Making Laws That Work : How Laws Fail and How We Can Do Better /: How Laws Fail and How We Can Do Better. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Goddard.
• Authors: Goddard, David
• Contents: IntroductionPart I - Setting the Scene1. When Legislation Fails2. The Ways in Which Legislation Fails3. Learning from Past Failures4. How Humans (Including Legal Designers!) Actually Make DecisionsPart II - Lessons for Legal Designers 5. Adopting a Structured Approach to Designing New Laws6. What Is the Current Position? 7. What Is the Legislation Aiming to Change?8. Who Are the Audiences for the Legislation?9. What Institutions Will the Legislation Depend on? Do They Have the Capacity to Play Their Role? 10. How Will the Legislation Change Behaviour? How Might That Go Wrong?11. Adaptive Legislation 12. The Implications of New and Emerging Technologies13. Cross-Border Issues14. Attempting Default Settings15. Reducing ComplexityPart III16. Checklist for Law Making17. The Primary Checklist18. Benefits Checklist19. Compliance Checklist20. Institutions ChecklistAppendix 1 Legislation ChecklistAppendix 2 Background Reading for Legal Designers.
• Publisher Details: London : Hart Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: Courts & procedure; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Legal profession: general; Comparative law; Law -- Courts; Law -- Jurisprudence; Law -- Government -- General; Law -- Legal Profession; Legislation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781509955381; 1509955380
• Related ISBNs: 9781509955367
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.