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Clear Legal Drafting: What's Holding Us Back?, F. Reed Dickerson
Clear Legal Drafting: What's Holding Us Back?, F. Reed Dickerson
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Book Review. Dale, William, Legislative Drafting: A New Approach, Reed Dickerson
Book Review. Dale, William, Legislative Drafting: A New Approach, Reed Dickerson
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The Diseases Of Legislative Language, Reed Dickerson
The Diseases Of Legislative Language, Reed Dickerson
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In this article Professor Dickerson examines some of the most basic problems facing the legislative draftsman in his attempt to obtain clarity in statutes. He discusses the "diseases" of ambiguity, over-vagueness, over-precision, over- and under-generality and obesity, and distinguishes them from useful devices with which they are often confused.
Legislative Drafting: A Challenge To The Legal Profession, Reed Dickerson
Legislative Drafting: A Challenge To The Legal Profession, Reed Dickerson
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