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Legislative drafter's deskbook : a practical guide / by Tobias A. Dorsey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dorsey, Tobias A.
- Series:
- Legislative series (Alexandria, Va.)
- Legislative series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States.
- Bill drafting--United States.
- Bill drafting.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 618 pages : facsimiles ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Alexandria, VA : TheCapitol.Net, 2006.
- Contents:
- Being a drafter
- Understanding how laws are made
- Considering the courts: statutory interpretation
- Thinking through the policy
- Choosing the right measure
- Writing effectively
- Organizing and arranging
- Using the right style
- Affecting and amending other laws
- Working in, and working with, the Executive branch
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- Includes webliography (pages 321-326) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles H. Maxson Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781587330155
- 1587330156
- 9781587332098
- 1587332094
- OCLC:
- 71010598
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