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    Workshop on Legislative Drafting Practices

    Legislation, being the cornerstone of parliamentary system, involves making, enacting and amending
    laws that serve to protect the citizens’ rights and delivers smooth functioning of government
    systems. It mainly ensures order and justice in society via a sequential process of proposing, drafting
    and approving of laws by the legislative bodies including parliaments. Of these, Legislative Drafting is
    of paramount importance and plays a central role in shaping the legal and governance framework of
    the country because it serves as a conduit through which constitutionally complaint laws are
    formulated, refined and enacted. The legislation drafting is a dynamic and evolving process that
    undergoes a step-by-step process of Initiation, Drafting, consultation, Scrutiny by parliamentary
    committees, parliamentary debate and presidential assent. Essentially, these steps ensure that laws
    are clear, consistent with the constitution and aligned with the changing needs and challenges of the
    nation.

    The legislative Drafters are at the heart of transforming executive’s policies, objectives and legal
    principles into clear, precise and well-articulated legislation. Drafters’ role for government bills--on
    the instructions of cabinet members and ministers-- is relatively less daunting as opposed to private
    member bills where lack of resources and technical expertise on the part of non-governmental
    members warrant special attention by the LDS. The drafters is expected to ensure that the legislation
    is: consistent with the constitution, state laws and international laws especially relating to human
    rights and international trade; the outcome collaboration with various stakeholders, including
    government ministries, parliamentary committees, legal experts, and civil society organizations;
    drafted in a clear, precise, and unambiguous language that leaves no room for misinterpretation or
    confusion among legislators, legal professionals, and the general public. Absence of any of the
    aforementioned key aspects will result in ill-drafted bills/laws, raising questions on the role of
    drafters in general, and leading to litigations on interpretive ambiguities, impeding the effective
    functioning of Pakistan’s legal system and protection of citizens’ rights, in particular.

    Objectives

    The training or workshop targeting Legislative drafters aims to achieve/deliver following outcomes:

     Enabling drafters to harness understanding of the principles and practices of legislative


    Drafting.
     Keeping abreast with the international best practices on LD and adapting those to ameliorate
    SKA at their jobs.

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