DRAFTERS AND ENTHUSIASTS OF LEGISLATION are aware of enacting formulas in Bills. It is interesting to note that the enacting formulas of most Parliaments are similar save for a few that are distinct. Below is a list of these formulas. This is a work in progress and with time we
Image credit: Erasmus Student Network Oulu This blog is built on the promise that all our readers should be able to access its content. Towards this, as you might have realized, we have ensured that almost all of the blog-posts have audio recordings below them. This is to make
Introduction Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (or omnibus bills as referred to in other jurisdictions) is a type of a Bill that contains amendments to several Acts of Parliament. Traditionally, these amendments originate from the Executive through the Office of the Attorney General. They ordinarily contain minor amendments to various Acts of
Then when they have done this, they have another stage where they say, we move that the Ball Bill be read a Third Time. Funny, right? And then friends who love Tom would say, we love you Tom, we love your ball while Tom’s enemies would say, Tom, your ball
This poem was recited to Justice V.C.R.A.C Crabbe on 28th January 2016 after successful completion of a two-week legislative drafting course at Diani, Mombasa, Kenya. we went out in search of meaning subjects and predicates guiding us dangling modifiers sounding our alarm because we felt that ambiguity would aid
In the ‘Unfinished Journey: The Life and Times of VCRAC Crabbe’, Kwesi Amoak in this authorized biography enables us to understand who the renowned legislative drafter Prof. Crabbe is. Every page of this book (280 pages in total) is a nugget of wisdom. In 2016, I was privileged in this
