INTRODUCTION The role of lawyers has been drastically changed in our society. In recent times, the scope and ambit have got widen up and its impact is felt in every sphere of human life. Legal Education can be regarded as an instrument for social design and the law being the mechanism for the social egalitarian society. The […]
I find the saying by Lao Tse, “to attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day,” very wise. I attain knowledge in different forms by consuming the news daily. We all have been exposed to some form of news consumption, whether it be by the internet, or television or the […]
In the legal field, a lawyer is a student for life. He has ample arenas of growth and self-nutriment and an important principle any lawyer must abide by is constant READING. He must constantly keep himself updated about the latest developments within and even outside his field. He must have a unique ability to harmonize, condense and mentally […]
Introduction: Life of a law student is nothing less than a roller coaster ride! This blog is aimed at demystifying some notorious notions about law school, confirm the ones that are really true and stock you with an arsenal that will give you an edge from the very beginning of your law school. Law is […]
Being a law teacher is not easy. Every year you have a noble obligation of imparting knowledge in a new set of students who are basically ‘clean slates and who thinks they know everything! Sometimes you feel like you are being scrutinised, judged and assessed by 80 pair of eyes. You are put-in-charge of making […]
Albert Einstein gave a very interesting definition of the word “genius”. He defined genius as somebody who can endure a great amount of pain and hardships. The law school regime is gruesome and students always have their academic plates full, most of the time. They are constantly overloaded academically and rarely find time to participate in other activities. The icing on the cake are the regular evaluative exams, because, hey, grades/CGPAs […]
In what can termed as a game-changer for the social construct of India, IPC the precedent, set by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. Vs. Union of India, will have far-reaching consequences on our country. The Constitutional Bench, headed by the then CJI Dipak Misra, very astutely overturned its precedent set […]
A father once said to his two quarrelling daughters, “Children, let’s settle this like adults.” Both daughters responded, “Let’s moot!” Every law student’s journey is incomplete without participating in the extra-curricular activities that his/her law school has to offer. Moot court perspective is one such activity wherein you get to conduct yourself like a lawyer before you […]
Legal education in India is classified into two general types of law schools: Traditional law colleges like Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Faculty of Law, Benaras Hindu University, etc. These colleges mostly run a three-year program. Modern law schools like NLUs (National Law Universities) and other law schools which run a five-year integrated program. I have had the […]