Vision, Mission & Mandate
Vision of the commission
Law Reform for a predictable and dynamic legal landscape.
Mission of the commission
Review laws of Rwanda with a view to ensuring their development and reform.
Responsibilities of the commission
Rwanda Law Reform Commission (RLRC) is responsible for:
- Analysing laws of Rwanda and providing recommendations to relevant authorities for their improvement, modernisation and reform;
- ensuring proper codification and consolidation of laws of Rwanda;
- preparing draft laws on the initiative of RLRC or upon request by relevant institutions;
- reviewing draft laws initiated by other institutions before they are submitted to the Cabinet;
- providing comments on a draft law initiated by a Deputy upon request;
- following up the consideration process of draft laws in the Parliament;
- ensuring proper drafting and translation of laws in all official languages;
- identifying national laws in force to be harmonised with principles that are provided for under international treaties and agreements ratified by Rwanda;
- receiving and considering any proposals for reform of laws that are submitted by an institution or any interested person.