A Guide to Legislative Drafting in South Africa identifies the key aspects of legislative drafting, providing a clear and practical guide to the subject. It unravels the mysteries and complexities of statutory writing, presenting it to the reader in a structured and understandable manner.

• Communicating in legal language
• The legislative process in South Africa
• Legal research
• Legal interpretation
• The structure of a Bill
• Principles of drafting
• Drafting in plain English (including a section on the use of correct English)
• Legal punctuation
• Miscellaneous provisions
• Appendices:   
  - Bill of Rights 
  - Interpretation Act 1957

• Legislative drafters
• Legal practitioners
• Paralegals
• Law students
• Academics