News Category: Upcoming Events
“4th CLS Certificate Course on Judicial Accountability: Structure, Reforms, and Challenges | 18-19th February 2023”
14 Feb 2023
The Constitutional Law Society (CLS) is delighted to invite you to the?strong>4th?LS Certificate Course?n?strong>”Judicial Accountability: Structure, Reforms, and Challenges”.?he Certificate Course shall be in?strong>Hybrid mode?/strong>(partly Physical and partly Online) and shall be held on the?strong>18th?nd 19th?f February 2023.
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In a country that boasts about being the largest democracy, being accountable for one’s actions, especially for those in power is paramount. While legislative and executive accountability is decided by elections, there is a clear lacuna concerning judicial accountability, something which is facilitated by the fact that in the higher judiciary, more often than not existing judges themselves choose who would be elevated as judges. This process, starting from the selection of judges, can have a domino effect on the transparency of the judiciary with an overall effect on the independent administration of justice. This course attempts to navigate the nuances in this area, tracing the ways through which the Indian Constitution necessitates judicial accountability and how the same remains unfulfilled, with a focus on contemporary discourse. The following are the goals of this course:
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- Examining the practical aspects that can be incorporated to assess judicial accountability;
- Understand the independent functioning of the judiciary, with a focus on the Indian Constitution and its mandates;
- Analyse the current mechanism of judicial accountability;
- Trace the importance of judicial ethics in the administration of justice;
- Correlate the ideas of judicial accountability with judicial review, judicial activism, judicial overreach, and the collegium system;
- Facilitate the exposure to professionals’ viewpoints and contemporary discourse on this issue;
- Facilitate the application of the newly acquired ideas to policy measures for ensuring increased judicial accountability.
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As future professionals in the field of law, understanding the intricacies associated with judicial accountability is necessary, especially if one hopes to contribute positively to its development. Understanding the current mechanisms of judicial accountability will help in the framing of policies necessary for increasing this accountability. These are the issues that the Constitutional Law Society aims to address through this certificate course. This course aims to expand upon practical considerations by drawing on the experience of resource persons, boosting problem-solving skills, and encouraging research, discourse, and awareness on the subject. At the same time, in a bid to add a practical angle to the course and encourage judiciary aspirants, the course shall endeavour to include judgement writing as a facet of ensuring judicial accountability.
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About the speakers:<
The course will host eminent personalities from the field of law as resource persons and instructors,
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Dr. Rangaswamy D; Assistant Professor of Law and Registrar at Karnataka State Law University, Dr Rangaswamy has published a paper on judicial accountability, the same having been presented in the international conference on Sustainable Development and Good Governance, conducted by the Jayewardenepura University, Sri Lanka in October 2018.
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Ms. Ayushi Upadhayay;?/strong>an alumnus of Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (Batch 2018). Ms. Upadhayay secured Rank 68 in M.P. Judiciary and has been appointed as a Civil Judge in M.P. Judicial Services. She presently serves as a Civil Judge, Sagar, M.P.
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Dr. Justice MM Das;?/strong>During his practice as an Advocate, Justice Das conducted many important Civil, Criminal and Constitutional matters in different Courts.?He was also actively associated with many social, philanthropic, and spiritual organisations. By the time he was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Orissa, he completed a long 29 years of practice at the Bar. He served as Judge of Orissa High Court for 11 years from 2003 to 2014.
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Details of the Course:<
The course shall be held in?strong>hybrid mode?n the?strong>18th-19th?ebruary,?strong>2023.?strong>While part of the lecture session will be hosted over Google Meet, other lecture sessions will be on the campus premises. The course shall consist of lectures and practical assignments to be given to students which would involve application of concepts taught in the lectures. Each student will have to mandatorily submit their respective assignments.
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The?strong>detailed course outline?ontaining specific details of all the lecture sessions has been attached with the body of this mail for reference.
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Payment Details:<
The fee for this certificate course is?strong>??00/-?hich is?strong>payable through the SBI collect gateway.
The Course is capped at a maximum of 60 students.?he Registration will be allowed on a first come first serve basis.
The?strong>payment procedure?as been attached below for reference. Payment through any other procedure shall not be accepted. Once the payment has been processed, the participants are requested to fill the google form for the registration and upload the payment receipt in the same form.
The link for the google form is:?a href=”https://forms.gle/dUiuf2YBambVaaMq8″ data-saferedirecturl=”https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forms.gle/dUiuf2YBambVaaMq8&source=gmail&ust=1676363536494000&usg=AOvVaw27O86zvIEvo9TOBsS2GCnu”>https://forms.gle/dUiuf2YBambVaaMq8
We look forward to an enthusiastic response!
“Centre for International Trade Law, NLUO is organising an ‘International Webinar on Law and Development’.”
