The legal profession is expected to play a dynamic role in the administration of justice. Since law schools are the recruiting grounds of the legal profession, it is necessary to give a new spirit to the content of legal education in order to make lawyers and jurists socially relevant and professionally competent in order to guarantee the constitutional mandate of access to justice. 1. Faculties for legal aid shall be trained and students shall be trained in several skills required to organise legal aid activities. Therefore, a Training of Trainers (TOT) programme must be organised in each state. These programs must be designed and conducted by experts in clinical methodology. A node that is actually involved in legal aid can be identified for the implementation of training programs for the faculty of law schools in the project states. If in a criminal case a reservation request is legally admissible, because Pro. India has a registered legal history dating back to the Vedic Ages, and some sort of civil justice system may have been present during the Bronze Age and the Indus Valley civilization. Law as a religious precept and philosophical discourse has an illustrious history in India. Starting from the Vedas, Upanishads and other religious texts, it was a fertile field enriched by practitioners of various Hindu philosophical schools and later by Jains and Buddhists. Secular law in India varied considerably from region to region and from ruler to ruler. The judicial systems in civil and criminal matters were essential features of many of the ruling dynasties of ancient India.
Excellent Systems of Vedic courts existed among the Mauryas (321-185 BC) with epics such as Arthashastra defining the law and Manusmrithi defining royal duties. After the change of the Mogul legal system, the lawyers under this regime, “Vakils”, also followed this example, although they mainly continued their former role as client representatives. The doors of the newly created Supreme Courts were denied to Indian practitioners because the right to the hearing was limited to members of English, Irish and Scottish professional associations. The subsequent rules and statutes that resulted in the Law Practitioners Act of 1846, which opened the profession without distinction of nationality or religion. [1] There are a large number of human rights issues that cannot be solved if the right to education is not seen as the key to unlocking other human rights. The right to education is recognized in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted in 1948, which states: “Everyone has the right to education. Education must be free, at least in the elementary and basic phases. Primary education is compulsory. With regard to the applicability of these treaties in India, it should be noted that India is a State party to the ICESCR, the CERD Convention, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The main organizations in the world working to promote the right to education are: 1.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 2. United Nations Children`s Fund (UNICEF) 3. World Bank 4. International Labour Organization (ILO) The Bar Council of India is the current regulatory body that issues rules and regulations to promote legal education in India. Legal degrees are awarded and awarded within the meaning of the Lawyers Act 1961, under which the BCI is established as a statutory body and has the power to act for both legal education and the profession. Universities must also be affiliated with BCI, it also prescribes rules and standards of study programs, infrastructure requirements, eligibility for admission, and is responsible for promoting law studies in India. According to the rules of the BCI, Part IV, Section 4 of Chapter II, there are two study systems that operate simultaneously. Traditionally, legal education has been taught in the form of a three-year college diploma (uniform) after completion of the bachelor`s degree introduced by BCI in 1961, and others are a five-year integrated law course (double degree) introduced by BCI in 1982 and offered under the 12th standard as an alternative over the course of three years, allowing law aspirants to enroll directly in universities to take advantage of B.A. LL.B. B.Com LL.B, B.B.A.
LL.B, B.Sc. LL.B. This is an integrated course, which means that the bachelor`s degree is given with the legal degree, in which the student studies the subjects of both degrees at the same time at the college and at the end a degree is awarded, which is a combination of bachelor`s degree and law. While in a three-year course, a student is only allowed to enroll in a law degree after completing the bachelor`s degree, in this course, students only receive law subjects for 3 years and then receive the degree. Both courses are taught in the semester system, which cannot be less than 15 weeks for the uniform diploma and 18 weeks for the double degree. In addition, there are also mock courts, seminars and tutoring courses per week for students. It also stipulates that each student must complete their internship in a legal consulting office or law firm, or in any place where they receive legal work. In addition to the study of law as a discipline, there are various courses that include the study of legal subjects, that is, with legal education we refer not only to the study of basic legal subjects, but also to the study of applied legal programs for other courses such as business law, tax law, company law, etc. In doing so, we can assume that even in the form of the study of legal subjects, legal training is also scattered in other courses in one way or another, for example – There are various diploma and certificate courses in various subjects such as cyber law, tax law, banking law, human rights and legal competence, etc. We also study commercial and tax law in business and accounting at the baccalaureate or postgraduate level. Similarly, intellectual property laws are taught at the engineering level, in subjects such as securities law, corporate law, etc. are taught in the course of business secretary and business law at the business school.
Therefore, legal education includes not only a basic LL.B degree, but also the study of various other legal subjects in different courses at each level, which students study in different forms to gain legal knowledge that can be applied in different scenarios. In addition, legal education also includes professional courses such as CA, CS, ICWA, etc., advanced university degrees and doctorates for further studies. We also have a continuing legal education system where experienced judges and lawyers have the opportunity to improve their current knowledge and skills. It is also noted that law schools have spared very little effort to inform the community of their existence and the availability of services. This significant gap has, in fact, significantly reduced the impact of law schools providing free legal services. The study recognizes the growing importance of young lawyers in facilitating access to justice for marginalized communities, explores innovative approaches and makes recommendations for the management of legal counsel clinics in law schools. Khaitan & Co has a dedicated educational practice with extensive transactional and consultative qualifications. Our team has advised leading private equity firms, strategic investors, international education groups, leading international and Indian universities, K-12 providers and education technology companies on market-leading transactions in the education sector in India.
RTE was one of the guiding principles of State policy under article 45 of the Constitution, which is part of Chapter 4 of the Constitution. And the rights in Chapter 4 are unenforceable. For the first time in India`s history, we have made this right enforceable by including it in Chapter 3, Article 21 of the Constitution. This enables children to uphold the right to education as a fundamental right. Conclusion To quote Judge PN Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India: “The child is a soul with a being, his own nature and his own abilities, who must be helped to find him, to grow in his maturity, in an abundance of physical and vital energy and the greatest breadth, depth and height of his emotional beings, intellectual and spiritual; otherwise, there can be no healthy growth of the nation. Each generation looks at the next generation with the hope that they will build a nation better than the current nation.