LEGAL AWARENESS
Legal awareness, sometimes called public legal education or legal literacy, is the empowerment of individuals regarding issues involving legal aspects. Legal awareness helps to promote consciousness of legal culture, participation in the formation of laws and the rule of law. The Assam State Legal Services Authority along with District Legal Service Authorities conduct various legal awareness activities to make people aware of their rights and duties as well as the role, functions and activities of Legal Services Institutions. Various means like seminars, lectures, pamphlet distribution, participation in Doordarshan programs, floating mobile vans to spread awareness through public communication, nukkad-natak, short documentaries, cultural programs for school children on legal subjects, various competitions such as painting, essay writing, debate and recitation etc. on legal subjects are used to achieve this goal. Statutory literacy programs address specific topics that vary according to the needs of the place and its people. Internship programs are organized for law students to promote the role and importance of legal services. Legal aid clinics also operate in law schools as well as in other suitable places to further the achievement of legal service goals. In addition to that, Legal Literacy Clubs are also established in school and college level for creating awareness amongst students at regular intervals.
IMPORTANCE/ NEED OF LEGAL AWARENESS:
Legal Awareness is a powerful instrument and is very much important for the following purposes:
1. An aware citizen/ individual can only identify the injustice done/to be done and raise voice or take steps in accordance with law for remedy and thereby contribute in developing a healthy society which recognizes the rights & duties of an individual in true sense.
2. Through legal awareness only the Moto of legal services institution i.e., “Access to Justice” for all can be achieved. The concept of “Justice” is impartial, transparent and non-discriminatory to all and access to justice can be facilitated at the maximum by outreach through legal awareness and literacy.
3. Legal awareness empowers an individual and improves ones understanding of every day legal problem and thereby enables an individual to make better decisions and anticipate and avoid problems.
DATA RELATING TO LEGAL AWARENESS:
The District Legal Services Authority, Tinsukia has organized a total of legal awareness programmes on various topics in the year 2023. The topics include Prevention of Drug Abuse and NDPS Act, POCSO Act, Laws relating to safety of women, Prevention of Child labour, Dowry Prohibition Act, Laws relating to senior citizens, and a number of such other topics having relevance and importance in day to day life of individuals.
Yearly Activity Calendar 2024-2025