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This paper examines the extent to which law reform has contributed to the strengthening of legislative processes in supporting constitutionalism, rule of law and democratic governance, with a particular focus on the Malawi experience. In the first place, the paper acknowledges the fact that law reform has played a significant role in strengthening constitutionalism, rule of law and democratic governance. In order to understand the impact of law reform, in this regard, the paper briefly examines the functions of the Malawi Law Commission in relation to the legislative processes in the Malawi. To this extent, a critical assessment of the type, nature and number of laws that have been reviewed and developed and their impact on the outcome of legislative processes will be highlighted. Similarly, the paper also discusses some of the challenges which the law reform process encounters and proposed strategies to address those challenges in order to make meaningful contributions to the legislative processes for the benefit of the populace. Therefore, the paper will attempt to answer the question as to whether law reform initiatives should also facilitate a review of the legal and regulatory frameworks relating to legislative processes in order for law reform to be effective. In the final analysis, the paper concludes that law reforms plays a very significant role in the legislative processes and that there is a need for law reform to re-strategise in their programmes in order to strengthen the institution of Parliament in the legislative process and for the reinforcement of constitutionalism, rule of law and democratic governance. |
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