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Digital Library - Legal Education and Research Akash Verma Is Working As Library Assistant in the NLUD Library Since October, 2009 Prof.(Dr.) Ranbir Singh is the Founder Vice-Chancellor of National Law University, Delhi. He has been the founder Vice-Chancellor of NALSAR, University of Law, Hyderabad from 1998 to 2008, and it was rated as the Best Law University in the Country in 2008. His contributions in redesigning legal education and innovative teaching strategies in the country has been significant. He was a member of the Legal Education Committee of the Bar Council of India. His legal writings span the areas of Jurisprudence, Human Rights etc. and he was associations with several national and international academic bodies. Presently, he is also Member of the Committee for Consultations on the Situation in Andhra Pradesh (CCSAP) Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh. Vice-Chacellor, NLUD Before joining National Law University, Delhi as Professor of Law and first Registrar; he was Professor of Law and Registrar at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, a leading top Law School in the country. He was closely associated with Prof. Ranbir Singh in developing and building one of the premier Institution of legal education (NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad) and bringing as the top Law School of India in 2008, before being invited to be the first Registrar of National Law University, Delhi. Prof. (Dr.) Ghanshyam Singh Professor of Law & First Registrar NLUD Priya Rai joined NLUD Library after serving almost five year in the Indian Law Institute Library. She has about 10 years of working experience at various premiere universities libraries viz. ILI Library, GGSIP University Library (UIRC). Her area of interest is library automation, legal information retrieval and dissemination from electronic database and public domain resources. Priya Rai Assistant Librarian, NLUD Digital Library - Legal Education and Research Akash Verma is working as Library Assistant in the NLUD Library since October, 2009. He has about eight years of experience in the field of library science. Being a reference library professional, he has specialization in online legal databases; web based legal resources and online retrieval system. Akash Verma Library Assistant, NLUD II II NNAATIONTIONALAL LLAAWW UNIVERSITUNIVERSITYY PRESSPRESS D E L H I http://nludelhi.ac.in DIGITAL LIBRARY— LEGAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Editors Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh Vice Chancellor, National Law University Delhi Prof. (Dr.) Ghanshyam Singh Professor of Law & Registrar, National Law University Delhi Priya Rai Assistant Librarian, National Law University Delhi & Akash Verma Library Assistant, National Law University Delhi i First Published NLUD 2010 © NLUD National Law Univeristy, Delhi Sector – 14, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110 078 www.nludelhi.ac.in All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi. Exclusive Distributor: M\s. Mohan Law House S#2 Subway, Supreme Court of India, Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi-110001. India. 91-11-23077000, 23383381, 23389392 www.mohanlawhouse.com E-mail: [email protected] The Publishers shall be obliged if any such error or omission is brought to their notice for possible correction in a future edition. In the case of binding defect, misprint, missing pages, etc., the publishers’ liability is limited to replacement of the defective copy within one month of its purchase by a copy of the same edition or reprint. All dispute are subject to the jurisdiction of competent courts in Delhi. Printed at Wadhwa International, New Delhi Cover Design©NLUD Designed by Uday Bhaskar ii Dedicated to Prof. (Dr.) Ghanshyam Singh Professor of Law and First Registrar of National Law University, Delhi iii iv MESSAGE Message Message “[L]aw is a science, and … all the available materials of that science are contained in printed books… We have also constantly inculcated the idea that the library is the proper workshop of professors and students alike; that it is to us all that the laboratories of the university are to the chemists and physicists, the museum of natural history to the zoologists, the botanical garden to the botanists.” Christopher Columbus Langdell, Dean of Harvard Law School, 1887 You are the change agent....... Legal Education in India has undergone a paradigm shift in the last two decades. The option to study Law is by choice rather than by chance, is the essence of this shift. It is not because of one but many factors. The effort of the legal fraternity to establish focused Universities of Law is the trigger. The Law Universities provide new choice of a career which not only empowers young minds to take up social causes but also the opportunities present in a growing globalized world. The success can be attributed to the intellectual contribution by the Judiciary and the Legal fraternity and the State Government for providing necessary infrastructure and financial support. The growth has the contribution of a new breed of faculty who are committed and multifaceted in their approach. Legal education is in for exciting times and yet faces major challenges: to measure up to the huge expectations of the younger generation, to design contemporary curriculum for preparing lawyers for emerging challenges, to solve existing challenges and to compete with international law schools. All these challenges are not insurmountable. What is required, is a clear vision and most importantly a belief that it could be achieved. Law school has two functions: It aims by the case method of instruction to train its students so that they may become successful practitioners in their chosen profession. It should also aim, though only few schools have recognized this obligation, to aid in improving the law by scientific and analytical study of existing laws, by comparative study of the jurisprudence of other countries, by criticism of defects and suggestion for improvement in the administration of law and in methods of legislation, and by relating law to other institutions of human society. It is the duty of a law school to emphasize through research and publication by its faculty and through the character of its instruction, this broader base of legal education, apart from imparting merely professional training. The key to that success is the young aspirant-YOU- who desire to join this University. The transformation of your mind with its limitless potential will make v vi MESSAGE this University a class of its own. The University is designed and will be constantly redesigned to address the social, political and economic needs. This University will aspire to do things differently than doing different things. It is possible only if -YOU- share the dream and passion to achieve it. It is not just YOU-but your parents and other family members who should be with you in this dream. Procuring an admission in this University is not the achievement but to sustain the goal, learn and unlearn in the journey, to practice the profession with highest ethical standards and to involve pro-actively in the issues facing the society, is the real achievement. The law programme is just a fuel to ignite the fire in YOU. The information society development demands to re-define the position and objectives of all the institutions which work with information, knowledge, and culture. The situation is changing. Libraries have been identified as one of the key elements for open access to information, which is crucial to democratic information society development. Libraries are catalysts for human progress as they aid the development and transmission of knowledge and culture, foster civic awareness in support of democracy, and provide the resources for the development of economic productivity and innovation in society. In fact, the state of a nation’s libraries is a major leading indicator of its future economic and human development. More specifically, libraries: (a) Make significant contributions to formal and informal education, including lifelong learning and various forms of literacy by providing facilities, resources and services designed to ensure access to relevant information in appropriate formats, language, content and contexts; (b) Ensure social inclusion and cohesion by providing access to information and knowledge to all women, men and children. This critical access when used by the disadvantaged - such as the poor, the elderly, the disabled, and the unemployed - form the foundation of poverty reduction, since information poverty is often the root cause of economic poverty; (c) Preserve and promote cultural heritage and diversity, and foster mutual understanding and respect among cultures and peoples; (d) Create citizen awareness and engender social values for democratic governance and traditions, by opening multiple windows to the world and its alternate possibilities through their collections, facilities and programmes; and (e) Harness information and knowledge for economic development through professional processing, storage and dissemination to stimulate innovation and human capacity for efficiency and productivity. Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi Message True education releases capacities, develops analytical abilities, confidence in oneself, will-power and goal setting competencies, and instills the vision that will enable one to become self-motivating agent of social change, serving the best interests of the community. National Law University, Delhi, established by Act 1 of 2008 of National Capital Territory of Delhi and started functioning in the same year, the first of 80 students joined in August, 2008. NLUD shares the broader vision of providing quality legal education in order to produce new generation of lawyers that are competent and humane. The academic curriculum is designed to enable the budding lawyers to deal with equal ease, the legal system of the country as well as the legal systems of the world in order to meet the challenges facing the global society. The University ensures to endeavor to bridge the wide gap between the theory and practical application of concepts through a learning process which is simulative, participative and multi-disciplinary. NLUD will ignite and nurture the spirit of inquiry.
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