National Law School of India University

NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY

Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru 560072

TWO DAY LAW TEACHERS’

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR

‘Critical Reflections on the Methodology of Teaching ‘Law’ in India’

at on

Sri.Krishnappa Memorial Hall,

1st Floor, Academic Block, NLSIU

2nd and 3rd December, 2016

Time: 9.00 a m

Introduction: National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is one of the premier Law Universities in India, established in 1989 pursuant to the National Law School of India University Act (Karnataka Act 22 of 1986). For many years, NLSIU has been the proud host of many large-scale events, workshops, conferences and moot court competitions, attracting global participation. The Chief Justice of India is the Chancellor of the University. The Chairman, Bar Council of India, is the Chairman of the General Council. These connections lend a stature and prestige to the School which is unparalleled in the history of legal education in India. The Karnataka Act confers complete administrative and academic autonomy which facilitates innovation and experimentation in the pursuit of excellence in legal education. This Law School was established with a view to cater to the requirements of the legal profession, law teaching and research, and judiciary.

Why the workshop?

The contextual approach to teaching law presumes that the gap between legal theories, principles, their application and practice, is quite wide. Yet law surrounds everything of our daily lives of social, economic and political accounting. Can our law programme be systematically strengthened? Can our legal education not only be socially relevant, intellectually stimulating, professionally competent but also be practically significant? Can our legal education expand beyond merely imparting the knowledge of law and be able to motivate the concerned to develop analytical and practical skills of self-learning? Does legal education orient towards the crucial ingredient as to identifying legal issues and provide the necessary analysis? Can we impart the fact that a mere acquisition of legal vocabulary is insufficient to facilitate an understanding of legal materials? Is a law student’s perception of ‘presentation skill’ in effect very different than what is generally expected from the Bench and Business Manager’s interpretation of the same? Is it relevant for legal education to move from teaching methods to teaching processes- like setting teaching goals, developing a methodology, evolving techniques to connect teaching and learning, and realisation that one method does not fit all subjects. Can teachers realise that students with speaking issues may have strong abilities to express in writing? Likewise, can they realise that a teaching style can only be developed based on a deeper understanding of the learning style of the students. That methodology accepts that diversity of laws and uncertainty in public policy may be legitimate. That legal education must encourage the need for diverse opinion and arguments advanced. Can we and should we have alternate methods?

Addressing these questions the workshop aims to look into

1. Teaching - learning techniques and processes in law schools
2. Avenues to expand legal education merely beyond imparting the knowledge of law
3. Ways to foster better use of legal resources for effective learning and refining professional skills
4. Moving from teaching methods to teaching processes- like setting teaching goals, developing a methodology, evolving techniques to connect teaching and learning
5. Developing effective mechanisms for legal writing, oral communication and argumentative skills among students and teachers

Programme Schedule:

The first part would focus on teaching techniques and methods. This would weigh the pros and cons of the traditional lecture method as opposed to the use of technology in classrooms and also the preliminaries of teaching.

The second part would focus on specific areas of law highlighting the ways and means of tackling it highlighting innovative methods to make learning more interesting.

The third part would include the evaluation and assessment criteria and models. This would also evaluate/make note of the theoretical understanding and the practical application.

Who should attend?

Law teachers, Professors of Law, Teaching Assistants, Research Associates, Institutional Administrators, researchers and stakeholders in legal education.

Paper presentations:

Those who are interested to contribute to the broad theme for the workshop may send their material/write up/article on the theme and title of the workshop. We invite original, well researched, experience-oriented sharing papers on the theme of the conference. Short write up of 1500 words, short articles of 3,000 words and articles upto 5000 words shall be accepted. We propose to publish the submitted articles in the form of a book, which will be NLSIU book series-5. Each presenter may be allotted 10 to 15 minutes. Soft copy of the papers may be sent to and on or before 15thNovember, 2016. Entries received after the last date will not be entertained at any cost.

Authors :Maximum 2

Registration fee:

Registration fee for Delegates and paper presenters :Rs. 3500/- per person/per author [non residential].

Last date for Registration : 30th October, 2016

Accommodation:

Accommodation will be provided on FIRST COME FIRST SERVE basis in the Learning Centre, in the campus. Double Room (twin sharing, common bathroom) Rs.1500/- per day and Single Room(with attached bathroom) Rs.750/- per day.

Distinguished Legal luminaries and academicians shall be invited to participate in the workshop.

Registration and Accommodation bookings:

Demand Draft may please be sent to the following address along with the registration form attached so as to reach us on or before 30th October, 2016. NEFT and Routing bank details are also given. Please send the Bank Transaction ID and other details of the payment made to Ms. Baba R S (Email: )

Ms. Baba R S
Secretary

National Law School of India University

Nagarbhavi

Bengaluru 560 072

NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY

Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru 560072

TWO DAY LAW TEACHERS’INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR

on

‘CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING ‘LAW’ IN INDIA’

at Sri. Krishnappa Memorial Hall, 1st Floor, Academic Block, NLSIU,

on 2nd and 3rd December, 2016

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

Day I : 2nd December, 2016

Registration : 8.30 a m

9.00 a m to 10.00 a m:Inaugural Session

10.00 a m to 11.30 a m : Session I : ICT v Traditional Method, Syllabus framing, Time

Management, Smart Classes

11.30 a m to 11.45 a m:TEA BREAK

11.45 a m to 1.15 p m: Session II : Commercial Law

1.15 p m to 2.00 p m:LUNCH

2.00 p m to 3.30 p m:Session III: Public Law

3.30 p m to 4.00 p m:TEA BREAK

4.00 p m to 5.30 p m:Session IV : Statutory & Regulatory Law

Day II : 3rd December, 2016

10.00 a m to 11.30 a m: Session V : International & Comparative Law

11.30 a m to 11.45 a m:TEA BREAK

11.45 a m to 1.15 p m:Session VI: Procedural & Enforcement Law

1.15 p m to 2.00 p m:LUNCH

2.00 p m to 3.30 p m : Session VII: Lecture, Evaluation Scheme Examination,

Training and Practical Teaching

3.30 p m to 4.00 p m:TEA BREAK

4.00 p m to 5.30 p m:Valedictory

NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY

Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru 560072

TWO DAY LAW TEACHERS’INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON‘CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING ‘LAW’ IN INDIA’on 2nd and 3rd December 2016

REGISTRATION FORM

DETAILS FOR NEFT TRANSFERS

ROUTING FORMAT TO GET FUNDS FROM ABROAD

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