Standards of Legal Education, Legal Skills and Values: Challenges and Success
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Introduction
“….man is inwardly a soul and a conscious power of the Divine and that the evolution of this real man within is the right object of education and indeed of all human life.” – Sri Aurobindo
The importance of legal education in a democratic society cannot be over emphasized. History has provided enough evidence that the human race has always been on an upward path of progress through enhancement of knowledge. Knowledge of law increases one understands of public affairs. Concept of ‘Dharma’ in Vedic period also includes dispensation of justice by King who acquired specific legal knowledge.

Significance of Legal education, legal skills and values
‘Law is the cement of society and an essential medium of change’.
The significance of legal education in a democratic society cannot be over-emphasized. Knowledge of law increases one understands of public affairs. Its study promotes accuracy of the expression, facility in arguments and skill in interpreting the written words, as well as some understanding of social values. It is pivotal duty of everyone to know the law


Agencies Regulating Legal Education, legal skills and values.
The Constitution of India basically laid down the duty of imparting education on the states by putting the matter pertaining to education in List II of the Seventh Schedule. But it now forms part of List III, giving concurrent legislative powers to the Union and the States. Legal profession along with the medical and other professions also falls under List III (Entry 26).