The Public Law of Wales: Legislating for Wales

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Cyfrol sy'n dadansoddi ac yn disgrifio'r broses o weinyddu cyfraith yng Nghymru, a hynny o'r syniad cyntaf am ddeddfwriaeth, datblygu polisïau a chynigion deddfwriaethol hyd at y deddfiad a'r gweithredu terfynol.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

This book analyses and describes the process of law-making for Wales from initial ideas for legislation, through their development into policies and legislative proposals, to final enactment and implementation.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Contents Series Preface Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Table of Cases Table of Assembly Measures Table of Assembly Acts Table of Assembly Bills Table of United Kingdom Acts Table of Statutory Instruments Table of Standing Orders of the National Assembly for Wales 1. Legislation and Legislatures 2. From Ideas to Policy 3. From Policy to Proposal 4. The National Assembly for Wales: Competence and Constraints 5. People and Preparation 6. From Proposals to Provisions 7. Process and Promulgation 8. Implementation and Interpretation 9. Other Legislatures and Their Legislative Processes Conclusion Select Bibliography Index

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Prior to his retirement, Thomas Glyn Watkin was First Legislative Counsel to the Welsh Government, and formerly a Professor of Law at Cardiff and Bangor Law Schools. Daniel Greenberg is Counsel for Domestic Legislation, House of Commons; he has worked extensively with the National Assembly of Wales on legislative scrutiny.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

1. It provides a critical description and evaluation of how laws are made for Wales including the most recent changes made by the Wales Act 2017 which come into effect in 2018. 2. It analyses and assesses the process of preparing and drafting legislation for Wales in terms of the requirements of democratic processes and respect for the rule of law. 3. It analyses and assesses the legislative procedures of the legislatures which make law for Wales, explaining how they reflect the demands of law-making in a representative democracy. 4. It is written in a clear and accessible style which does not require prior knowledge of its subject matter. 5. It is written by two authors who between them have considerable experience at the highest levels of the law-making processes of Wales and the UK.