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#120 | Magical and disappearing laws? Exploring “Unenactment”

Legislative Drafting – Aug 27, 2026
Why might a legislature pretend that it never passed a law? How might this be done? Host Lerissa Thaver speaks with Charlie Feldman about an uncommon technique in legislative drafting: deeming provisions “never to have been enacted.” When has this “unenactment” occurred and why? This episode shines a light on this unusual way to draft and challenging situations legislative drafters sometimes face.

Episode 80: Behind the Provisions – A Window into Legislative Drafting

Legislative Drafting – Apr 22, 2024
Who are Legislative and Parliamentary Counsel? What do they do? In this episode, lawyers involved with the 2024 CIAJ Legislative Drafting Conference speak about their work and an exciting part of the profession that is often quite removed from the spotlight. Topics include the role of drafters in different offices and the evolution of the profession with an eye to the future.