Greater Inter-law school co-operation
Hello all!
Notwithstanding the massive [strike]clan[/strike] wars that go on on forums and in comments, I have a question.
Why don’t we have greater law school co-operation?
For instance, one idea that is regularly brought in some law colleges [so far, I’ve heard of it being suggested at NLS, NLIU, and Symbi] is that the student body presidents/leaders should confer every year about issues common to law colleges. Thus, in upcoming matters such as proposed revision of the 5 year BALLB syllabus, we could get together and put forward suggestions to the Bar Council. I’m not suggesting a student union, but some amount of co-operation would be nice to see.
Another place it might be useful is in scheduling events, so that each law school can ensure that it’s moot/fest/conferences don’t clash too badly - this would ensure greater attendance for all colleges.
Why not, I say?
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great suggestion..
It’s a great idea and one which has been contemplated for some time at a few law schools. But it’s always shot down because of practical shortcomings.
Student body representatives aren’t devoted to their posts full-time, and if they can manage to carry out their designated affairs in the given year, that by itself is quite an achievement. Besides, what benefit would this have, really?
Coordinating moot/fest/conference timing is an essential part of organizing that particular event. So, if I am hosting a conference or a debate at my law school, it is for me to schedule it in a manner which encourages participation.
For something like suggestions on syllabus revision, would we rather have 10 different opinions from 10 different law schools, or just 1 set of suggestions? Sure, 1 set would make it easier, but if that 1 set has to incorporate the views of all the other law schools, this would require a lot of effort and time to organize a representative body level coordination.
Logistically speaking, a representative body coordinating between so many law schools would perhaps be more of an obstacle than what we have now. It’s easier said than done, and unless the gains are many-fold, I don’t really see any such proposal materializing.
I do not know the ‘official’ co-operation, but on a student wise level, despite all the debates on online forums, I have found a good level of understanding and co-operation among the ‘National Law Universities’. At present, NALSAR and NLS are playing a 3 match cricket series. Similarly, the Presidents of the student bodies of these colleges do have informal interactions and there is also a great deal of camaraderie in moots and debates, despite seeming to be otherwise.
I think, an exchange program of some sorts (a semester, maybe?) can further help this initiative. But then, that might require a lot of fine tuning with the syllabus. However, this along with other options such as making the Council of National Law Universities more proactive can be thought of.