The standard code of parliamentary procedure : revised by the American Institute of Parliamentarians /
by Alice Sturgis.
- 2d ed.
- New York, McGraw-Hill, [1966]
- xxix, 283 p. 18 cm.
Bibliography: p. 256-262.
The purpose of parliamentary law is to assist an assembly in carrying out its purposes. It is the code of ethics of working together-the rules of the game. Parliamentary law is concerned with the means by which beliefs and ideas are best translated into effective group action.