TISS offers law course

T he Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is commencing a one-year full-time Masters in Law in Access to Justice. Citizens and activists who are law graduates and want to work as community lawyers, research, advocacy for the people and community can apply. Asha Bajpai, dean, TISS Law School, said the course will train the graduates to provide access to justice to the vulnerable and marginalized in society. The last date for submitting applications is April 13 and the entrance exam is on April 28. Visit www.tiss.edu for details. 

 

 

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Admission to LL.M in Access to Justice (One Year Full Time Degree Programme), 2013-201Mar 28, 2013 - Apr 13, 2013

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai has announced One Year LL.M course, the admission for the same will start from the academic year 2013-14, hence, interested candidates may access the following URL for further information: http://www.tiss.edu/

New law course

M umbai University plans to introduce a one-year LLM degree programme from next year. If approved, the programme will be offered in international and comparative law, corporate and commercial law, criminal and security law, family and social security law, constitutional and administrative law, and legal pedagogy and research.


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Student claims univ’s law course is outdated

Yogita Rao TNN 

Mumbai: University of Mumbai’s inability to respond to an RTI query has put a question mark on the course content being taught in city colleges. 
    An RTI filed by Hussain Ali Chandrani, a law student from a city college, was directed to colleges by the university. Chandrani asked the university to give him information on whether the 2008 Bar Council of India (BCI) guidelines on the course structure, faculty and student strength, curriculum and upgradation of syllabus were being followed. Later, Chandrani appealed to the authorities over non-submission of required information. 
    “Issues of adopting the guidelines for revised course prescribed by the BCI are within the purview of the Board of Studies and the Faculty of Law of the university and not the colleges.” On further appeal, he was told that a threemember committee was set up by the university to discuss the issues arising out of the BCI guidelines. 
    “This shows the university’s inability to update their syllabus for several years. The BCI has prescribed a more practical syllabus and has also structured the course well so that students get maximum benefit,” he said. 
    However, a BoS member claimed that adopting BCI norms is not possible. “Aided law colleges are already running into losses. They do not have enough teachers for existing programmes. Law colleges are also dependent on the visiting faculty, who are not available after 10.30am as they practice in court,” the member said. 
    “Colleges are worried about the unaided subjects for which they will need additional faculty,” she added.


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