The Law Commissioner in Cyprus is an Independent Official directly appointed by the President for a 6 year term, heading the Office of the Law Commissioner which is an independent service of the Republic. The Commissioner's mandate is law reform, and particularly to submit recommendations on the modernization, simplification and revision of national legislation. She also prepares National Reports which the Republic is obliged to submit under ratified Human Rights Conventions and presents them during the hearing process before the competent UN treaty bodies. The Law Commissioner undertakes the drafting of bills modernising and reforming legislation, following an assignment by the Presidency or the Council of Ministers, in cooperation with other Ministries or by heading law-drafting committees.