John Mark Keyes and Wendy Gordon have charted here a complete life cycle of legislation. Drafting, Interpreting, and Applying Legislation begins by discussing what legislation is and what it does, as well as the purposes for which it is used. This informative book then addresses the drafting of legislative texts and the processes for transforming them into law. It goes on to explain how legislation is found, understood, and applied, including the interpretive principles and techniques for resolving disputes about its meaning and application. Among the works dealing with the Canadian system of written laws, it is one of the most comprehensive in scope, encompassing both how legislation is made and how it is interpreted and applied. 

John Mark Keyes and Wendy Gordon have charted here a complete life cycle of legislation. Among the works dealing with the Canadian system of written laws, it is one of the most comprehensive in scope, encompassing both how legislation is made and how it is interpreted and applied.Foreword Introduction Part One: Drafting and Enacting Legislation Chapter One: What Is Drafting? Chapter Two: How Is Legislation Drafted? Chapter Three: How Is Draft Legislation Turned Into Law? Part Two: Interpreting and Applying Legislation Chapter Four: What Is Legislation Used For? Chapter Five: How Is Legislation Understood and Applied? Chapter Six: Legislative Text Chapter Seven: Purposes Chapter Eight: Context Chapter Nine: Application Annex 1: The Uniform Law Conference of Canada Drafting Conventions Annex 2: The Uniform Law Conference of Canada Model Interpretation Act Notes Useful Websites Index About the Authors About the EditorCA