Resources for Policy Development and Legislative Drafting
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| Policy Development and Legislative Drafting Training Materials: | |||||
| 1. Legislative Drafting and Policy Development, series 1 [United States Agency for International Development (USAID)] |
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| Workshop for the Ministry of Justice of Afghanistan’s General Legislative Dept. (Taqnin) (June to July 2006) |  |
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English & Dari (ver. 1), 10 sessions | ||
| Workshop for Staff of the National Assembly of Afghanistan [group 1] (November to December 2006) | |
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English & Dari (ver. 2), 10 sessions | ||
| Workshop for Staff of the National Assembly [group 2], the Ministries of Interior and Defense, and the Independent Electoral Commission of Afghanistan (March 2007) | |
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English & Dari (ver. 3), 9 sessions | ||
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English & Pashto (ver. 3), 9 sessions | |||
| 2. Legislative Drafting and Policy Development, series 2 [USAID] |
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| Workshop for Staff of the National Assembly, the Ministries of Justice, Interior, and Defense, and the Independent Electoral Commission of Afghanistan (June to July 2007) | |
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English & Dari | ||
| 3. Reviewing and Responding to Legislation from a Gender-Sensitive Perspective [United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, now UN Women) & USAID] |
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| Seminar for Members of the National Assembly of Afghanistan (May 2007) | |
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English & Dari | ||
| 4. Guidelines for Drafting Legislative Documents [The International Republican Institute (IRI) & USAID] |
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Seminar for Members of the National Assembly of Afghanistan’s Youth Caucus (November 2007) |
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English & Dari | ||
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5. Additional Workshop-Related Materials |
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| Flowchart: Legislative Process in Afghanistan (July 2007) | |
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English & Dari |
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| Handout: Analyzing the Causes of Legislative Problems (Explanation) | |
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English & Dari | ||
| Handout: Analyzing the Causes of Legislative Problems (Checklist) | |
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Dari & Pashto |
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| Handout: Excerpts from U.S. House of Representatives Legislative Drafting Manual | |
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Dari & Pashto |
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| Handout: Bill from U.S. Congress (“Consumer Privacy Protection Act”, 107th Congress, H.R. 2135, as introduced in the House; June 12, 1999) | |
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English & Dari | ||
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English (from U.S. Gov’t Web sites) | ||
| U.S. Congressional Materials: |
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1. Legislative Drafting Manual |
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| 2. Manual on Drafting Style (U.S. Senate, Office of the Legislative Counsel, 1997) |
(2.5 MB) |
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| Excerpt: Organization of a Bill | |
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| 3. Constitution, Jefferson’s Manual, and Rules of the House of Representatives (U.S. House of Representatives) |
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| 110th Congress, 2007-2008 (H. Doc. 109-157) | [Browse] | U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | |||
| 109th Congress, 2005-2006 (H. Doc. 108-241) | [Browse] | U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | |||
| 108th Congress, 2003-2004 (H. Doc. 107-284) | [Browse] | U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | |||
| 107th Congress, 2001-2002 (H. Doc. 106-320) | [Browse] | U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | |||
| 106th Congress, 1999-2000 (H. Doc. 105-358) | [Browse] | U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | |||
| 105th Congress, 1997-1998 (H. Doc. 104-272) | [Browse] | U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | |||
| 103rd Congress, 1993-1994 (H. Doc. 103-342) | |||||
| 4. House Practice: A Guide to the Rules, Precedents and Procedures of the House (U.S. House of Representatives) |
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| 108th Congress, 2003-2004 | [Browse] | U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | |||
| 104th Congress, 1995-1996 | [Browse] | U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | |||
| 5. How Our Laws Are Made | |||||
| 108th Congress, 2003 (H. Doc. 108-93) | |
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U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | ||
| 106th Congress, 2000 (H. Doc. 106-197) | |
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U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | |
| 105th Congress, 1998 (S. Doc. 105-014) | |
U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | |||
| 6. Our American Government | |||||
| 108th Congress, 2003 (H. Doc. 108-94) | |
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U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | ||
| 106th Congress, 2000 (H. Doc. 106-216) | |
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U.S. Gov’t Printing Office | ||
| Other Resources: |
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| Ann Seidman, Robert B. Seidman, and Nalin Abeyesekere: Assessing Legislation: A Manual for Legislators (Boston University School of Law, 2002) |
(2 MB) |
(940 KB) |
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| University of San Francisco School of Law & USAID: Problem-Solving and Guidelines for Legislative Solutions to Social Problems |
[Browse Files] | |
English (draft version, unpublished; revised 2006) | ||
| Indonesian version: Penyelesaian Masalah dan Pedoman-Pedoman Praktis Untuk Solusi-Solusi Legislatif bagi Masalah-Masalah Sosial (Denpasar, Indonesia, 2003, and Dili, Timor-Leste, 2005) |
Indonesian version | ||||
| Portuguese version: [Title] (Dili, Timor-Leste, 2005) |
Portuguese version (unpublished) | ||||
| Bosnia-Herzogovina Advisory Board for Legislative Reform: Manual for Drafting Legislation (Technical Requirements and Style) (February 2006) |
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