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

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

• Gender Sensitivity in Judgments & Orders
• Eliminating Bias, Stereotypes & Prejudices

DAY 2 30/06/2024 (Sunday)

SESSION 4
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Overview of E-courts Project

Proposed Scope of Discussion

CIS Innovations from one High Court to another
Innovations in terms of new apps: NSTEP, ICJS, JUSTIS, JUDGMENT PORTAL

SESSION 5
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Emerging and Future Technology for Effective Judicial Governance

Proposed Scope of Discussion

Judicial Governance vis-à-vis Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Latest developments in Technology