Symposium zur Verständlichkeit von Rechtsvorschriften English
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Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/53622