Nomos/Hart Lawmaking in Multi-level Settings: Legislative Challenges in Federal Systems and the European Union

About the Author Patricia Popelier is Senior Professor of Constitutional Law and Legislative Studies at the University of Antwerp and chair of the research group on Government and Law.Helen Xanthaki is Professor of Law at University College London. She is a leading expert in legislation, law-making and legislative quality. She was the first and only Professor of Legislative Drafting in the UK, and served for 18 years at the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies (most of them as the Director). She has published extensively in the field of legislation and legislative drafting, most recently as the author of two books in the field: Thornton’s Legislative Drafting 5th Edition, (2013, Bloomsbury, London) and Drafting Legislation: Art and Technology of Rules for Regulation (2014, Hart Publishers, Oxford). She has edited two collections: Helen Xanthaki, (ed) Enhancing Legislative Drafting in the Commonwealth: A Wealth of Innovation (2014, Routledge, London); and the forthcoming Ulrich Karpen and Helen Xanthaki (eds), Legislation in Europe: A Handbook for Scholars and Practitioners, forthcoming Hart Publishers, Oxford). She has contributed to most journals in the field, including the Theory and Practice of Legislation, Statute Law Review, Hukim Journal on Legislation, European Journal of Law Reform, The Korean Legal Research Institute Journal of Legislation and Evaluation, Studi parlamentari e di politica costituzionale. She has offered evidence to the House of Lords, the House of Commons, the European Commission, the European Parliament (Legal Affiars Committee). She has served as a consultant to the European Commission, the European Parliament, governments, the World Bank and many other national, regional, and international fora.William Robinson is Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London.João Tiago Silveira is Professor at the Lisbon Law School of the University of Lisbon, where he teaches in the fields of Administrative Law, legislative drafting/better regulation and Constitutional Law.Felix Uhlmann holds a chair for constitutional and administrative law as well as legislative theory at the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Product Description Based on selected papers from the International Association of Legislation’s 2018 Conference at Antwerp University this book considers the challenges posed by lawmaking in multi-level settings. It covers all multi-tiered systems, but a major focus is on the EU, where the tension between autonomy and efficacy is most evident. Part I examines the topic at the broadest level, including all types of multi-tiered systems. Part II focuses on the EU perspective and Part III on the perspective of the Member States. The authors are experts in various disciplines as well as practitioners, ensuring a multi-disciplinary approach.