Individual Participants
James DeGraft-Johnson (Ghana) - Editor, Sara Johnson-Steffey
James earned his Bachelors at the University of Ghana and his Barrister-at-Law degree at Ghana Law School. He played a very important role in writing Ghana's current Constitution, worked with the First and Second Parliaments of Ghana's Fourth Republic, and retired as the Deputy Clerk of Parliament. James is particularly interested in ensuring that laws have a practical benefit for citizens and in increasing opportunities for meaningful civic participation in governance.
Hamdan Al-Faouri (Saudi Arabia) - Editor, Christina Salib
Hamdan Al-Faouri received his LLB in 1997 from Yarmouk University in Jordan. He is a legal consultant with the RA Law firm in Saudi Arabia, practicing Business Law, Legislations, and Legal Projects Management. He has participated with the Chamber of Commerce in Riyadh as an instructor in the Practical Diploma of Practice Law Program, and has published legal articles in Saudi magazines and newspapers. Hamdan is presently a team member/leader for several legislative projects.
Leighton Jackson (Barbados) - Editor, Liz Lambert
Senior Member, Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies
Lydia Elliott (St. Lucia) - Editor, Rob Horricks
Senior Legal Draftsperson, OECS Drafting Unit
Marshall Islands
Underage Drinking Group - Editor, Laura Lucas
Posesi Bloomfield As Attorney General of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Posesi Bloomfield is the principal legislative drafter and policy analyst for the Attorney General's office.
Sela Tupou Sela Tupou is currently employed in dual roles -- as the legal advisor for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as the Acting Legislative Counsel for the Parliament. As legislative counsel, she is required to draft and amend bills, resolutions and regulations for the Members of Parliament. Sela previously worked as a Legal Advisor for the Marshall Islands' Ministry of Foriegn Affairs, where she drafted Labor and Immigration bills and regulations, Alcohol and Tobacco licensing regulations, and the Foreign Affairs Bill and regulations. Ms. Tupou also exerpted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Manual.
McAnthony Keah Legislative Development Specialist/Project Manager, United Nations Development Programme.
Adoption Group - Editor, Lorna Seitz
Jack Jorbon As an Assistant Attorney General, Jack Jorbon provides legal opinions on the Republic of Marshall Islands' laws and Constitution to the President and Cabinet.
Whitlam Togamae Whitlam Togamae is an Assistant Attorney General with the Office of the Attorney General, Marshall Islands. His duties with the Attorney General's office include legislative drafting. He has a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) from University of Papua New Guinea and Post Graduate Legal training certificate from Legal training Institute, PNG. He has also earned a Master of Laws (LLM) from University of the South Pacific. Whitlam's legal career began in a Private law firm in Papua New Guinea. Later, he decided to become a Government lawyer by working as Senior legal officer with Attorney General chambers for the Government of Nauru. He offers voluntary tutorials for LLB students with Univesity of south Pacific, Marshall Islands centre.
Pakistan
Balochistan #1 - Editor, Mathias Buch
Sohail Ansari Sohail received an LL.B. in 1993 and an LL.M. 2005 from Karachi University. He worked as Judicial Officer from 2000 to 2002, and began working as a professional lawyer in 2003. Sohail is visiting faculty member of the University Law College, Quetta and Police Training College, Balochistan, where he is conducting research on corporate crimes in Pakistan. He attended the July-August 2006 workshop on "Legislative Drafting for Social Change" in Islamabad.
Haroon Durrani: Regional Coordinator Aurat Foundation
Atif Ali Atif did his B.Sc. in Foresrty from University of Peshawar in 1990. After teaching for some time, he joined a Foresrty related project in the FAO of the United Nations. Then he served the Accounts Department. After passing the Competitive Exam (CSS) in 1995, Atif joined the Income Tax Group, and has served as ACIT/ DCIT since then. He has been associated with the Job Description Development Team of the Central Board of Revenue, and contributed in writing the Generic Job Descriptions for the employees of CBR. Presently, he is working as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Audit/ Legal Division) in Medium Taxpayers' Unit, Quetta.
Najeeb Mandokhel: Asst. Dir. of Planning, Bureau Curriculum, Education Dept.
Shams Ul Haq: Deputy Secretary, Balochistan Provincial Assembly
Balochistan #2 - Editor, Sara Johnson-Steffey
Abid Mahmood: Visiting Faculty, Balochistan University Law College
Saima Javed: Coordinator, HOMENET
Safdar Hussain: Additional Sec/Draftsman, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Dept.
Tahir Shah Kakar: Asst. Secretary Legislation, Balochistan Provincial Assembly
Irfan Anjum: Civil Servant, currently with Access to Justice Program
North West Frontier Province #1 - Editor, Darin Van Vlerah
Syed Haziq Ali Shah: Attorney
Qazi Asad: Member of Provincial Assembly
Shagufta Naveed: Legal Drafter, Drafting Office, NWFP
Rabia Noor: Drafting Office, NWFP
Sultan Bahadur Khan After graduating from Peshawar University with a BA in Political Science and English, Sultan studied Law, and received an LLB from Sind Muslim Law College, at the University of Karachi. He entered legal practice in his father's chamber in 1986, and undertook a diplomatic assignment and served as the government's Community Welfare Attache in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 1990. In 1991, Sultan began his legal practice in Pakistan. Sultan is currently the regional coordinator for the Pakistani Human Rights Commission, and continues to pursue his legal practice.
