Spine title: Drafting legislation and rules. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1. The drafting environment. Chap. 1. Poor drafting of legislation and rules : the problem and the cure -- Chap. 2. The legislative process -- Chap. 3. Statutory construction -- Chap. 4. Formal requirements and limitations -- Chap. 5. Administrative and court rules -- Part 2. Drafting principles. Chap. 6. Concentrate on the who and the what -- Chap. 7. The who--the actor -- Chap. 8. The what--the action and object complement -- Chap. 9. General principles -- Chap. 10. Special rules -- Chap. 11. Organization and subdivision of a bill -- Appendix A. Enacting clauses -- Appendix B. Sample bills -- Index of subjects and words.