Programme objectives:

By the end of the sessions, participants will have a strengthened understanding of parliamentary research fundamentals and skills and techniques for conducting an elementary legislative analysis to identify gaps and inconsistencies in the law of their respective countries

Participants

Parliamentary staff from the Senate and the National Assembly of Cambodia and National Assembly of Laos.

Resource person

Mr John CHRISTOPHER, Advisor, PCAsia

Mr Bernardo POLVERARI, Head of the Research, Service of the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Mr Giovanni RIZZONI, Head of the Unit for inter- parliamentary cooperation of the Italian, Chamber of Deputies

Person in charge

Mr Jeffrey COLE, Acting Director of Capacity Development Department

Coordinator in charge

Ms KONG Kunthea, Manager of Institutional Development Department