'This inspiring book takes the perspective of lawmakers, which is so often ignored in the effectiveness debate. It is an approach that accounts for a fresh view on a topical debate in legislative studies. Combining doctrinal knowledge with practical insights, this is a most welcome contribution to theory and practice.' --Patricia Popelier, University of Antwerp, Belgium 'Legislation is central in the law. However, its study has not fully acquired the position it deserves within legal scholarship. Maria Mousmouti makes a fundamental contribution to filling this gap. Designing Effective Legislation does not only tackle the construction of effective legislation, with her idea of ''mechanics'', Mousmouti sets a pivotal step in the legislative studies, by offering an innovative and intriguing analytical tool to penetrate and understand the often confusing and blurred world of legislative law-making.' --Mauro Zamboni, Stockholm University, Sweden 'With this topical book Mousmouti addresses the elephant in the room of modern government.

Legislation is the instrument of choice in modern governance and politics - it is used as a heal-all in modern day policy approaches. But what do we actually know about the effectiveness and overall efficacy of legislation? Very little, this book shows. Dr. Mousmouti's takes us by the hand and shows us the way legislation works, the values it represents, and the things we need to consider if we want legislation to do what we actually designed and enacted it for: to work.' --Wim Voermans, Leiden University, the Netherlands.