Global legal regime vital to tackle terrorism: CJI

Ottawa: Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan stressed on the need for a "global legal regime" to tackle the challenges posed by terrorism and breaches of intellectual property rights.
"Terrorism and breaches of intellectual property rights are no longer a problem of a particular nation but an issue involving a number of international aspects. Since these are global phenomenon, responses to terrorism and breaches of intellectual property rights must also be global," the Chief Justice said yesterday. Balakrishnan, during his three day official visit to the country, watched proceedings of the Supreme Court of Canada in Rogers Holland case, and met Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverly McLachlan, judges of the Supreme Court; Chief Justice of Quebec Michel Robert, and discussed the matters of mutual interest. "The escalation of global terrorism and advances in digital technology has posed a new challenge to law makers and judiciary," he said while discussing the challenges posed advancements in digital technology to law makers, and how India and Canada could help each other in the field of legal education.
Acting Dean of Law Faculty of University of Ottawa Daniel Gervais explained to the Chief Justice how Canadian experience in the field of intellectual property rights and legal education could be useful to India.
He also attended a dinner hosted by the Speaker of Canadian Upper House where he met Canadian law makers and discussed National Security and Civil Liberties issues.
The Chief Justice said that National Law School in Delhi would be set up soon, and added steps were being taken to overcome the shortage of law professors in India. He also said that the judge's strength of the Supreme Court would be increased to 31 from present 25.
Source : PTI
Sunday, May 25, 2008 09:02 [IST]
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