Hidayatullah National law University (HNlU) will hold a two-day UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Changing Dimensions of Morality and Ethics in legal Profession: Challenges and Prospects” from Saturday at the University campus here.
The National Seminar will have deliberations on several contemporary issues of legal profession and is divided into four technical sessions. The seminar has received an overwhelming response in the form of large number of research papers received from academicians, researchers, advocates and students across the country, a press release issued by the University informed.
The seminar theme is based on Professional Ethics of legal Profession which consists of those fundamental values on which a profession has been built, it stated.
legal Ethics is mainly a code of conduct which regulates the behavior of a practicing lawyer towards himself, his client, his opposite party, his counsel and of course towards the Court. The nobility and dignity of legal profession is maintained only if these professional norms are adhered and observed by those who practice this profession, the press release stated.
In the contemporary times professional ethics have become more relevant as the legal profession is facing various challenges. This seminar is an attempt to spread awareness regarding the changing dimensions of professional conduct and ethics in India along with its challenges and prospects.
The inaugural function will be held on March 19, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. onwards. Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha, Director, Indian law Institute, New Delhi will be the Chief Guest; Justice V.D. Gyani, Former Acting Chief Justice, Gauhati High Court will be the Guest of Honour in the function.
Prof. (Dr.) Sukh Pal Singh, Vice-Chancellor, HNlU will preside over the function.