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.