Aman Ullah: Additional Secretary, NWFP Assembly
North West Frontier Province #2 - Editor, Sona Pancholy
Inam Ullah Khan: Assistant Secretary of Legislation, NWFP Assembly
Uzma Mehboob: Aurat Foundation Legislative Watch Coordinator for NWFP
Shahid Chamkani: Sec, Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights, NWFP
Hidayat Ullah: Assistant Secretary of NWFP Assembly
Farah Aqil Shah: Member of Provincial Assembly
Sobia Bashir: Sobia received an LLB in law in 2003, and a Masters in Political Science in 2002, from the University of Peshawar. Sobia has also completed courses related to Islamic Jurisprudence offered through the Indternational Islamic University in Islamabad. In 2003, Sobia was appointed a permanent member of the Khyber Law College faculty.
Punjab - Editors: Azizah Yasin (teacher quality), Sara Johnson-Steffey, Annelies Lottman
Mohsin Abbas Syed Mohsin received his LL.B. (1992) and LL.M. (1998) from Punjab University. He worked as a professional lawyer from 1992 to 2003, excepting the period of four years (1997-2001) during which I served as a civil judge/magistrate. In 2003, Mohsin joined the law department of the Punjab Government as legal draftsman. In 2005, he was appointed as Director Legislation & Parliamentary Affairs in the same department. Mohsin currently serves as Punjab's Director of Legislation and Parliamentary Affairs and is a visiting faculty member of the Punjab University Law College & Punjab University College of Earth & Environmental Sciences. He attended the July-August 2006 workshop on "Legislative Drafting for Social Change" in Islamabad.
Sajeel Khalid Warraich: Research Officer, PAP
Abeeda Haroon: Research Officer, PAP
Munir Bhatti: Attorney
Raja Riaz Ahmed: Parliamentary Reporter (Teacher Quality Group)
Ahsan Ullah Waqas: Member of Provincial Assembly
Karachi Group - Editors, Katie Muldoon (for group) & Liz Lambert (for Akmal's project)
Huma Ikramullah Kashif earned her LL.B from S.M. Law College in 2001 and secured the first class first position in Karachi. She completed an internship with Surridge and Beecheno and then joined Glaxo SmithKline. After that, she joined IUCN – World Conservation Union where she managed the Environmental Law Programme. She also started teaching Environmental Law, Human Rights, Sale of Goods Act, Easement and Land Acquisition Act in Hamdard Law College. At present, Huma isworking as the Provincial Coordinator of Sindh for the Pakistan Legislative Strengthening Program. Huma attended the one day and two week workshop in Islamabad on legislative drafting. She is currently working to receive her LLM, and is facilitating the group in Karachi, Sindh.
Mohammad Akmal Wasim: Mohammad received his legal degree in 1982, and then enrolled as Advocate for the High Court of Sindh. He has practiced extensively both on the civil as well as criminal side at appellate level. In 1996, Mohammad was appointed Asst. General of Sindh and Legal Advisor to the Federal Ministry of Human Rights. In 1997, he enrolled as an Advocate for the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Mohammad began teaching law in 1998, and currently works as an Asst. Professor of Law, teaching Jurisprudence & Legal Theory and the US Constitution, at the Hamdard School of Law (Hamdard Univ.).
Mir Nasser Khoso
Ghulam Mohammed Umer Farooq: Assistant Secretary, Sindh Assembly
Mr. Channa: Drafting Office, GOS
Mr. Leghari: Drafting Office, GOS
Islamabad #1 - Editor, Joyce Richard
Dr. Umer Farooq: Assistant to Female MNAs
Razia Aziz: Member of National Assembly
Saadia Mumtaz: NDI Lawyer
Nazeer Mahar: Senate Research Officer
Bismillah Rai: Bismillah received her law degree in 1982 and her DIQ in 1987. She joined the Ministry of Law and Justice, Govt. of Pakistan as law officer in 1987 where she had ties to deal a variety of subjects. In 1992, she moved to Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan as Registrar of Companies dealing with the registrtion and regulation of companies and administration of corporate laws. In 2000, she joined the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources as Director(Economics & Law), where she is still working. She is also a visiting faculty member in some educational institutions, where she teaches business law.
Islamabad #2 - Editor, Amie Filipchuk
Farhat Nawaz Lodhi: Attorney
G.M. Chaudhry: Legislative Drafter, government drafting office
Qamar Sohail Lodhi Qamar received his LL.B in 1990 from the University of Peshawar, and joined the Judicial Service of the NWFP in 1994 as a Civil Judge. He has worked as a Civil Judge/Judicial Magistrate; Section Officer Law Department, NWFP; Additional Director Judicial Academy Islamabad; Deputy/Additional Registrar Peshawar High Court;
NWFP Provincial Judicial Reforms Specialist for the Asian Development Bank; and an Additional District and Sessions Judge. I am working as Deputy Secretary National Assembly of Pakistan. Qamar is presently a Project Coordinator for PLSP-USAID and
another project SDPD-UNDP for the National Assembly. He attended the July-August,
2006 Workshop on Legislative Drafting.
Hasnain Kazmi Hasnain received his LL.B. from the University of the Punjab in December 1995 and joined this legal profession in Februaray 1996. He worked as a junior associate in a reputed law firm from Feb 1996 to December 1997 and then I went to Buckingham law school U.K., where he specialized in International & Commercial Law. After earning his degree, he returned to Pakistan and started practicing as banking and corporate lawyer. Hasnain formed a small law-firm of my own comprised of a team of professional associates in 2002, which serves corporate clients including oil companies, multinational companies and financial institutions. In 2005, Hasnain was appointed Assistant Advocate General (Punjab). He still serves in that post, and his responsibilities include taking care of all the matters of Government of the Punjab in the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench.
Quraysh Kahttak: Journalist with Centre for Civic Education
Qatar - Editor, Mahmoud Sabra
Mohmed Khalid: Legal Researcher, Advisory Coucil, State of Qatar
Khalid Shawki
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