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Legislative Drafting

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Legislative Drafting and the International Scene by Nicole Fernbach

2012, Legislative Architecture - Building With Words, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Legislative Architecture - Building With Words
Date rightarrow September 10 & 11, 2012
Venue rightarrow Ottawa, ON

No. Title Author(s) # Pages Price
LD157 The Development and use of Policies and Guidelines in the Decision-Making Process - A Discussion Paper (PowerPoint) Administrative Justice Office, Ministry of Attorney General, Province of British Columbia 27 $9.45
LD158 Principle-Based Securities Regulation in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis Cristie Ford 50 $17.50
LD159 Alternative Design - Emerging Trends in Instrument Choice - Policies, Directives and Guidelines (PowerPoint) Dianne Flood 17 $5.95
LD160 Draft Speaking Notes Dianne Flood 8 $2.80
LD161 Forward and Addendum to: Legislative Methodology Edward Rubin 25 $8.75
LD162 Legislative Metholodogy: It Is Actually Possible to Improve the Process of Designing Statutes Edward Rubin 76 $26.60
LD163 Emerging Trends in Instrument Choice - Incorporation by Reference (PowerPoint) Jacqueline Kuehl 12 $4.20
LD164 Nouvelles tendances dans le choix des outils d'intervention (PowerPoint) Jacqueline Kuehl 12 $4.20
LD165 Cleaning Up The Statute Book / Épuration du corpus législatif John Mark Keyes 11 $3.85
LD166 The Evolution of Statute Revision: The New Brunswick Experience (PowerPoint) Kimberley Poffenroth 23 $8.05
LD167 L'évolution de la révision des lois au Nouveau-Brunswick (PowerPoint) Kimberley Poffenroth 23 $8.05
LD168 Cleaning Up Regulations: Regulatory Reform (Provincial Perspective) Peter Pagano, Q.C. 15 $5.25
LD169 Legislative Building Blocks - 1 Basic Design - Statutes, Regulations, Rules, Principles and Discretion - Fundamental Choices for Statutes and Regulations (PowerPoint) Rodney Fehr 10 $3.50
LD170 Legislative Building Blocks - Basic Design: Fundamental Choices for Statutes and Regulations Rodney Fehr 11 $3.85
LD171 Commission sur la réduction de la paperasse - Principales leçons retenues (PowerPoint) Roger Scott-Douglas 8 $2.80
LD172 Red Tape Reduction Commission - Key Lessons Learned (PowerPoint) Roger Scott-Douglas 8 $2.80
LD173 Cleaning Up the Statute Book in Ontario (PowerPoint) Tamara Kuzyk 12 $4.20
LD174 Le nettoyage du corpus législatif de l'Ontario (PowerPoint) Tamara Kuzyk 12 $4.20
LD175 Architecture législative : le pouvoir de la parole Ted Glas 7 $2.45
LD176 Legislative Architecture: Building with the Spoken Word Ted Glas 7 $2.45
LD177 Accessibility of Legislative Texts on line to Readers with Visual Disabilities - La consultation en ligne des textes législatifs par les lecteurs ayant une déficience visuelle Ted Glas 12 $4.20
LD178 Drafting Directive on the Web Accessibility of Visual Components of Laws Ted Glas 7 $2.45
LD179 Regulatory Responsibility - Notes for Remarks Alan Nymark 7 $2.45
LD180 A Digest of Recent Canadian Appellate Case Law (Mostly Statutory Interpretation Cases) of Possible Interest to Legislative Drafters - January 2010 to July 2012 Ruth Sullivan 108 $37.80
LD181 Sommaire des décisions rendues récemment par des tribunaux d'appel canadiens (principalement sur l'interprétation législative) et pouvant intéresser les rédacteurs législatifs - de janvier 2010 à juillet 2012 Ruth Sullivan 116 $40.60
LD182 Case law of possible interest to legislative drafters (PowerPoint) Ruth Sullivan 5 $1.75
LD183 La jurisprudence qui pouvait être d'intérêt aux rédacteurs législatifs (PowerPoint) Ruth Sullivan 5 $1.75
LD184 L'entrée en vigeur des lois (PowerPoint) Richard Tremblay 32 $11.20
LD185 Ethical Issues for Legislative Counsel (PowerPoint) Louis Sormany 23 $8.05
LD186 Le rédacteur législatif face à l'éthique et à la déontologie Louis Sormany 23 $8.05

