Subjects:

Constitutional and Administrative Law

Contents:

The Nature of Legislation.

The Legislative Process.

The Effect of Legislation.

Interpretation of Legislation.

European Legislation.

Craies on Legislation is a standard work on the effect and interpretation of legislation. It provides detailed guidance on assessing legislative intention and is a key reference tool for lawyers who have to administer, advise, argue or adjudicate on Acts of Parliament and statutory instruments. It is a work of direct practical use for barristers, solicitors and the judiciary. It steers them clearly through a range of critical issues, such as the interpretation of words, what may and may not be implied if the meaning is unclear, and what sources of information outside a statute may be used to throw light on its meaning. The previous edition has been regularly cited by Parliamentary joint committees and relied on in prominent cases, including Jackson v Attorney General concerning the legality of the legislative ban on hunting.

The new 9th edition considers all recent developments, in particular a number of cases concerning s.3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and developments around the House of Lords decision in Pepper v Hart.

• Enables practitioners to keep on the right side of difficult legislation, such as the Human Rights Act and EC law
• Addresses the practical questions that are likely to occur to the users of legislation
• Includes coverage of interpreting regulations and secondary legislation
• Deals with European legislation, examining its nature, effects and interpretation