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How language works in politics: The impact of vague legislation on policy

How language works in politics: The impact of vague legislation on policy

by Matthew Williams (Author)

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    Hardcover 2018

    $152.94
Synopsis

Using analysis from machine readings of all legislation enacted between 1900 and 2015, this book discusses the social impact of increasingly elastic legislative language on the contemporary workings of the British constitution. Crucially, it shows that vague legislation has a tremendous impact on policy delivery, disproportionately affecting the weakest, in areas including immigration, homelessness and anti-discrimination.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 256
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Bristol University Press
Published: 26 Jun 2018
ISBN 10: 1529200202
ISBN 13: 9781529200201

Media Reviews
provides a valuable window into the world of legislation and its consequences. A go-to book for all those involved in drafting, amending, interpreting and researching legislation. Louise Thompson, University of Surrey
Author Bio
Matthew Williams is Access and Career Development Fellow, Jesus College, University of Oxford. His research focusses on the sometimes difficult relationships between judges and politicians - where the rule of law meets the power of politics. He has sought to explain the increasing intervention by judges into sensitive public policy domains, such as immigration, anti-discrimination and homelessness.