Professionalizing Legislative Drafting: A Realistic Goal?

The teaching of skills that result in sound legislative drafting is neglected in law schools, and professionalism in legislative drafting is lacking on both the federal and state fronts. With the adoption by the American Bar Association of seven major principles relating to the drafting of federal legislation, perhaps there is more hope now that there will be a move toward professionalism

Introduction (Judicial Law Making in Relation to Statutes Symposium)

The following articles are based upon papers presented at the Association of American Law Schools\u27 Round Table on Legislation, Philadelphia, December, 1960