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Dr. Ittai Bar-Siman-Tov

2016

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דיני החקיקה (The Law Of Lawmaking), Ittai Bar-Siman-Tov Jan 2016

דיני החקיקה (The Law Of Lawmaking), Ittai Bar-Siman-Tov

Dr. Ittai Bar-Siman-Tov

This Article explores the "law of lawmaking" – the body of rules that govern the legislative process in Parliament. It argues that this body of law, which received very little attention in legal scholarship, has great practical and normative importance. The Article develops the theoretical and normative thinking about the law of lawmaking by focusing on the question of what are (and should be) the aims of this body of law. It argues that the law of lawmaking should serve six main purposes: (1) organizing legislative activity and decision-making; (2) increasing the efficiency of the legislative process; (3) providing clear …