10 Feb 2023
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CLS Guest Lecture on ‘State of Legal Education in India: Social Relevance, Accessibility and Inclusivity’ | 11th February 2023
06 Feb 2023
This is to bring to your kind attention that the Constitutional Law Society of National Law University Odisha is organizing a?strong>Guest Lecture?n the?strong>11th of February, 2023?n the theme of “State of Legal Education in India: Social Relevance, Accessibility and Inclusivity“?ith?ahul Bajaj?/strong>and?usain Aanis Khan?/strong>as our esteemed?strong>Guest Speakers.
Background
In 1977, Prof. Upendra Baxi authored his widely prevalent essay titled “A Note Towards a Socially Relevant Legal Education“. In his essay, Prof. Baxi extended proposals to reform the qualitative curriculum and pedagogy of the existing system of legal education to meet social and modern needs of society. Prof. Baxi recommended revisions to?nter alia?he structure of law schools, enrolment patterns, curricular profiles, pedagogy, library resources.
However, the state of legal education witnessed little change. Hoping to address the crisis of credibility faced by legal education in India, Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon dared and established the 1st integrated 5-year legal curriculum in 1987, hoping to transpose the American Law School model. This course was tailored to the emerging needs of industry and adopted modern curricular and pedagogic processes. However, the lack of structural reforms since the inception of the first national law school has challenged the diffusion of legal education.
Resultantly, the hope of achieving the reality as envisaged by Prof. Baxi and Menon is far and bleak. The Hon’ble Delhi High Court, as recently as on 11th?anuary 2023, has requested the Bar Council of India to revisit their curriculum and pedagogy to meet the inter-disciplinary demands of the contemporary times.
Apart from the curriculum, the accessibility to quality legal education poses a damp outlook. Over the last 2 decades, there has been a proliferation of law schools. Yet, the accessibility and availability of quality legal education is mired by costly courses and a fa?de of merit. The price of premium law schools is becoming increasingly unaffordable for the common man. At the same time, the mechanism of admitting young pupils to the profession is spread across entrance exams which lay emphasis on the knowledge of English in place of vernacular languages and critical thinking.
Such processes result in the profession of law becoming exclusively a privileged & rich people’s club – while excluding diversity & plurality of backgrounds. Given the importance of legal education in any democratic society, it is essential that the issues associated with legal education be discussed, deliberated and addressed. In this vein, the Society desires to reflect upon the present state of legal education in India that critically requires an overhaul to be socially responsive and accessible.
About our Guest Speakers
Mr. Rahul Bajaj?s a Senior Associate Fellow, Partnerships, in the Research Director’s Office. He manages Vidhi’s partnerships with academic institutions, think-tanks, and other mutually beneficial partnerships. He also works on developing grassroot networks and collaborative partnerships in select areas of Vidhi’s work. He is responsible for coordinating research work in the Research Director’s Office, on Vidhi’s research projects related to COVID-19. Rahul studied law at the University of Nagpur, graduating as the gold medallist in the university. After working at Trilegal, Delhi’s disputes practice for a year, he pursued his postgraduate legal education at the University of Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. On returning to India, Rahul clerked for Supreme Court judge D. Y. Chandrachud before joining Vidhi.
Mr. Husain Aanis Khan?s a Research Fellow with the Legal Design and Regulation Team at Vidhi. Husain has worked extensively on the subject of Legal Education and Social Inclusivity. Husain is the Director of the VALE Fellowship. He was the author of the Jamia Diversity Census. He has delivered presentations on education policy at international conferences and submitted a policy brief on Unified Building Bye-Laws to the Government of NCT of Delhi.?e has also contributed opinion pieces for all leading newspaper publications.
Event Details
The event is to be conducted online over?strong><a href="https://meet.google.co</bpy-ykce-ejf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://meet.google.coGoogle Meet?/a>on?strong>11th of February 2023?strong>(Saturday)?rom?strong>6:00 PM- 7:30 PM.?ideo call link:?a href=”https://meet.google.co</bpy-ykce-ejf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://meet.google.cohttps://meet.google.co</bpy-ykce-ejf
We look forward to an enthusiastic?esponse!
“A virtual interactive session with Mr. Vinod Kothari “
17 Jan 2023
About the Event
The Centre for Corporate Law NLUO (CCL), National Law University Odisha is organising a virtual interactive session with Mr. Vinod Kothari on 18th January 2023 at 06:00 PM IST. The theme of the session is “Insights on the contemporary issues and debates in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Regime”.
This session is a bid to continue the centre’s endeavour to promote and discourse within the field of corporate and its allied commercial laws. The session shall be open to students, practitioners, researchers, academicians, policymakers and other stakeholders in the field of law and business.
About the Guest
Mr. Vinod Kothari is a seasoned professional in the field of corporate law, with an extensive background in providing valuable insights and solutions to his clients. He is internationally recognized as an author, trainer, consultant on specialised financial subjects and has lectured all over the world including in New York, Washington, London, Milan, Frankfurt, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, etc. He is also a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and through his firm, ‘Vinod Kothari & Company.’, he has been engaged in the practice of corporate law for over 30 years.
