As part of the 2nd EU-Macao Co-operation Programme in the Legal Field, the Legal and Judicial Training Centre is going to hold a workshop on "Legislative Drafting Experiences in Bilingual and Multilingual Legal Systems and Management of the Legislation" with the aim to enhance the knowledge of our legal professionals in the legislative drafting experiences of the European Union, Switzerland and Canada as well as an accent on the management of the legislation experiences. This event begins on Monday, November 14th, at 4:00 p.m. in the Multi-function Room of the Law Reform and International Law Bureau located on Alameda Dr. Carlos D' Assumpção, n. ° 398, CNAC building, 6th floor. This workshop will be conducted in English / Portuguese, with simultaneous translation into Cantonese and Portuguese and will feature the following keynote speakers: 1. Professor Luzius Anton Mader, Associate Professor at the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration in Lausanne and Deputy Director of the Federal Office of Justice (Swiss Ministry of Justice); 2. Ms. Marta Tavares de Almeida, Director of the External Relations Service and Extension of Law Faculty, University of New Lisboa and Vice-President of the International Association of Legislation. During the five daily sessions, taking place from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, until November 18th, the following topics will be discussed: 1. Introductory session (legislative methodology and drafting, legal systems, cultures and styles); 2. The rule of law and the quality of laws; 3. Multilingual legislative drafting in Switzerland; 4. Multilingual legislative drafting in Canada; 5. Multilingual legislative drafting in the European Union; 6. Management of the legislation and management of the legislative corpus. The 2nd EU-Macao Co-operation Programme in the Legal Field, which incorporates this workshop, has as its main objective the "Consolidation of the Macao Legal System" and will take place until December 2012. The execution of this Programme is organised by the Law Reform and International Law Bureau (DSRJDI), with the participation of several other MSAR's entities and public departments, namely, the Legal and Judicial Training Centre (CFJJ), the Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ), the Economic Services (DSE), the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) and the Institute of European Studies of Macao (IEEM).
