Good Governance in Egypt Legislative Drafting Manual for Better Policy

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This report looks at the role of legislative drafting manuals in enhancing legislative and regulatory quality. It presents experiences and good practices from both OECD and MENA countries in the preparation and application of these manuals. In particular, the report discusses the preparation of Egypt's legislative drafting guide, which is among the first of its kind in the region. The report maps out the process of legislative drafting in Egypt, identifies existing challenges in the current legislative and regulatory framework, and explores how the Egyptian Legislative Drafting Guide could help overcome these challenges. The report concludes with tailored policy recommendations to help maximise the potential of the Egyptian Legislative Drafting Guide as a tool for obtaining better outcomes from legislation. Foreword Acknowledgements Executive Summary Introduction References Notes Chapter 1. Implementing a better legislation policy Functions of legislation and importance of legislative quality Link between legislative and regulatory quality The role of legislative drafting manuals Good practices Characteristics of good legislative drafting manuals References Chapter 2. The Egyptian Manual for Legislative Drafting Legislative Drafting Process in Egypt Initiation and Drafting of Legislation Legislation proposed by the government Legislation proposed by the members of the parliament Review by Parliament Issue by the President Publishing Current Challenges Egyptian Legislative Drafting Manual Chapter 3. The Way Forward Implementation of the Egyptian Legislative Drafting Manual Specific Recommendations References