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102‘New Course Offerings in the upper-level curriculum by Deborah JonesMerrit & Jennifur Citon) (Vol 47). Journals of Legal Education, 1997, p.524). The Committee on Curriculum and Research in USA meets everythree or four years to review the position (ibid. 569). (In footnote No 149,a long list of articles and studies in curriculum studies is referred to).10.6 The Law Commission has referred to the above literature on legaleducation only with a view to impress one and all that Legal Education is asubject which requires in-depth study and research by members of both theLegal Education Committees so that our law schools and Universities canbenefit by the said information and steps can be taken to improve thequality of teaching and produce students who can catch up withinternational standards.10.7 It is true that in recent times a few specialized institutions have beenstarted in various States – in Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Bhopal, Calcutta etc.These statutory law universities or deemed universities have been startedon the model of the National Law School, Bangalore. In fact, the need toestablish such institutions was one of the recommendations of the JusticeAhmadi Committee in 1994. These institutions, in each State, todayproject an image of excellence in legal education. (Unfortunately, most ofthese students are taking up jobs in big companies and only a few amongthem are coming to the Bar. May be, corporates also need some welltrained personnel or else, otherwise the companies may go outside India forexpert legal advice. But, most of these law graduates must be persuaded tocome to the bar). We cannot, however, rest content with a few starcolleges. We must be concerned with all the rest of the hundreds of law
103colleges located in cities and districts headquarters all over the country. Itis these students who come to the Bar in great numbers at the grass-rootlevel. It is the desire of the Law Commission that the Bar Council of Indiaand academic community must co-ordinate and take steps which can resultin upgrading the standards of legal education in these colleges which arespread over length and breadth of the country. A few bright-star collegeswith limited number of student-intake based on all-India selection is not theend and may not result in an overall change in the level of legal education.10.8 Upon the law student who emerges from the college depends thelegal profession. Upon the legal profession depends the quality of theJudiciary. Once a lawyer practices for 3 years, he becomes eligible in mostStates to become a judicial officer at the level of a munsif. (Now, theSupreme Court has said that a law graduate can straight-away go as aJudicial officer). With seven years experience, he becomes eligible – inmost States – to be recruited as a District & Sessions Judge directly, whocan deal with civil cases of unlimited pecuniary jurisdiction and who canrecommend a sentence of death. Such are the high stakes involved.Therefore, there is need to make the curriculum stronger, and lay a firmfoundation. Legal Education has to be taken seriously and kept on a highpedestal.10.9 We, therefore, recommend that in sec. 7, clause (ig) to be added asfollows:“(ig) to create awareness of the latest trends in legal education byestablishing legal education libraries at the offices of the Bar Council
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5CONTENTSPAGESCh. I Introductory 1-
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