LAW115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Reform War
18 May 2018
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LAW115 LECTURE – 26/3/18
WK5; LAW AND POLICY REFORM PROJECT OVERVIEW
LAW REFORM
What is law reform?
- The creation of a new law or the improvement of existing law
- We reform laws to evolve with societies values
o Amend
o Correct
o Codify
o Consolidate
o Harmonise
o Clarify
o Ratify
o Update
o Equalise
o Specify
o Generalise
o Control
- When looking at reform you need to be careful in language and not inflate questions
of compliance with effectiveness.
- Effectiveness: the degree to which something is successful in producing a desired
result
- Compliance: behaviour that conforms to the rules
Compliance should not, however, be equated with effectiveness. High-compliance
with low standards will elicit little benefit.
Who is involved in the law reform process?
- Media
- Government/politicians
- NGO’s (No-government Organisations)
- Law reform commission
- The public
- Businesses
How can we ensure reform is effective?
- Managing your stakeholders – who is affected by a particular area of law and
esurig you’re eetig their iterests and needs
ASSESSMENT WALKTHROUGH
Law and Policy Reform Wiki and Presentations
- Analysis of issues via multidisciplinary perspectives (legal, social, cultural, political,
administrative, enforcement, international, etc.).
- Questioning and Critique of: facts in specific cases, basis of legal concepts, basis of
current legal regulation approaches, competing legal/policy opinions.
- Communication, rational & focused discourse, capacity to debate public issues with
multiple stakeholders & contexts, understanding that policy development has many
dimensions.
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Document Summary
The creation of a new law or the improvement of existing law. We reform laws to evolve with societies values: amend, correct, codify, consolidate, harmonise, clarify, ratify, update, equalise, specify, generalise, control. When looking at reform you need to be careful in language and not inflate questions of compliance with effectiveness. Effectiveness: the degree to which something is successful in producing a desired result. Compliance: behaviour that conforms to the rules. Compliance should not, however, be equated with effectiveness. High-compliance with low standards will elicit little benefit. Managing your stakeholders who is affected by a particular area of law and e(cid:374)suri(cid:374)g you"re (cid:373)eeti(cid:374)g their i(cid:374)terests and needs. Analysis of issues via multidisciplinary perspectives (legal, social, cultural, political, administrative, enforcement, international, etc. Questioning and critique of: facts in specific cases, basis of legal concepts, basis of current legal regulation approaches, competing legal/policy opinions.
