How can judicial training and sensitisation contribute to substantive justice in India? Identify the institutional gaps in current mechanisms of judicial education and suggest reforms for a more robust system.
Kartavya Desk Staff
Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary.
Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary.
Q3. How can judicial training and sensitisation contribute to substantive justice in India? Identify the institutional gaps in current mechanisms of judicial education and suggest reforms for a more robust system. (15 M)
Difficulty Level: Medium
Reference: NIE
Why the question The question is relevant in light of recent Supreme Court interventions directing mandatory training for judges, highlighting the link between judicial education, accountability, and delivery of substantive justice. Key Demand of the question The question demands an explanation of how judicial training and sensitisation advance substantive justice, identification of institutional shortcomings in judicial education, and suggestions for reforms to strengthen the system. Structure of the Answer: Introduction Briefly highlight the role of judicial competence and sensitisation in ensuring justice beyond procedure. Body – Contribution of training and sensitisation towards substantive justice (constitutional morality, social context, bail/sentencing consistency). Institutional gaps in current judicial education (fragmented framework, funding, curriculum, evaluation). Reforms for a robust system (uniform curriculum, continuous education, performance audits, technology integration, oversight body). Conclusion Forward-looking note on how judicial education can build a judiciary that is empathetic, updated, and constitutionally grounded.
Why the question The question is relevant in light of recent Supreme Court interventions directing mandatory training for judges, highlighting the link between judicial education, accountability, and delivery of substantive justice.
Key Demand of the question The question demands an explanation of how judicial training and sensitisation advance substantive justice, identification of institutional shortcomings in judicial education, and suggestions for reforms to strengthen the system.
Structure of the Answer:
Introduction
Briefly highlight the role of judicial competence and sensitisation in ensuring justice beyond procedure. Body –
• Contribution of training and sensitisation towards substantive justice (constitutional morality, social context, bail/sentencing consistency).
• Institutional gaps in current judicial education (fragmented framework, funding, curriculum, evaluation).
• Reforms for a robust system (uniform curriculum, continuous education, performance audits, technology integration, oversight body).
Conclusion
Forward-looking note on how judicial education can build a judiciary that is empathetic, updated, and constitutionally grounded.