Good Governance in Pakistan Through Effective Laws: A Case Study of Legislative Drafting and Law Reform Processes in Pakistan

Good governance is an outcome of long legal battle between the ruling class and the representatives of people. It ensures rule of law instead of one man show. It gives a culture of governance and process of resolving the problems of needy people. It involves the people in decision making in every stage of political set up. It ensures transparency, accountability, participation and evaluation at every stage of governance. A golden legislative bullet cannot establish “Good Governance”. It requires the review, evaluate and reform the entire legal system. Every effort has been made to search out the causes of the failure of laws in Pakistan and why there could be no good governance for the oppressed, poor and needy people. In Pakistani legal system there are laws in books but not in field. Through this research paper a concept of enacting effective and viable laws is discussed, which will bring prosperity and wellbeing in the lives of nation. For any effort or authority will fail to bring peace and prosperity in the country, if there are ineffective and non-implementable laws. The basic reasons for their non-compliance are that they are not consistent with social and cultural norms of Pakistani society, although they are enacted for the benefit of public at large and poor people in particular. Likewise economic benefits; sometimes, clash with social & cultural values of the society. Therefore, financial laws will not be enforced in letter & spirit. The real solution will be the proper awareness of stakeholders to highlight the social & psychological complications of the society.The same will be resolvedthrough legislative bill. The modern theory of legislative drafting could provide positive and appropriate solutions for making the Pakistani laws effective and implementable.



Journal Title: International Journal of Legislative Drafting and Law Reform

Category: Law

ISSN: 2050-5191

Year of Establishment: 2012

Section: Law

Volume: 3

Issue: 1

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Sohail Ahmed Ansari, Abid Mehmood & Ramzan Ali Mangool. 2024 Good Governance in Pakistan Through Effective Laws: A Case Study of Legislative Drafting and Law Reform Processes in Pakistan. International Journal of Legislative Drafting and Law Reform. 3 (1). 12-36. https://doi.org/10.61955/SJTQBL

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