legistics

legistics (uncountable)

1. The science of developing legislation.
   • 2016, Constantin Stefanou, Helen Xanthaki, Drafting Legislation: A Modern Approach, page 162:

     This does not mean that tools of legistics are applied every time. The time pressure and priorities of politics and interests are often obstacles against the implementation of 'good legistics'.

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