OVERVIEW
The legislative arm of government is the least developed of the three arms, namely the executive, judiciary, and the legislature. This is particularly so in developing countries where political developments are disrupted repeatedly. This has led to legislators not being knowledgeable enough on legislative processes and procedures as to make the legislature effective. Educating the legislators on the fundamentals of legislative practices is a dire need. This course has been designed to expose new legislators to the legislative processes and procedures.
WHO TO ATTEND
Newly elected Legislators and newly appointed Senior Legislative Aides.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the course are to:
- Educate participants on the basic processes and procedures of legislation.
- Expose participants to important documents used and produced by legislators.
- Educate participants on the language, vocabulary, and concepts of the legislature.
- Enable participants identify the skills required in the legislature.
- Enable participants to identify the techniques and skills required in the legislature.
OUTLINE
- The Legislature as a Third Arm of Government.
- The Legislative Processes and Procedures.
- Law Making by the Legislature.
- Basic Legislative Documents.
- Drafting of Legislative Documents: Bills, and Motions.
- Legislative Staff.
- Capacity Building for the Legislature.
- The Functions of the Legislature.
- The Representative Function of the Legislature
- Oversight Function of the Legislature.
- Legislative Language and Vocabulary.
- The Use of Committees in the Legislature.
- Constituency and Public Relations for Legislators,
- Comparative Legislative Practices.
- Emerging Trends in Legislative Processes and Procedures.