This paper seeks to demonstrate that laws developed through consultative, participative, transparent and accountable process by an independent, impartial and competent drafting entity are an important missing link for advancing democracies, market economies, human rights, sustainable development, social harmonies and integration, legal empowerment of the poor, security and peaceat national, regionaland international leveland for effective states.States draw strengthfrom constitution and laws; depend on institutions to balance conflicting interests, transform tensions into positive forces and universal culturalprogramming. If a statefails, people make groups and fight their way even againststate.

The paper highlights the capture of drafting process by private sector and those in power, excluding the marginalizedand vulnerable in majority ofthe states and forcefully makes the case for setting universal standards for policy making, drafting of primary and secondary laws to ensure that voices of the poor, the vulnerable and marginalized are reflected through laws and enforced by transparent and accountable institutions. There have been a lot of discussions and actions about independent judiciary, prosecutors, lawyers and human rights standardsbut veryless ornone aboutindependent legislative office. The latter lay the very foundation for legal and institutional framework. The paper then describes characteristics and core elements of sustainable laws and law reform projects and seeks to provide policy, legal and institutions prescription for crisis wracked developing and post conflict countries. The paper discusses practical tools, techniques and process to draft high quality laws for development of responsive, transparent, inclusive and accountable institutions.