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The third national legal course, which
started on December 19, will focus mainly on national
law and also cover international law, literature, logic,
grammar, Buddhist philosophy, Buddhist precepts of behaviour,
Buddhist evidential science and the art of debate, said
a spokesman for the High Court.
According to the Course Director, Lam
Chhoechong, six of the 11 candidates will be recruited
by the High Court and five will be placed in the dzongkhags.
After gaining some field experience, they will be sent
for LL.B courses outside the country.
The Chief Justice, Dasho Sonam Tobgye,
said that students who had taken up LL.B studies after
the national legal course were doing well in their studies.
Since its inception, the National Legal
Course has trained 24 Officers and 200 jabmis.
The national legal course was first
conducted by the High Court in 1995 to cater to the
professional training needs of the judicial cadre. It
expanded and included a broader range of courses which
were of interest not only to the judiciary but for other
ministries as well.
"This is the third and perhaps
the last batch of legal candidates," the Chief
Justice said. "The subjects we taught were helpful
and complimentary. They are also conversant in Dzongkha
and English which is a very difficult combination."
The Chief Justice felt that the graduates
of the course would be responsive to the national traditions
and the sensitivities of the people without alienation
from the western jurisprudence.
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