- The Prime Minister of India inaugurated the 'International Lawyers Conference, 2023' at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
About:-
- International Lawyers' Conference 2023 is being organized by the Bar Council of India on the theme "Emerging Challenges in Justice Delivery System" on 23rd-24th September, 2023.
- The conference serves as a platform for meaningful dialogue and discussion on various legal topics of national and international importance, foster exchange of ideas, and strengthen international cooperation and understanding of legal issues.
- The conference is being organized for the first time in the country, it will discuss topics such as emerging legal trends, challenges in cross-border litigation, legal technology, environmental law, etc.
- The programme to witness the participation of distinguished judges, legal professionals, and leaders of the global legal fraternity.
Highlights of the Conference:-
- The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of lawyers and the judiciary in shaping the country's legal system.
- He also expressed the need for strong, independent and unbiased foundations for the legal system of India to achieve the goal of a developed nation.
- He highlighted the traditional Indian practice of conflict resolution through Panchayats has been ingrained in the country's culture through decades.
- With the increasing complexity of commercial transactions, the Alternate Dispute Resolution has gained currency all over the world.
- In order to systematize the informal tradition of dispute resolution in India, the Government has enacted Mediation Act.
- Lok Adalats are also playing big role and Lok Adalats have solved about 7 lakh cases in the last 6 years.
- The government is making an effort to draft new laws in simple language such as Data Protection Law, while Supreme Court of India is making arrangements to get its judgements translated into 4 local languages Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati and Oriya.
- However, there is need to find ways of streamlining the legal processes through technology, reforms and new judicial processes.
Source - Hindustan Times