SLC and MBRSG launch Legislative Process in Dubai
In coordination with the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), the Supreme Legislation Committee (SLC), the entity controling the preparing and evaluation of legislation in the Emirate of Dubai, will carry out a training programme entitled 'The Legislative Process in Dubai: Principles and Practices.' The program aims to develop the legislative process at the level of Dubai Government entities; guarantee sound understanding by local government entities of the Dubai laws and other legislation and how they promote the techniques and policies of the Emirate, and raise awareness of the SLC's function in this regard. The program, which will be conducted 4 times over two years, beginning this year, is particularly developed for attorneys associated with preparing and drafting legislation at 50 city government entities.
The first edition of the programme will be held from October 4 to 6, 2016 at the MBRSG head office under the supervision of the SLC legal specialists and consultants. This program remains in application of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the MBRSG and the SLC. The objective of the MoU is to supply integrated training programmes with a view of achieving the SLC's ultimate goal of increasing awareness of the value of the guideline of law in the development of nations.
The objectives of the SLC training program include the preparation and implementation of incorporated workshops to assist Government entities in drafting more efficient and effective local legislation through standardising the legislation-drafting procedures, based upon research study and finest practices, that even more the Emirate's advancement policies and techniques. The programme covers a wide variety of topics, from the requirements of submitting legislation propositions to the real drafting procedures, consisting of concepts of legal preparing and useful drafting workouts.
To help drive Dubai's development process through adopting the international legislative finest practices, the program, based upon an extensive study, has actually been created to present participants to the identified methods and strategies for preparing and drafting legislation in line with the Emirate's policies and strategies. The program will likewise cover topics related to the actual legislative practices in Dubai concentrating on ways of establishing the legislative procedures and standardising legislation-drafting rules and treatments with a view to issuing legislation that follows the Dubai advancement strategies.
H.E. Ahmad Saeed bin Meshar Al Muhairi, SLC's Secretary General, said: "This training programme belongs to a series of training programs created to establish the guideline of law as a pillar of our country's development. Such programmes are intended to enhance the capabilities of the Dubai Government employees associated with the legal processes. This programme underscores our function as an active partner and factor to the development strategies of the Emirate. We aim to reach 100 legal professionals from 50 city government entities, making certain that all relevant topics, consisting of the requirements, concepts, and rules for drafting legislation are lined up with the Government's development strategies and policies. We are happy to be teaming up with the MBRSG to establish the Dubai's legislative procedure."
On his part, H.E. Dr. Ali Sebaa Al Marri, Executive President of the MBRSG's, said: "We, at the MBRSG, regularly make every effort to forge new strategic collaborations with various public and private entities in support of the UAE's shift to knowledge-based economy and efforts to modernise federal government services. Based upon our achievements in regards to human capability structure with our partner organizations, we are confident that our alliance with the SLC will favorably affect all participants in the new training program, especially with regard to promoting the standard ideas of leadership and the best ways to implement such principles in their particular entities."
"Our MoU with SLC aims to further enhance government sector performance and public administration in the UAE and the rest of the Arab World. The MBRSG looks for to prepare the country's future leaders in line with our commitment to governance and public policy to attain the UAE's vision for sustainable development," H.E. Al Marri added.
The program participants are anticipated to acquire the relevant expert skills and proficiencies, including effective legislation preparing techniques, avoiding common errors in the preparation of legislation propositions, in addition to extensive understanding of the function of legislation in promoting Government strategies and policies.
