Functions of Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan - Khalid Zafar & Associates

Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (Commission) was established by promulgating Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan Ordinance, 1979. The Commission has the following functions to perform:

The Commission shall study and keep under review on a continuing systematic basis the statutes and other laws with a view to making recommendations to the Federal governments and Provincial Governments for the improvement, modernization and reform thereof and, in particular for:

  • Adopting of simple and effective procedure for the administration of laws to ensure substantial, inexpensive and speedy justice;
  • Arranging the codification and unification of laws in order to eliminate multiplicity of laws on the same subject;
  • Removing anomalies in the laws;
  • Repealing obsolete or unnecessary provisions in the laws;
  • Simplifying laws for easy comprehension and devising steps to make the society law conscious;
  • Introduction of reforms in the administration of justice; and
  • Removing inconsistencies between the laws within the legislative competence of Parliament and those within the legislative competence of a Provincial Assembly.

The Commission shall take measures for:

  • developing and augmenting human resources for efficient court administration and case management;
  • co-ordination of judiciary and executive; and
  • preparing schemes for access to justice, legal aid and protection of human rights.

The Commission shall study the present system of legal education and make�  recommendations to the Federal Government for improving the st andard of legal education.

The Commission shall administer and manage the access to Justice Development Fund.