Legal education, globalization, and institutional excellence: challenges for the rule of law and access to justice in India

Raj Kumar, C. (2013) Legal education, globalization, and institutional excellence: challenges for the rule of law and access to justice in India. Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 20 (1). pp. 221-252. ISSN 10800727

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Abstract

Legal education plays an important role in developing lawyers who act as social engineers and work towards the cause of nation building. In a globalized world, law schools face the challenges of increased foreign competition and reduction of the role of the state. At the same time, globalization affords space for re-examining higher education systems by affording opportunity for establishing global universities with international collaborations and programs. This article examines the role of law schools in India and proposes reforms in Indian legal education system in the light of globalization. It examines how the private sector in India can contribute to imparting legal education in public service. Keeping in tune with the developments brought about by globalization, the article proposes setting up global universities with global curricula, faculty, and programs. This article also examines the challenges before the Indian legal education system, including the need to develop good infrastructure, the difficulties in hiring good quality faculty and attracting young lawyers to a career in academia, the lack of research initiatives within Indian law schools, and the lack of academic freedom available to faculty members. The article addresses how a global university can overcome these challenges, creating an environment that promotes teaching, learning, and researching in a manner that inspires future lawyers to work toward establishing a rule of law society in India.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Legal Education- India
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Amees Mohammad
Date Deposited: 28 Feb 2022 09:50
Last Modified: 28 Feb 2022 10:17
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.2979/indjglolegstu.20.1.221
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/1400

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