2010, Re-Imaging the Law: Legislative Drafting Redefined, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Re-Imaging the Law: Legislative Drafting Redefined
Date rightarrow September 2010
Venue rightarrow Ottawa
No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD149A Professional Responsibilities of Legislative Counsel John Mark Keyes 47 $16.45
LD149B Les responsabilités professionnelles du conseiller législatif John Mark Keyes 51 $17.85
LD149C Professional Responsibilities of Legislative Counsel - Les responsabilités professionnelles du conseiller législatif (PowerPoint) John Mark Keyes 13 $4.55
LD150 L'émergence des langues autochtones dans les textes législatifs : les défis d'un rendez-vous interculturel (PowerPoint) Maxime Lamothe et Sarret Smit 40 $14.00
LD151 Réinventer le droit à partir de l’harmonisation des concepts et traditions juridiques – La conférence pour l’harmonisation des lois au Canada et le droit civil québécois Frédérique Sabourin 13 $4.55
LD152A Inuktitut: An official language of legislation in Nunavut - L’inuktitut : une des langues officielles de la législation au Nunavut Susan Hardy, André Samson, Government of Nunavut 28 $9.80
LD152B Atauttimungaqtirniq umani ilitariyauhimayunut uqauhirnut maligaq Susan Hardy, André Samson, Government of Nunavut 39 $13.65
LD152C Consolidation of Official Languages Act Susan Hardy, André Samson, Government of Nunavut 37 $12.95
LD152D Codification administrative de la loi sur les langues officielles Susan Hardy, André Samson, Government of Nunavut 38 $13.30
LD152E Language Rights in Canada's North: Nunavut's New Official Languages Act (Final Report) Susan Hardy, André Samson, Government of Nunavut 29 $10.15
LD152F Les droits linguistiques dans le grand nord Canadien: la nouvelle loi sur les langues officielles du Nunavut (Rapport final) Susan Hardy, André Samson, Government of Nunavut 31 $10.85
LD152G Document in Inuktitut language Susan Hardy, André Samson, Government of Nunavut 47 $16.45
LD153 Re-Imagine the Law: Legislative Drafting Refined. The Harmonization of Legal Regimes and Concepts Edwin E. Smith 13 $4.55
LD154 Atelier de rédaction Jacques Lagacé 3 $1.05
LD155 Introductory Remarks for "Re-Imaging the Law through Language and Culture: Aboriginal Law Making" panel Naiomi Metallic 6 $2.10
LD156 Harmonization - Key Legislative Drafting Techniques and Issues (PowerPoint) Laura Hopkins 31 $10.85

2008, Who Really Writes the Law?, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Who Really Writes the Law?
Date rightarrow September 2008
Venue rightarrow Ottawa

No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD130 Best Practices for Developing Drafting Team Expertise: British Columbia - Legislation and Legislative Process Course Rod Fehr 10 $3.50
LD131 Best Practices for Developing Drafting Team Expertise: British Columbia - Legislation and Legislative Process Course (PowerPoint) Rod Fehr 3 $1.05
LD132 Meilleures pratiques pour le perfectionnement de l'équipe de rédaction, Colombie-Britannique - Cours sur la législation et le processus législatif (PowerPoint) Rod Fehr 3 $1.05
LD139 Best Pratices for Developing Drafting Team Expertise - Australia: Publications and Presentations Claire Parkhill 14 $4.90
LD140 Drafting Bills in the Senate and the House of Commons Marie-Andrée Roy 9 $3.15
LD141 La rédaction des projets de loi au Sénat et à la Chambre des communes Marie-Andrée Roy 10 $3.50
LD142 The Dialogue Between Drafters and Instructing Officials During the Drafting Process Mark Spakowski 23 $8.05
LD143 The Changing Role of the Departmental Solicitor in the New Brunswick Legislative Drafting Process C. Clyde Spinney 9 $3.15
LD145 La double détermination normative: toute règle est en soi la réponse à une question - Exercises Jean-Paul Chapdelaine 2 $0.70
LD146 La double détermination normative: toute règle est en soi la réponse à une question Jean-Paul Chapdelaine 8 $2.80
LD148 From Drafting Instructions to Judicial Decisions and Back Again Richard G. Mosley 14 $4.90

