Justice and Judicial Education: An Unbreakable Bond Cemented by the Rule of Law
| Published date | 01 January 2024 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/23220058231206953 |
| Author | Swarna Kanta Sharma,Bhavna Batra |
| Date | 01 January 2024 |
Justice and Judicial Education:
An Unbreakable Bond Cemented
by the Rule of Law
Swarna Kanta Sharma1 and Bhavna Batra2
Abstract
The importance of judicial training and education has been recognized time and again by judges and
legal professionals not only in India but across the globe. Judicial education and training serve the critical
purpose of preserving the rule of law in the country. Judicial education fosters the administration of
justice by equipping judges with the skills needed in courtrooms. They develop sensibilities to look
beyond their personal preferences and choices and give judgments that suit the dynamic socio-economic
realities. Judicial education creates a speedy and impartial justice delivery system that enhances public
confidence in the working of our constitutional democracy. However, the judicial education system of
our country is not free from challenges. There is a multitude of problems relating to the implementation
of judicial pedagogy and the institution itself. These conundrums specifically signal a dire need to revamp
our judicial education system by drawing an appropriate curriculum, methodology and action plan that
treat participant judges, not as ‘students or trainees’ but as ‘people of knowledge and skill’ that have
come to the learning centres to create better solutions to a potential legal issue they may encounter
in their profession later in life.
Introduction
The aim of this research is to identify the urgency to explore the issue of judicial education and training
to the judges and to draw a distinction between legal education and judicial education. There is an urgent
need to address the issue of judicial education programmes which will impart communication, writing
and understanding skills to the judges. The authors postulate and give credence to the fact that judicial
education plays a key role in ensuring the rule of law since competent judges are better equipped to
ensure the rule of law by their orders and judgments. This article endeavours to address the challenges in
functions and bringing about judicial involvement in law reform. The courts play a major role in bringing
Article
Asian Journal of Legal Education
11(1) 36–43, 2024
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1 PhD Scholar at Amity Law School Noida, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India.
2 Associate Professor of Law at Amity Law School Noida, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Corresponding author:
Bhavna Batra, Associate Professor of Law at Amity Law School Noida, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India.
E-mail: bbatra@amity.edu
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