The Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies is an international association of permanent
law reform agencies within
Commonwealth nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an International organization, international association of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, 56 member states, the vast majo ...
that work on
law reform
Law reform or legal reform is the process of examining existing laws, and advocating and implementing change in a legal system, usually with the aim of enhancing justice or efficiency.
Intimately related are law reform bodies or Law Commission, ...
. The organization hosts regular conferences which focus on developing reforms.
The organization was formed in 2003 as part of
Law Reform Agencies Day during the
Commonwealth Law Conference.
Membership
As of 2017, the website for the association reports the following membership organizations:
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Alberta Law Reform Institute
Alberta is a province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, the Northwest Territories to its north, and the U.S. sta ...
, Canada
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British Columbia Law Institute, Canada
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England and Wales Law Commission
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Jersey Law Commission
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Lesotho Law Reform Commission
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Malawi Law Commission
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Manitoba Law Reform Commission, Canada
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Mauritius Law Reform Commission
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Namibia Law Reform and Development Commission
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New Zealand Law Commission
New Zealand's Law Commission () was established in 1986 by the ''Law Commission Act 1985''. The commission is an independent Crown entity as defined in the Crown Entities Act 2004.
The main objective of the Law Commission, as declared in its fo ...
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Nigeria Law Reform Commission
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Scottish Law Commission
The Scottish Law Commission () is an advisory non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. It was established in 1965 to keep Scots law under review and recommend necessary reforms to improve, simplify and update the country's legal ...
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South African Law Reform Commission The South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) is a law reform commission which investigates the state of South African law and makes proposals for its reform to Parliament and the provincial legislatures. It is an independent advisory statutory ...
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Tanzania Law Reform Commission
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Trinidad and Tobago Law Reform Commission
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Uganda Law Reform Commission
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Vanuatu Law Commission
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Victorian Law Reform Commission
The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria that follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system. It consists of the King, represented by the governor of Victoria, the Legislative Assembly an ...
, Australia
References
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Commonwealth of Nations
Law reform