2006, Drafting for Diversity : A Singular Challenge, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Drafting for Diversity: A Singular Challenge
Date rightarrow September 2006
Venue rightarrow Ottawa

No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD106 Drafting for Diversity Through Private Members' Bills : A Senate Perspective - PowerPoint Mark A. Audcent 8 $2.80
LD107 La rédaction des projets de loi émanant des parlementaires : un point de vue sénatorial - PowerPoint Mark A. Audcent 8 $2.80
LD108 Drafting for Diversity Through Private Members' Bills : A Senate Perspective Mark A. Audcent 46 $16.10
LD109 La rédaction des projets de loi émanant des parlementaires : un point de vue sénatorial Mark A. Audcent 49 $17.15
LD110 La rédaction législative en contexte bilingue - la corédaction des lois fédérales - PowerPoint Josée Baril 2 $0.70
LD111 Drafting for Diversity Through Private Members' Bills : An Executive Perspective Selena Beattie 1-Eng $0.35
LD112 Le droit pluriel grâce aux affaires émanant des députés: Une perspective gouvernementale Selena Beattie 1-FR. $0.35
LD113 L'intelligibilité du droit et les conséquences de la codification : L'inintelligibilité croissante de la loi Catherine Bergeal 22 $7.70
LD114 À chaque loi son ministre, mais comment le dire? Jean-Paul Chapdelaine 31 $10.85
LD115 À chaque loi son ministre, mais comment le dire? PowerPoint Jean-Paul Chapdelaine 6 $2.10
LD116 Drafting for Diversity Through Private Members' Bills - La rédaction des projets de loi émanant des parlementaires - PowerPoint Richard Denis 9 $3.15
LD117 Applying "Reader Expectation Theory" to Legislative Texts - PowerPoint Earl Evaniew and Lynn Douglas 6 $2.10
LD118 The Role for Parliaments in Treaty-Making Joanna Harrington
LD119 Diversity in Drafting: The Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement and the Interaction of Inuit and Provincial Law Mary E. Hatherly 35 $12.25
LD120 L'outre-loi - Séance VII : Droit et langue Nicholas Kasirer 30 $10.50
LD121 L'outre-langue de la loi - Résumé Nicholas Kasirer 2 $0.70
LD122 The Law's Language-beyond - Summary Nicholas Kasirer 2 $0.70
LD123 A Legislative Perspective on the Interaction of International and Domestic Law John Mark Keyes and Ruth Sullivan 63 $22.05
LD124 L'interaction du droit international et du droit national dans une perspective législative John Mark Keyes and Ruth Sullivan 67 $23.45
LD125 L'incidence du pluralisme juridique sur la rédaction des textes législatifs: Une perspective canadienne de common law en français Donald Poirier 25 $8.75
LD126 Expression de la règle pénale - PowerPoint Richard Tremblay 3 $1.05
LD127 Exercices de rédaction des dispositions pénales - PowerPoint Richard Tremblay 2 $0.70

2004, Legislative Drafting in Perspective, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Legislative Drafting in Perspective
Date rightarrow September 2004
Venue rightarrow Ottawa

No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD95 Creating Expert Legislative Drafters: A Literature Review and Research Agenda Erika J. Abner 16 $5.60
LD96 Ce que le traducteur juridique doit savoir des règles d'interprétation législative - What Translators Need to Know about the Rules of Statutory Interpretation Michel Bastarache 23 $8.05
LD97 Ethics and Drafting Deborah Macnair 11 $3.85
LD98 Legal Ethics and the Legislative Drafter Beverley Smith 11 $3.85
LD99 L'éthique au service du légiste québécois Louis Sormany 12 $4.20
LD100 Notes for a Speech by The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Q.C. Donald H. Oliver 11 $3.85
LD101 Tips and Techniques for Drafting Complex Law Janet Erasmus & David Elliott 28 $9.80
LD102 Notes for a Speech by The Honourable Sharon Carstairs, P.C., Senator, representing the Honourable Dan Hays, Speaker of the Senate Sharon Carstairs 2 $0.70
LD104 Interpretive Roles of Non-judicial Bodies and Officials John Mark Keyes
Suzanne Comtois
Thomas Cromwell
Ann Chaplin		 9 $3.15
LD104A Le rôle interprétatif des organismes non judiciaires et des fonctionnaires John Mark Keyes
Suzanne Comtois
Thomas Cromwell
Ann Chaplin		 9 $3.15

