The goal of the course is to teach students to master the basics of legal and legislative drafting, and for students to improve their skills at analyzing legislative and contractual provisions. The course teaches students how to compose coherent and unambiguous legal provisions, and how to structure legal documents to ensure maximum comprehensibility. Legislative and contractual provisions are analyzed in class, as a way of identifying and correcting typical drafting errors. Students are required to draft or redraft short pieces of legislation as a way to master different aspects of drafting.
The goal of the course is to teach students to master the basics of legal and legislative drafting, and for students to improve their skills at analyzing legislative and contractual provisions. The course teaches students how to compose coherent and unambiguous legal provisions, and how to structure legal documents to ensure maximum comprehensibility. Legislative and contractual provisions are analyzed in class, as a way of identifying and correcting typical drafting errors. Students are required to draft or redraft short pieces of legislation as a way to master different aspects of drafting.
