LCT International Legislative Drafting LCT International
Price: MYR 18,267

    Course details

    Course Introduction:
    Specialise in the art of legislative drafting with this course, learning the techniques for clear, precise, and effective legal writing that reflects policy intentions and withstands legal scrutiny.

    Course Outcomes:
    Overcome obstacles to turning policy into legislation
    Describe the process of making new laws
    Contribute to the drafting of new legislation
    Prepare instructions for professional draftsman
    Practice legislative drafting skills

    Who Should Attend:
    Senior Managers and Government personnel responsible for turning policy into legislation
    Officials who instruct Parliamentary draftsman
    Assistants to legislators involved in creating draft legislation
    Members of parliament, senators, assembly members
    Legal advisors and practitioners from both public and private sectors

    Course Topics:
    Legislative Instruments under the Microscope

    Types of legislation
    Primary and secondary legislation
    Dissecting a statute
    Structure and elements of an Act of Parliament
    Assembling the machinery of an Act
    Problems with how laws work


    Drafting Legislation

    principles of drafting
    Alternative approaches
    Planning your draft
    Writing for the reader
    Using plain English
    Dos and Donts in drafting
    Writing instructions for the parliamentary draftsman


    Interpretation and Construction of Statutes

    Identifying the purpose of a law
    The Mischief Rule
    The Golden Rule
    Judicial interpretation of legislation
    Judicial creativity and the sovereignty of parliament


    Stakeholder Participation in Law Making

    The need for involvement
    Formal and informal consultation
    Consultation processes
    The draft Bill and consultation
    Ethical lobbying
    The role of the public affairs professional


    Turning Policy into Practice

    Why do some laws fail to achieve their objectives?
    Effective and ineffective law making
    Education communication and legal effectiveness
    The challenge of over-complex laws
    How to address legal effectiveness issues
    Alternatives to law making nudge theory

    Updated on 14 May, 2025

    Eligibility / Requirements

    N/A

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