2002, Drafting to Communicate the Law : The State of the Art, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Drafting to Communicate the Law: The State of the Art
Date rightarrow September 2002
Venue rightarrow Ottawa

No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD88 Vers une redéfinition des supports de lecture Christian Vandendorpe 7 $2.45
LD89 Understanding the Code of Codes: On the Prospects for Legislation in the Digital Age David Howes 14 $4.90
LD90 The Best Things in Law are Free? Towards Quality Free Public Access to Primary Legal Materials in Canada Teresa Scassa 41 $14.35
LD91 Drafting in Australia, New Zealand & Ontario: An Informal Survey Nick Horn 41 $14.35
LD91A Legislative Drafting in Australia, New Zealand & Ontario: Notes on an Informal Survey Nick Horn 8 $2.80
LD92 The Australian Approach in the New Drafting Environment Hilary Penfold 69 $24.15
LD93 Changing How a Drafter Drafts - Impact of Electronic Systems on Document Creation (Speaking Notes) Miriam Leitman 8 $2.80
LD94 Roles of Legislative Drafting Offices and Drafters John Mark Keyes
Katharine MacCormick		 33 $11.55
LD94A Rôle des services de rédaction législative et des rédacteurs John Mark Keyes
Katharine MacCormick		 37 $12.95

2000, Legislative Drafting in the Global Village, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Legislative Drafting in the Global Village
Date rightarrow November 2000
Venue rightarrow Ottawa

No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD80 The Global Picture - The Acknowledged Influence: Treaties and Conventions Peter Leuprecht 24 $8.40
LD81 La perspective mondiale - L'influence reconnue: les traités et les conventions - Examen des sources du droit international reconnues qui influent sur la rédaction des lois au Canada (Notes pour une allocution) Philippe Lortie 9 $3.15
LD81A The Global Picture - The Acknowledged Influence: Treaties and Conventions - A Review of the Acknowledged Sources of International Law that Influence the Drafting of Statute Law in Canada (Speaking Notes) Philippe Lortie 8 $2.80
LD82 La transformation de la filière législative dans les pays étrangers : le rôle des Canadiens Robert C. Bergeron 8 $2.80
LD83 The Influence of UCC Article 8 on Canadian Securities Transfer Law: Is There Room for a Canadian Dialect in Global Commercial Language? Eric T. Spink 51 $17.85
LD84 Foreign Influences in Canadian Electronic Commerce Legislation John D. Gregory 16 $5.60
LD85 Computer Assisted Legislative Drafting in the Netherlands: The LEDA-System Wim Voermans 15 $5.25
LD87A L'essor des actes étatiques incitateurs : le glas de la loi? Alexandre Flückiger 26 $9.10

1998, Legislative Drafting, Getting Results, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Legislative Drafting, Getting Results
Date rightarrow November 1998
Venue rightarrow Ottawa
No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD70 Les lois d'interprétation - sont-elles utiles? Richard Tremblay 14 $4.90
LD71 Plain Language Drafting Meets Interpretive Principles and Rules - A Drafter's Perspective Janet Erasmus 14 $4.90
LD72 Legislative Drafting in a Crisis Environment - Real Life Tips Colleen Parrish 9 $3.15



1997, Legislative Drafting: Current Shock, Future Reality, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Legislative Drafting: Current Shock, Future Reality
Date rightarrow April 1997
Venue rightarrow Ottawa
No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD59 How Expert Systems in Legislative Drafting Might Influence the Law Grayfred B. Gray 23 $8.05
LD60 L'écriture de la loi; de la codification à l'informatisation Danièle Boursier ND ND
LD63 Les réelles difficultés de modifier les projets de la loi à l'Assemblée Nationale René Chrétien 5 $1.75
LD67 The Difficulties Inherent in the Amendment of Bills at the National Assembly René Chrétien 5 $1.75
LD69 The Up and Down of Lawyering in the '90s; Our Traditional Profession in the Postmodern World Tom Carter 11 $3.85



1995, Regulations and By-laws - Real Laws in the Real World, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Regulations and By-laws - Real Laws in the Real World
Date rightarrow November 1995
Venue rightarrow Ottawa

