Xanthaki, Helen
Helen Xanthaki is Professor of Law at University College London, Dean of Postgraduate Laws Programmes, University of London (Worldwide), Senior Research Fellow, Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies, Member, Committee for the Scrutiny of the Law-making Process, Presidency of the Hellenic Government, and President, International Association for Legislation. She is a leading expert in legislation, law-making and legislative quality. She was the first and only Professor of Legislative Drafting in the UK, and served for 18 years at the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies (most of them as the Director).
She has published extensively in the field of legislation and legislative drafting, recently as the author of The Lifecycle of Legislation (with Maria Mousmouti and Constantin Stefanou), Better Legislation and the EU (with Jurate Vaiciukaite), Thornton's Legislative Drafting (5th edition) and Art and Technology of Rules and Regulations. She has edited collections: Ulrich Karpen and Helen Xanthaki, Legislation in Europe: A Country by Country Handbook for Scholars and Practitioners (2020, Hart Publishers, Oxford), Ulrich Karpen and Helen Xanthaki (eds), Legislation in Europe: A Handbook for Scholars and Practitioners (2017, Hart Publishers, Oxford), and Helen Xanthaki, (ed) Enhancing Legislative Drafting in the Commonwealth: A Wealth of Innovation (2014, Routledge, London).
She has contributed to most journals in the field, including the Theory and Practice of Legislation, Statute Law Review, Hukim Journal on Legislation, European Journal of Law Reform, The Korean Legal Research Institute Journal of Legislation and Evaluation, and Studi parlamentari e di politica costituzionale.
She has offered evidence to the House of Lords, the House of Commons, the European Commission, the European Parliament (Legal Affairs Committee). She has served as a consultant to the European Commission, the European Parliament, governments, the World Bank and many other national, regional, and international fora.
Robinson, William
William Robinson is Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London.
Popelier, Patricia
Patricia Popelier is Senior Professor of Constitutional Law and Legislative Studies at the University of Antwerp and chair of the research group on Government and Law.
Uhlmann, Felix
Felix Uhlmann holds a chair for constitutional and administrative law as well as legislative theory at the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Silveira, João Tiago
João Tiago Silveira is Professor at the Lisbon Law School of the University of Lisbon, where he teaches in the fields of Administrative Law, legislative drafting/better regulation and Constitutional Law.
Patricia Popelier is Senior Professor of Constitutional Law and Legislative Studies at the University of Antwerp and chair of the research group on Government and Law.
Helen Xanthaki is the Dean of Postgraduate Laws Programmes at the University of London.
William Robinson is Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London.
João Tiago Silveira is Professor at the Lisbon Law School of the University of Lisbon.
Felix Uhlmann holds a chair for constitutional and administrative law as well as legislative theory at the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
