JGLS To Organize Global Virtual Conference On Transforming Future Of Law Schools & Legal Education Through 170 Leaders From 35+ Countries

The Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) is organizing an international, first-of-its-kind global academic Conference from November 25 to November 27, on the theme 'Reimagining & Transforming the Future of Law Schools and Legal Education: Confluence of Ideas During & Beyond COVID-19'. The Conference will be inaugurated by the Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and its Keynote Address will be delivered by Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM). Highlights Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India to Deliver the Constitution Day Lecture on 26th November.Justice Gita Mittal, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir to Deliver the Keynote Address in the Constitution Day Forum on 26th November.Justice UU Lalit, Judge, Supreme Court of India to Deliver the Presidential Address and Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Member of Parliament to Deliver the Valedictory Address on 27th November To Register, Click Here Theme Law Schools around the world have had to react swiftly to minimize the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the last few months. Educational leaders, faced with multiple challenges, had to simultaneously cater to the needs of all their stakeholders and show immense resilience during this unprecedented crisis. Therefore, this Conference aims to bring together nearly 170 thought leaders from 6 continents and 35+ countries over 30+ Thematic Sessions and 2 Keynote Addresses to reimagine the future of legal education. The Conference will have speakers from Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, The Czech Republic, The Netherlands, The United Arab Emirates, The United Kingdom, The United States of America, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay and India. "In the context of the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, it is very important for leaders of legal education from all over the world to come together to re-define the future of legal education which will impact the future of students, academics, and institutions. Jindal Global Law School wanted to live up to its commitment to generate important dialogues with a global perspective. This conference is an outcome of that very vision. We are deeply humbled to have an extraordinary forum of nearly 170 thought leaders from over 35 countries including Law School Deans, Scholars, Supreme Court Judges, Lawyers, Law Firm Partners and representation from all spheres of the legal profession and legal education. We look forward to this conference by bringing a comprehensive and inclusive perspective on the future of legal education, creating the desired response of the legal community to the ongoing pandemic," said Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, OP Jindal Global University & Founding Dean, Jindal Global Law School. He added, "The Conference is one of its kind with thematic sessions spread across the entire gamut of issues that are confronting the world of legal education and will shape the future of law schools, especially during and post-COVID-19. The sheer selection of the institutions from around the world combined with the breadth and depth of the intellectually engaging thematic sessions represented by the most outstanding thinkers in legal academia, legal profession, corporate legal practice, and the judiciary from around the world makes it a truly engaging Conference." Schedule On the occasion of India's Constitution Day on November 26, Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud, Judge will deliver a special Constitution Day Lecture. This lecture will be Presided over by Professor (Dr.) Upendra Baxi, Research Professor of Law and a Distinguished Scholar, Jindal Global Law School, who will deliver the Presidential Address. The Constitution Day Forum will also pay a special tribute to the women leaders in the world of law, as a part of which there will be a Keynote Address by Justice Gita Mittal, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, a Special Address by Ms. Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, and a Presidential Address by Ms. Geeta Ramaseshan, Advocate, Madras High Court. The Conference will be concluded on November 27, in the esteemed presence of distinguished members of the Indian Judiciary and the Legal Profession. The Valedictory Address will be delivered by Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Member of Parliament, and the Presidential Address will be delivered by Justice UU Lalit, Judge, Supreme Court of India. Further, the Conference will bring together diverse views from the senior leadership of leading Law Schools across the world and in India, including: Stanford Law...

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