Evaluating the Effects: A Contribution to the Quality of Legislation

Abstract

During the last three decades, legislation has become an important field of scientific interest and practical training. At least in the German speaking countries, Peter Noll was one of the pioneers of a new, comprehensive approach to legislation. 1 It is an approach which has been widely adopted in an effort to improve the quality of legislation. Neither has it been limited to legal science for it concerns a wide range of academic disciplines interested in various aspects of the legislative activity. Nor does it solely have an academic focus, for it encompasses practical considerations.