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Law in Schools vs Law Schools

It appears Mr. Sibal is keen on bringing the law to the masses. \"Why not pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Law?\" he asks. However, Mr. Sibal is not convinced of the need to involve the Bar Council of India (BCI) in this endeavour.

A visibly upset BCI had reiterated its competence to formulate policies relating to legal education and opposed the Ministry\'s pro-activeness relating to the issue. Which position was clarified when the Chairperson of the BCI skipped the meeting held by the Ministry of Human Resource Development last week. 

Mr. Sibal is of the view that the BCI, despite being the statutory body regulating law education in India, is limited only to overseeing law colleges. Mr. Sibal is of the view that, \"A BA in law is not an LLB. After such a degree, a student can study anything, for example, bio-science, medicine or anything else.\"

We await BCI\'s response.

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Rakesh

September 11, 2009 - 8:06pm

Badiya soch hai!

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LawYear

September 11, 2009 - 9:53pm

May be we should also have a law course in 10+2? It may give a lot of students insights as to if they would really be interested in the legal field. CBSE should consider introducing a course like \"Introduction to Law\" to 10+2 student. Many people hate law after they join law school or start practicing. I want to hear thoughts of those in law schools and practicing lawyers.

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