Reform of Higher Legal Education: Global Issues

The main vector of higher legal education development is determined by the general direction of the domestic higher school to join the all-European and world educational space, national and international standards harmonization of higher education in the context of the Bologna process. On the other hand, the rapid development of information technologies has led to the global computerization of society. The result of this phenomenon in the education field is a stable environment formation of developed data processing, information systems modular construction (combination of different architectural types within a single complex). As a result, knowledge building process for skills formation of professional competence is gradually changing the form of its realization. The well-known learning goals of higher school revealed in such elements as knowledge, understanding and forms of their acquisition are changing. It is no coincidence that the problem for most universities is the fact that education is still more focused on knowledge and skills, rather than on personality development, consciousness formation and self-awareness of a specialist.

events they take part. The members of faculty add margin to every filed of their academic persuasion by organizing wide range of programmes, taking part in various national and international programmes, by publishing articles and books, as well as and by creating an excellent generation of students with wider visions, commitments and integrity. The members of our staff also excel in their own fields.
These activities and achievements find a comprehensive space in our Newsletter-Optimum Omnium. This is a reflection of the overwhelming enthusiasm of all echelons in the School of Legal Studies. We thank all those supported us in this endeavor-the Director of the School of Legal Studies, who gave us all the liberty and support, the members of faculty who extended all their encouragements, and contributions, to all the authors who shared their esteemed thoughts with us for further thinking for all, the members of Alumni Association who are constant supports to us in all our endeavors, the students who are always the soul and heart of the School and all the members of the staff who are the inevitable part of all activities of the School. We hope that this humble initiative from the School will go a long way in creating healthy debates of recent legal and other issues, and in inspiring all to do more and more things in their own unique way in future which can break new paths in legal education.

Director's Message
This newsletter is a product of concerted effort of the members of faculty, students and staff of the SLS family which conveys the message that "everyone is a leader" in her or his own humble ways. The year 2020 has been an year of challenge for all human lives in general, however a cursory glance of this newsletter will give one an insight as to the different ways in which this law school has contributed to the academic world as well as the society in its avowed objective of transforming and translating knowledge for the benefit of ordinary lives. It throws a brief light on the various activities undertaken by the law school including International and national webinars, moot court competitions, quiz, debates, arts fests, sports etc. in which both the faculty and students have conducted, participated as well as won many accolades. I take this opportunity to congratulate the faculty in charge for their earnest endeavor in bringing forth this newsletter. I hope and wish that this newsletter would provide us as well as those in the field of legal education necessary impetus to bring novel initiatives so that we evolve a global citizenry for the future who respect the fundamental notions of Law and justice. The abovementioned requires the updating of educational processes modernization issue in the direction of competency-oriented training formation and professional lawyer education in the light of his/her dialogue and discussion, and language-intensive professional activities. In particular, it is important to develop an approach to the professional training of a future lawyer, which involves the creation of a professional competence formation model of the lawyer, which is based on the organic unity of theoretical, practical, psychophysical training that will provide the professional socialization level engaging a wide range of scholars in the field of pedagogy and law.

Guest Article
Prisoners' Right to Health Care

School of Legal Studies
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala A convict sentenced by competent court is a persona non grata and dumped inside the prison to be forgotten by the law and legal system. Law is of no help to him since he is "civilly dead". His status as state slave and a person met with "civil death" disentitles him of any assistance from the law courts in case of any injury done towards him. The courts take a "hands off" stand, which is a corollary stand based on the doctrine of "civil death". New developments in penology as well as the concept of rights of individuals created inroads into this traditional stand of courts. It is insisted that the public being responsible for deprivation of the liberty of the convict, indisputably it is under an obligation to take care of the prisoner, since he could not do it himself. Such an obligation would enable the prisoners to lead a dignified life. The prisoner, the state slave, now stands emancipated and no longer neglected to receive only the rights granted at the whims of prison authorities. Courts abandoned "hands-off" doctrine and no longer reject prisoner's complaints about legal wrongs as necessary conditions of imprisonment. New constitutional interpretations never allowed the writs to stop at the prison gate.