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• Lectures: Introduction; Law & Behaviors
• General Social Problem
• Lectures: Drafter's Role; Unity of Form and Substance
• Social Problem (Identify role occupants and write a basic description of who is doing what that constitutes the social problem. Also write a research outline to facilitate generation of detailed, accurate descriptions of problematic behaviors.)
• Lectures: Intro. to the Research Report; Bill's Structure
• Introduction to Research Report & Outline of Bill
• Lectures: Description of the Difficulty; Intro. to Legislative Sentences
• Social Problem (behavioralist, detailed, researched) & two draft sections of bill
• Lectures: Explanations; Drafting for the "Who"
• Explanations (for primary role occupants) & two more draft sections of bill
• Lectures: Implementing Agencies; Drafting for the "What"
• Explanations (for implementing agencies) & two more draft sections of bill
• Lectures: Solutions (for primary role occupants); Drafting for Clarity and Precision
• Solutions (for primary role occupants), two more draft sections of bill, review & revise (as needed) bill outline
• Lectures: Solutions (for implementing agencies); Legislative Sentences
• Solutions (for implementing agencies) & more draft sections of bill
• Lectures: Intransitive Bills; Clarity
• Review draft bill, and make necessary additions and changes
• Lectures: Dispute Settlement Mechanisms; Outlining the Bill
• Revised outline of bill to include provisions for monitoring and evaluation, and the drafting of subsidiary regulations
• Lectures: Drafting Defensively Against Corruption; Drafting within Limits
• Revise first draft of research report, identify opportunities for corrupt behavior in draft bill & re-draft provisions to reduce possibilities for corrupt action
• Use the Editor's Checklist as a guide to evaluate the first draft of your research report and bill, and revise your drafts in preparation for the editing sessions.
• Lecture: Drafting withinthe Limits of the Constituion, etc.
• Draft bill's provisions regarding subsidiary legislation.
• Lecture: Subordinate Legislation
• Draft provisions of bill concerning monitoring and evaluation of implementation
• Lecture: Aids to Interpretation
• Draft definitions, general purposes clause and coming into force provisions of bill
• Lecture: Formal Matters
• Draft provisions ensuring transparency, accountability and participation
• Lecture: Participation
• Limiting discretion (transparency, participation, and accountability)
• Lecture: Accountability
• Drafting defensively against corruption