Indian Law Minister highlights importance of legal education

The Indian Law Minister's column in Indian Express on legal Education said: “Legal education is a vital link in the creation of knowledge concepts as well as in the application of such concepts in society. The need for trained law personnel in academia, litigation, corporate practice, government and civil society has increased significantly over the last few years and it is estimated that the demands for such trained personnel will rise far more exponentially in the years to come. The role of a modern lawyer is to understand the multiplication of these laws, different traditions and cultures and in the process to get acquainted with the unfamiliar legal systems of the world. In this effort, lawyers and legal scholars need to learn to appreciate the similarities and differences between various world systems. Post liberalisation, the entire concept of legal education has changed. Today, legal education has to meet not only the requirements of the bar and the new needs of trade, commerce and industry but also the requirements of globalisation.”

Indian Law Minister highlights importance of legal education barandbench.com Tue, Jul 27, 2010