Huge participations of law students from across the country marked the first day of 7th NLIU-INADR International Law School Tournament. The tournament was inaugurated by Justice (Retd.) G. Raghuram (Director National Judicial Academy. The tournament is being hosted at NLIU, Bhopal.
Here on Friday, it was the first day of three day long, 7th NLIU-INADR International Law School Tournament, organised by Alternate Dispute Resolution Cell (ADRC) at NLIU, Bhopal in collaboration with INADR.
It is to be noted that the event aims to spread awareness about importance of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the country. The day began with the opening ceremony graced by Justice (Retd.) G. Raghuram (Director National Judicial Academy, Bhopal) Who along with the Prof. V. Vijayakumar, (Director NLIU) lit the ceremonial lamp and declared the tournament open.
The inaugural session was followed by a number of informative workshops for the participants. These workshops were conducted by professional mediators from India and abroad designed to aid the students with skills required in the field of mediation. It is noteworthy that the workshop comprised of three sessions, dealing with basics of Mediation, relationship between Client and Counsel and general trips and tricks that will help make the waters easier to navigate for the budding mediators.
Besides, this will be helpful for the preliminary rounds of the tournament, which will be held on Saturday. At this tournament, participants are taught the art of identifying the real issues involved and of dealing them in the course of mediation session. These training sessions are designed to prepare the participants not only for the competition but also to train them for real life situations.