Overview of Legislation
- Legislation requires identifying a concrete issue in a comprehensive way.
- Drafters and policy-makers consider the best avenues to address problem areas.
- Possible solutions within bill provisions include implementing sanctions and targeting indirect behaviors.
- Legislation is usually proposed by a member of the legislature or the executive.
- Most large legislatures enact only a small fraction of the proposed bills.
Public Participation in Legislation
- Popular sovereignty declares the people as the ultimate source of public power.
- The concept of popular sovereignty allows for direct participation in law-making.
- Democratic control over the legislative system can occur even with limited understanding.
- Civic education strengthens public participation and confidence in the legislative process.
Dead Letter Laws
- Dead letter refers to legislation that has become inapplicable, obsolete, or no longer enforced.
- Dead letter laws have not been officially revoked.
- This section requires expansion.
Related Concepts
- Rule according to higher law.
- Article 289(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union distinguishes between legislative acts and non-legislative acts.
- The African Parliamentary Knowledge Network Legislative Handbook emphasizes using evidence to design and assess legislation.
- The Public Participation in the Drafting of Legislation in Hungary explores the role of public participation.
- The New International Encyclopedia contains information on legislation.
Legislation Data Sources
| Reference | URL |
|---|---|
| Glossary | https://www.alternix.com/blogs/glossary-of-terms/legislation |
| Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislation |
| Wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49371 |
| Knowledge Graph | https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0dnxd |
