Description

Craies on Legislation is a practitioner’s guide to the nature, process, effect and interpretation of legislation. It provides practical guidance about legislation in the United Kingdom. The book’s approach is to focus on providing answers to questions that are likely to occur to the users of legislation. Where possible, reliance is placed on concise quotation from judicial decisions and other relevant documents. The book looks at the nature of legislation, the legislative process, the effect of legislation, the interpretation of legislation and the nature, process and effect and interpretation of European legislation.
Key features:
Looks at the nature of legislation
Examines the legislative process
Examines the effect of legislation
Provides an interpretation of legislation
Outlines the nature, process, effect and interpretation of European legislation
Enables practitioners to keep on the right side of difficult legislation, such as the Human Rights Act and EC law
Focuses on providing answers to questions that are likely to occur to the users of legislation in daily practice
Explains recent trends in statutory interpretation
Relies, where possible, on concise quotation from judicial decisions and other relevant documents to clarify points
Includes coverage of interpreting regulations and secondary legislation, the devolved legislation of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and European legislation
Unique in looking at the Parliamentary process and treatment of legislation and the nature of legislation