Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government is making sincere attempts to draft laws in a simple manner and in Indian languages to the maximum extent.
Inaugurating the International Lawyers’ Conference here, he also flagged concerns about cyber terrorism and money laundering besides the use of artificial intelligence for destructive purposes.
Modi said these dangers do not recognise borders and jurisdiction and called for collaborative efforts among legal frameworks of different countries to deal with them.
“When danger is global, then the manner to deal with it should also be global,” he said.
The prime minister cited the example of cooperation between air traffic control systems of all countries to ensure air travel and said preparing a global framework to deal with these dangers is not about one government or country.
Commenting on the legal system, he said the language used to write laws and in the judicial process plays a big role in ensuring justice.
“We in the Indian government are thinking that law should be produced in two ways. One draft will be in the language you are used to,” he said to the audience drawn from the legal field. “The second draft will be in a language which the country’s common man can understand. He should consider the law his own.”
Modi said there had been a practice of drafting laws in a complex manner.
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Lauding the legal fraternity, he said the judiciary and the Bar have long been protectors of India’s justice system and noted that they played a pivotal in India’s Independence. The likes of Mahatma Gandhi, BR Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were lawyers, the prime minister said.
The conference, he said, is happening at a time when India has witnessed several historic moments.
Referring to the passage of the women’s reservation bill in Parliament, he said this will give new direction and energy to women-led development. He also spoke of the G20 Summit and the successful Chandrayaan mission.
With India working hard to achieve the goal of becoming a developed country by 2047, it requires the base of a strong and impartial justice system, he said. Impartial justice has a big role in the growing faith of the world in India, Modi added.
Edited by Megha Reddy