No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD44 Designing the Regulatory Scheme Gilles Létourneau 19 $6.65
LD46 A New Approach to Enabling Legislation. Alberta's Municipal Government Act Alex Fyfe 22 $7.70
LD47 The Alberta Municipal Government Act: A Municipal Perspective Brand Inlow 12 $4.20
LD48 The Alberta Municipal Government Act: How We Got There Tom Forgrave 24 $8.40
LD49 La réglementation municipale : Conditions de validité et moyens de défense Jean Hétu 37 $12.95

1994, Communicating the Law: Getting the Message Across, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Communicating the Law: Getting the Message Across
Date rightarrow September 1994
Venue rightarrow Ottawa

No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD30 Want to know the law? It'll cost you - Law texts and Legislative History Francis Bennion
www.francisbennion.com		 14 $4.90
LD31 Le recours aux travaux préparatoires dans la pratique canadienne récente Alain-François Bisson 15 $5.25
LD32 The Indiscipline of Common Law : Dilemmas of the Use of Legislative History in the United Kingdom T. St. John N. Bates 43 $15.05

1993, Legal Drafting: Changing Times, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Legal Drafting: Changing Times
Date rightarrow May 1993
Venue rightarrow Ottawa

No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD23 Le discours du législateur et le langage du droit. Rédaction, style et texte juridiques Jean-Claude Gémar 29 $10.15
LD26 La nature, les buts et l'application des peines sanctionnant les lois fédérales non criminelles Marc Brissette 19 $6.65
LD29 Legislative Drafting and Parliamentary Control Over Delegated Legislation Derek Lee 18 $6.30

1991, Legal Drafting: International Perspective, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Legal Drafting: International Perspectives
Date rightarrow November 1991
Venue rightarrow Ottawa

No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD14 Teaching Legal Drafting in a United States Law School: The Evolution of the Florida Program Barbara Child 32 $11.20
LD15 The Drafting Process in the American Legislative Context Maryann Corbett 19 $6.65
LD18 La linguistique au service de la légistique Gérard Cornu 15 $5.25
LD20 L'enseignement de la rédaction juridique à la faculté de droit de l'Université de Liège Paul Delnoy 14 $4.90

1990, Legislative Drafting, Language and Law, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Legislative Drafting, Language & Law
Date rightarrow November 1990
Venue rightarrow Ottawa

No. Title Author(s) #Pages Price
LD10 Semiotics: Does Modern French Language Theory Have Lessons for the Draftsperson William E. Conklin 22 $7.70
LD12 New technology and drafting: The latest devices, techniques and ideas David Elliott 79 $27.65

1989, Legislative Drafting and Subordinate Legislation, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow Legislative Drafting and Subordinate Legislation
Date rightarrow November 1989
Venue rightarrow Ottawa

No. Title Author(s) # Pages Price
LD5 Drafting in Municipal Legislation - A Weird Science George Rust-d'Eye 19 $6.65
LD9 Special Warrants Merrilee Rasmussen 18 $6.30

1987, National Seminar on Legislative Drafting and Interpretation, Ottawa

Conference Title rightarrow National Seminar on Legislative Drafting and Interpretation
Date rightarrow August 19 - 21, 1987
Venue rightarrow Ottawa

No. Title Author(s) # Pages Price
LD
87-1		 Should the Rules Relating to the Admissibility of Extrinsic Evidence be Relaxed? Outline of Comments on a Paper Prepared by Professor W.H. Charles J. A. Scollin 15 $5.25
LD
87-2		 La rédaction des lois en langage ordinaire Roch Rioux 18 $6.30
LD
87-3		 The Interpretation of Bilingual Legislation R. G. L. Fairweather 14 $4.90
LD
87-4		 Interprétation stricte et interprétation libérale Pierre-André Côté 17 $5.95
LD
87-5		 Bilingual Drafting - The Government of Canada System - Part 1 Peter Johnson 10 $3.50
LD
87-6		 Judicial Approaches to the Interpretation of Bilingual Legislation Michael Beaupré 20 $7.00
LD
87-7		 Formal vs. Functional Approaches to Statutory Interpretation H. Wade MacLaughlan 24 $8.40
LD
87-8		 Rédaction bilingue des lois - Partie II M. Gérard Bertrand 12 $4.20
LD
87-9		 Plain Language, Legal Documents and Forms: Background Information Gail S. Dykstra 47 $16.45

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