{"id":6432,"date":"2026-09-09T10:33:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/law\/?p=6432"},"modified":"2026-09-09T16:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T20:18:05","slug":"postgraduate-diploma-legislative-drafting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/law\/postgraduate-diploma-legislative-drafting\/","title":{"rendered":"Postgraduate Diploma &#8211; Legislative Drafting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"234\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"234\">Legislative Drafting<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"234\"><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"234\"><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"234\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"234\">Postgraduate Diploma Specialism Overview:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Learn the technical and theoretical skills of drafting legislation. This programme is designed to equip graduates with the skills to be qualified draftspersons and effective policy advisors to their governments and other clients. 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