Registration Details
We would like to take this opportunity to invite you all to the session, gather your expression of interest and solicit any questions that you might want to ask Mr. Kothari on the abovementioned theme. In this regard, we have created a?strong>Google Form<?or you to register for the session submit your questions that we might ask Mr. Kothari in the interactive session. We kindly request you to register for the session and fill the form with your questions by?strong>03:00 PM IST?n?strong>18th January 2023.
Link for the Google Form: https://forms.gle/LWAS3XqAuWdK8FKG7
?/strong>Contact Details
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at [ccl@nluo.ac.in] or visit our website [ccl.nluo.ac.in]. For registration related concerns, please feel free to contact the following members of our Centre:
- 1. Arshit Kapoor,?Mentor, Centre for Corporate Law, M: (+91) 9992951781
2. Devansh Sehgal, Co-ordinator, Centre for Corporate Law, M: (+91) 7988302731
3. Shivani Pattnaik, Co-ordinator, Centre for Corporate Law, M: (+91) 9348695605
“VI Intra University Debating Championship – 14th and 15th January 2023”
12 Jan 2023
The Society of Law, Literature and Debates is thrilled to organise the VI Intra University Debating Championship, which will take place on the 14th and 15th of January 2023. It shall follow the Asian Parliamentary Debating format and will be conducted offline, for the first time in two years. Being its 6th edition, IUDC in the past has witnessed the beginning of great debaters of the college, with each edition laying?own its own legacy. This edition, we will be hosting adjudicators renowned in the international circuit, who promise exciting motions and a debating experience that one can never forget.?/p>
“1st Annual Flower Show – 21st – 23rd January 2023”
30 Dec 2022
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Click on the respective links for registration:
“10th NLUO Bose & Mitra & Co. International Maritime Arbitration Moot 23 – 26 March 2023”
03 Dec 2022
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“Constitution Day Guest Lecture on “Revisiting Kesavananda Bharati and the Basic Structure Doctrine in Contemporary Times.””
22 Nov 2022
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“LAW AND JUSTICE IN INDIA PROGRAMME (for Australian Students and Faculty Members on 14 and 18 November 2022 by NLU Odisha and Centurion University)”
13 Nov 2022
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National Law University Odisha in association with Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar are conducting the “Law and Justice in India” programme for students of Victoria University, Australia on 14 and 18 November 2022. The participants of the course consist of 9 undergraduate law students and 2 faculty members from Victoria University.?
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As part of the programme, faculty members of NLU Odisha will be offering lecture sessions on topics like ‘Access to Justice’, ‘Legal Environment on Business and Addressing Corruption’and ‘Workers Rights and Labour Law’. These lectures are to introduce the Australian students to how different areas of law work in practice in various parts of India. Apart from the sessions, faculty members of NLU Odisha will be accompanying the Australian visitors to the High Court of Orissa and the Judicial Magistrate Court, Cuttack. This will enable the visitors to witness live sessions and get exposure to the judicial process prevalent in India. The Australians are also scheduled to visit the Juvenile Justice Board and Child Welfare Committee, Cuttack to know about the working of the institutions for the care, protection, rehabilitation and welfare of children. The visitors will also be taken to the Odisha State Legal Services Authority and the Village Legal Aid Centre. This will help them to understand the application of concepts like Lok Adalats, preventive and strategic legal aid programmes etc.
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“First Dinabandhu Sahu Memorial Public Lecture (Online).”
09 Nov 2022
National Law University Odisha is organising the?strong>First Dinabandhu Sahu Memorial Public Lecture (Online)?/strong>on?strong>13th?ovember 2022?Sunday) at?strong>11:30 am?/strong>on?strong>Google Meet.?/strong>The lecture will be delivered by?strong>J. Dipak Misra, the former Chief Justice of India, on the theme of?strong>”Personal Liberty and Dignity under the Constitutional Framework”?o commemorate the contributions of Late Shri Dinabandhu Sahu?n the public sphere, in and outside Government, which were directed towards social, educational and economic advancement of people at large and development of the nation.
Late Shri Dinabandhu Sahu?strong>(10-10-1910 to 7-10-1980) served as the Advocate General of Orissa?rom 1961 to 1967. He had also been a member of the Orissa Legislative Assembly from Kendrapara Constituency in 1946, 1952 and 1957, representing the Ministries of Law, Health and Development, Education and Industry and Mining. He was in the Council of Ministers of the Orissa Government constituted in 1946, 1952 and 1957. He had contributed significantly to the Indian Freedom struggle by offering his legal services for free and defended many freedom fighters, irrespective of their political affiliation. His additional public service contributions include being a member of the Mandal Commission, District Governor of the Rotary Club and President of Akhila Bharatiya Tailika Vaishya Mahasabha for many years.
The University invites you to attend the lecture and participate in the ensuing discussion.
The Google Meet link for the event is -?a href=”https://meet.google.com/htf-uybm-onz” data-saferedirecturl=”https://www.google.com/url?q=https://meet.google.com/htf-uybm-onz&source=gmail&ust=1668078353163000&usg=AOvVaw2txZJ7Ds4YdWlcmCuPdHHZ”>https://meet.google.com/htf-uybm-onz
