Law reform committee sets out it goals
The government-appointed law reform committee has set nine goals it would like to reach in law reform, as part of proposals to accompany with the 20-year national strategy plan, according to the committee spokesperson Kamnoon Sidhisamarn.
They are:
Legal enactment and law review mechanisms as required by the constitution should be in place to ensure that law enactment or review will yield good laws.
New laws should be written to create social justice and eliminate inequality.
New laws or law amendments should be made to boost the country’s competitiveness.
Outdated laws should be revoked or updated.
Legislation processes should be made fast and rounded, and correspond to the constitution with more public participation involved.
Public accessibility to the legal database should be supported and designed in ways to promote public understanding.
Legal education should be reformed to create ethical lawyers.
IT system should be improved to facilitate communication between people and law enforcers, reducing costs and officers’ tendency to take bribes.
The committee plans to submit the completed reform plan to the head committee on December 25 and then to the national reform committee and the Cabinet, who will have 30 days each to deliberate the plan.
