DSpace Collection: Indian Journal of Law and Justice, Special issue on law as an instrument of social transformation, Department of Law, University of North Bengal
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Indian Journal of Law and Justice, Special issue on law as an instrument of social transformation, Department of Law, University of North Bengal2024-03-07T17:07:41Z‘Divided by borders united by the Himalayas’: A Cross regional Policy Paper on the ‘Third Pole effect’, focusing on the issue of Water Crisis and Climate change in South Asia
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Title: ‘Divided by borders united by the Himalayas’: A Cross regional Policy Paper on the ‘Third Pole effect’, focusing on the issue of Water Crisis and Climate change in South Asia
Authors: Rodricks, Abhisekh; Bhattacharjee, Shibasish
Abstract: Most of the countries in South Asia like Bangladesh,China, India and Pakistan derive
their water sources from the Hindu Kush mountains. It holds the largest stretch of
frozen water outside the polar territory for which it it’s referred to as the ‘Third Pole.’
There exists an imminent threat from both the climatic and ecological variations
coupled with human activities.Signs of water stresses have been found in majority of the
affected regions. More than a billion people are living and thriving off this geo-climatic
zone which has therefore, become a region of man-made exploitation. If the predictions,
in respect to, growth of population, latent demand for agricultural and energy resources
along with climatic variations are not made accurately, the actual stress on the Hindu
Kush Himalayas(HKH), can never be assessed correctly, and hence actions taken may
not lead to the pre-set goals.2020-03-01T00:00:00ZLegal and Regulatory Issues of Privacy and Data Protection in E-Commerce and Social Transformation
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Title: Legal and Regulatory Issues of Privacy and Data Protection in E-Commerce and Social Transformation
Authors: Rai, Sambhavna
Abstract: The concept of Right to privacy with that of data protection has gained enormous
attention over the years. With the technological advancement our society has witnessed
transformation both good and bad in abundance. Talking about the social
transformation it is pertinent to mention that traditional society abhorred privacy and
there were hardly any data to be protected . But time changed and society valued their
seclusion and preferred to be left alone without interference from other fellow human
beings. With the mushrooming borderless technology people became even more
conscious of their data and valued privacy unlike their forefather who abhorred it.2020-03-01T00:00:00ZBiotechnological Advancement and Its Impact on the Society
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Title: Biotechnological Advancement and Its Impact on the Society
Authors: Limbu, Numa
Abstract: Technology has made a huge advancement in 20thCentury, it has in a dynamic way
changed the life of human beings. With increase in technological information there has
been tremendous growth of database of scientific knowledge. Improvements in
technology leads to increase in knowledge and information further creating better
technology. Firstly, it was the computer technology that brought about a global impact
on the activities of human beings. Further internet provided exciting new possibilities
for electronic communication. The human life no longer remained the same. Later with
biotechnological advancement there was rapid change in the quality of life. It is also
considered as one of the most controversial scientific advancement. Generally,
biotechnology means application of technology to the practice of medicine.2020-03-01T00:00:00ZUse of Technology in Access to Justice
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Title: Use of Technology in Access to Justice
Authors: Baladhikari, Surja Kanta
Abstract: Access to justice is not only concerned with the way the judicial process functions but
improving the way disputes are resolved. The process of availing justice showcases that
it is time-consuming, unaffordable, unjustifiably combative and inexplicably steeped in
opaque procedure and language. Promotion of access to justice includes factors2 of
dispute containment, dispute avoidance and legal health promotion. A legal issue must
be first recognised and be dealt with by selecting the appropriate service. Justice must
reach the non-lawyers who are unaware that there is a situation where a legal problem
must be resolved, contained and avoided. Access to justice must spread to use of
technology in courts and the way society is involved in the process of administration of
justice. Services such as selecting the appropriate service for the legal issue is very
important as this determines the efficacy of the judicial process. United Kingdom
provides citizens advice service this enables the citizens to handle some of the legal
situations on their own when legal services are provided online similarly like that of
other online services of the State. These online legal services can be provided in three
forms – web-based services, commercial or NGO’s; subscription-based access or
alternate business structures or legal publishers. The services which are provided can
also be provided where citizens can compare the prices which will be available at
competitive rates. Subsequently services can also be streamlined by providing guidance
upon procedural and substantive issues. Along with services it is the need of the hour
that judges start accepting e-filing, virtual courts, online dispute resolution, digital
evidence, deposition of witness online for instance in Jammu and Kashmir where due to
geographical limitations citizens might not be able to travel to reach the courts for
testifying due to snow or landslides, whether it means they do not have access to justice?
The paper critically analyses the role of the stakeholders in the administration of justice
put together in providing access to justice to citizens through use of technology.2020-03-01T00:00:00Z