Ulrich Karpen was Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, University of Hamburg.Helen Xanthaki is Professor of Law, UCL; and Senior Research Fellow, IALS, University of London.

This publication is relevant to subjects or agents directly or indirectly participating to the critique of legislative rules, academics and citizens(...). The book (…) offers its readers a dual perspective of fundamental aspects in the field of Legislprudence (Legistica, Legistique) as an interdisciplinary science embracing aspects of law, economics and social sciences, with a final objective to ameliorate the quality of legislation and to facilitate its implementation.

• 1. Introduction Ulrich Karpen2. Legislation and Regulation Wim JM Voermans3. Legislative Process Tímea Drinóczi4. Management of Legislation Patricia Popelier5. Participation Felix Uhlmann and Christoph Konrath6. Goals and Measures of Legislation: Evaluation Mauro Zamboni7. Legislative Drafting Techniques/Formal Legistics Jean-Pierre Duprat and Helen Xanthaki8. Legislative Language and Style Mario Hernández Ramos and Volker Heydt9. Legislative Drafting Stefan Höfl er, Markus Nussbaumer and Helen Xanthaki10. Publication Karl Irresberger and Anna Jasiak11. Regulatory Evaluation Ex Ante and Ex Post: Best Practice, Guidance and Methods Stephan Naundorf and Claudio M. Radaelli12. Maintenance of Rules Maria De Benedetto13. EU Legislation William Robinson14. Legislative Training Marta Tavares de Almeida and Chris Moll15. Emerging Trends in Legislation in Europe Helen Xanthaki