Peter Butt (University of Sydney)

Modern Legal Drafting

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Modern Legal Drafting provides a comprehensive guide to drafting legal documents in plain English. It combines a practical focus with the legal principles that underpin the use of plain language in law. The new edition includes expanded material, many before-and-after examples and draws upon international case law and statutes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 3. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 556g
• ISBN-13: 9781107607675
• ISBN-10: 1107607671
• Artikelnr.: 37064603

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction; 2. What influences the legal drafter; 3. How legal documents are interpreted; 4. Some benefits of drafting in plain English; 5. How to draft modern documents, part 1: structure and form; 6. How to draft modern documents, part 2: particular issues for legal drafters; 7. How to draft modern documents, part 3: words and phrases; 8. Using the modern style.