Valuable writing is and remains the objectivation of creative thinking, which works and is fruitful only at a high temperature of intellectual involvement of the author.Therefore, valuable ideas, which do not join the play of creative passion, in many cases are simply freezed and remain so.

I learned that memorials and legal opinions must follow the logic of a rigorous syllogism: major premise – minor premise – conclusion. Plus the obsessive concern for systematisation, the attention to the forest before concern for trees, the right separation of levels and perspectives and, above all, the supreme rule: as many details in as few words.

Writing a legal text entails some particularities resulting from the specific of this communication and from the category of readers is addressed to. There is an even greater responsibility when drafting legal theory, due to the larger number of readers is expected to provide interest in the text. Several important rules to follow in the process of writing are provided herein.

When I write an article, I am trying to transmit not only the information I found through my research, but also my view on that subject, to persuade that I can contribute with an interpretation (in a broad sense) that may brink added value. (…) The process of learning [in the field of style] is a solitary one and, for most of its part, based on the trial-and-error method: every author is responsible to find his or her own models and his ...

For a lawyer, the word is the scalpel with which he or she operates. A scalpel of a surgeon which is blunt, imprecise or too large can hurt. Likewise, the word of the legal practitioner must be an instrument of precision, which goes straight to the target, without useless deviations.

You should devote daily four hours to writing. Keywords: legal writing, oral culture, written culture, epistemic community.

The honesty of an author consists in acknowledging and exploring the scientific precedents on which his or her research is based. Keywords: bibliography, honesty, legal practice, legal literature. ...

I believe in clarity, simplicity and consistency, accurate and complete documentary research, and in the interdisciplinary analysis, as well as comparative law perspective, of legal concepts, doctrines and institutions. Keywords:

I belong to those who believe that all words, said or written, trigger the moral responsibility of the author. The words come from our inner writing and are meant to be printed in the mind of the reader. (…) The conclusion belongs to the reader, but exposing the reasoning is in the hands of the author.

Writing is easy. What’s actually difficult is to prepare for it. This preliminary stage consists, in fact, in reading. If you don’t have the time to read, you will not have the time – and more importantly, the tools – to write. One’s writing style is the reflection of one’s readings. The power of literature (legal, but especially non-legal) is slowly leaving its mark on us and, over time, stimulates us to write better.