Legislative drafting is the act of transforming government policies into written laws, to ensure that legislation is clear, concise and understandable to those affected by it. Achieving this can be challenging as government policies often involve many complex issues that are difficult to convey in simple and everyday language.

Consistency is key in all aspects of drafting these may include the use of vocabulary, structure, language and style, and building sentences to convey the intended meanings. This highly interactive course will equip participants with a range of good drafting tools used to create well-written legislation.

For Whom:

This program is designed for professional legislative drafters from drafting offices from around the world; policy experts employed in agencies not directly involved in drafting, but who want to be able to better work with their legislative drafting counterparts. Legal Officers and others who perform related functions will equally benefit from this program.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Draft legislation clearly and concisely
• Understand the principles of good legislative drafting techniques
• Use plain language
• Make laws more readable and understandable to those affected by them
• Amend outdated legislation
• Know common drafting mistakes and how to avoid them