Summary
The two-day online conference was organised in collaboration with the School of Business and Law of Edith Cowan University, Australia
Speakers from different countries discussed the significance of Comparative Law in globalisation and understanding political framework
Amity Law School in Noida recently organised an international conference on Comparative Law in collaboration with the School of Business and Law of Edith Cowan University, Australia.
The two-day online conference focused on providing an opportunity to legal professionals, members of the academia, research scholars and students to explore, assess and compare the legal order of two or more countries, with the lone stipulation that India or Australia must be taken as the base of such comparisons.
The event witnessed representation from various countries, including Lebanon, Maldives, Australia, USA, Iran, UAE, Nigeria, UK, Bhutan, Singapore, Greece, Algeria, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Bulgaria.
Addressing the conference, chief guest Justice Gyan Sudha Misra, a former Supreme Court Judge, said, “Comparative Law is a comparative study of the law and legal systems of two or more countries. It emerges from the idea that we can learn from each other. Going back to world history, we see that Roman Law, Egyptian Laws and other laws and even scriptures were customised into legal precepts. In this era of globalisation and digitisation, having a separate discipline of comparative law is of extreme significance.”
Comparative Law, he said, helps in understanding the dynamics under which the legal system of different countries function. Adopting a comparative approach helps acquire a deeper understanding of one’s own legal system by virtue of its ability to assess and appreciate the similarities and distinctions amongst legislations, legal institutions, political framework, social ideologies, policies and rules prevalent in corresponding jurisdictions, he added.
“The aim of comparative law is betterment and strengthening of the domestic legal structure,” said Misra.
Emphasising the economic aspect of comparative law, the guest of honour, Abdulla Rasheed Ahmed, minister of state for education in Maldives, said, “Today, countries and societies are engaged in international businesses, therefore, a deep understanding of the legal systems of other countries is highly essential. Through this conference, the knowledge of legal professionals will definitely be enhanced and enriched.”
“Studying comparative law helps us in devising a mechanism by which we can research, innovate and create emerging ideas and techniques, which are crucial in today’s day and the age of globalisation,” he added.
More than 150 papers were presented during the two-day conference and two books – Conference Proceeding of 3rd International Conference, 2022 and Amity International Journal of Juridical Sciences (AIJJS) – were released on this occasion.
Justice PK Srivastava, the chairperson of the law commission of Uttar Pradesh, said, “We have a voluminous constitution which was enforced in 1950 therefore it took aid and assistance from various other democracies, which were formed before India. The Indian Constitution was framed by incorporating various rules and regulations of other constitutions such as the US, UK and Australian constitutions. Australian constitution came into being in 1900, 50 years before India, hence India derived many aspects from the Australian Constitution.”
During the two-day conference, five technical sessions were conducted based on the five major themes – Comparative Institutional Law, Comparative Criminal Law, Comparative Media, IPR and Technology Law, Comparative Business Law and Comparative Family Law.
Addressing the gathering, DK Bandyopadhyay, the chairman of Amity Law School, said, “A noteworthy significance of this conference is taking forward the mandate of the National Education Policy 2020 put forth by our Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
Last updated on 21 Feb 2022
