The Importance of Structural Reforms for an Efficient Indian Judiciary.

Autor: Chalakkal, Kavitha, Prabhakaran, Anjali
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Zdroj: IUP Law Review; Jul2021, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p36-50, 15p
Abstrakt: The concept of structural reforms has become one of the keywords for a nation in its developmental policies and efforts. Structural reforms are the improvements triggered by public policies in a country's political, economic and social institutions, with the ultimate objective of increasing social welfare in a sustained way. This paper analyzes the structure of the Indian judiciary and identifies the major areas of structural weaknesses leading to judicial inefficiency, delay in delivery of justice and backlog of cases and how it impacts the rights to access to justice and the trade and developmental policies. The paper discusses the factors to be taken into consideration while formulating the structural reforms for the judiciary. The paper also looks into various law commission reports and the recommendations made thereunder for judicial reforms. The study further looks into the various aspects of strengthening the judiciary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index