Contemporary Judicial Development: NJA Kolkata Meet (30/06/2024)

The National Judicial Academy, in collaboration with the Calcutta High Court and West Bengal Judicial Academy, is organizing a regional conference on contemporary judicial developments and strengthening justice through law and technology on June 29th and 30th, 2024. The conference will cover topics such as constitutional morality, judicial behavior, judgment writing tools, e-courts projects, and emerging technologies for effective judicial governance.

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EAST ZONE-II: REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTEMPORARY JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND
STRENGTHENING JUSTICE THROUGH LAW & TECHNOLOGY [P-1402] (29th & 30th June, 2024)

National Judicial Academy in association with the Calcutta High Court and West Bengal Judicial Academy

National Judicial Academy India

DAY 129/06/2024 (Saturday)

SESSION 1
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Inaugural Address
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Constitutional Morality and Contemporary Constitutional Trends

Proposed Scope of Discussion
1- Evolution of the Concept of Constitutional Morality Vis-à-vis Social Morality – The Judicial Approach
2- Judicial Innovation vis-à-vis Constitutional Trust: Activism vs. Overreach
3- Cooperative Federalism

SESSION 2
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Elements of Judicial Behaviour
Proposed Scope of Discussion

Ethical Conundrums in Judicial Sphere & Possible Solutions
Communication Skills
Integrity and Impartiality to ensure Judicial Neutrality
Ethical Standards, Judicial Norms, and Conduct of Judges
Objectivity in Decision Making

SESSION 3
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Judgment Writing Tools

Proposed Scope of Discussion
Language & Law: Brevity in Drafting
Fundamental Principles of Judgement Writing: Legal Analysis to Sentence Structure and Editing
Promotion of Transparency and Enhancement of Public Confidence through Lucid Judgements
Sensitivity in Judgments