Higher Learning Institutions to play role in Law research and drafting

The Ministry of Justice revealed that the Faculty of Law in the University of Rwanda (Former NUR) and the Stanford Law School (SLS) from California will work with the Rwandan Law Reform Commission (RLRC) in the process of strengthening connections between policy formulation, law drafting and law making.

Minister of Justice and the Attorney General Busingye Johnston reveals that shortly after meeting with representatives of those institutions who gathered in Kigali to discuss the new tripartite intellectual partnership among Learning and Legal institutions and external actors to build the Rwandan Capacity in policy making and law drafting.

Busingye told delegates, including two teachers and 4 Student from SLS that this is the first time that the Rwandan Legal sector is creating partnership with academic institution in the process of law making according to the desired law development.

“This is the new relationship within justice sector that is aiming to ensure the quality of law. We really appreciate this opportunity of working with law experts and researchers. We expect a lot of changes in this collaboration,” Busingye said.

He insisted that this new system is not coming to block the usual system but it comes as an added advantage for the benefit of law reform.

According to Erik Jensen, Professor of the Practice of Law and Co-Director in the Rule of Law Program, such collaboration is meaningful today as legal systems development creates challenges to formal laws.

“This collaboration is so useful because transition in legal systems generates many challenges that are resolvable by taking creative measure.”

Opportunities are expected to all sides as SLS will contribute to the research in Rwanda when students will be also gaining from the Rwanda Justice experiences especially for those who aspire to play their role in the international law system.

Besides Rwandan Students will also be given the opportunity to explore the abroad justice experience through this better collaboration which is expected to be permanent.

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