NLU Delhi launches new age digital courses on forensics, mental health

“NLU Delhi’s approach from inception has been to look beyond the pattern of normative legal studies and frame new multidisciplinary courses and encourage research in specialized areas that are still nascent,” said NLUD Vice-Chancellor Srikrishna Deva Rao.

“This approach was strengthened with the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020, whose axis is to transform transversal research in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This is reflected in the constant work carried out by our research centers”, he added.

On Monday, Project39A launched two new online courses on forensic science and mental health in collaboration with Eleos Justice at Monash Law School, Australia. The courses- Forensic Science Decoding for Legal Professionals and Forensic Mental Health and Criminal Justice– are “intended to impart an understanding of the use and limitations of forensic science in criminal law and the relevance of mental disability in the criminal justice system, respectively,” the university said in a statement.

Maitreyi Misra, a founding member of the 39A Project, said: “In the course of our work, we have become aware of the barriers that the lack of interdisciplinary learning was creating for legal students and professionals. (So ​​the courses) have been designed with the purpose of getting the different fields talking to each other, rather than to each other in the courtroom. We have forensic scientists and forensic psychiatrists talking to lawyers and the law, which enhances the learning experience but also has real-world consequences in terms of application to legal practice.”

Also, CCG recently launched the first edition of the Technological Policy and Law Certificate Course. The course addresses key contemporary issues of information technology and cyber law, privacy and data protection, emerging technology, platform governance, cybersecurity and information security, intellectual property and technology, and competition law and technology.

“The course is designed to help students learn the legal, public policy, and sociopolitical contours of cyberspace, and technology laws and policies and their implications for our society. Our aim is to build the capacity of young professionals, students and stakeholders in the ecosystem around technology law and policy,” said Dr. Daniel Mathew, Director, CCG, NLU Delhi.