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HYDERABAD Oct. 3. The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on Friday called upon legal luminaries to take a look at unfair international laws and treaties and "unbalanced world order" while framing India's commitments to them.

Speaking on `Legal system and its dimensions for national development' at the first convocation of National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Dr. Kalam said many developed countries made laws to restrict or deny export of certain classes of state-of-the art goods and technologies in a selective manner to developing countries. They were making laws and treaties to protect and promote their own national interests and priorities instead of working for win-win partnerships.

Developed countries, through international laws, were making it mandatory for developing countries to open up their markets for access by foreign entities with very little restrictions. When Indian laboratories needed certain type of alloy steel or supercomputers to develop indigenous systems, certain countries imposed a ban on their export to India. India successfully faced such technology denial measures. And, as soon as India succeeded in developing them, the ban was lifted.

Eminent jurist, Fali Sam Nariman, was presented the LLD (honoris causa) by Justice Devender Gupta, Chief Justice of A.P. High Court and president of NALSAR University. Thirty-three candidates who completed the five-year BA BL (Hons) were conferred their degrees. Two others took the LLM. Three batches of others received post-graduate diplomas in Patents Law, Cyber Laws and Media Laws.

The Governor, S.S. Barnala released a souvenir. The Commercial Taxes Minister, K. Vijayarama Rao, released a book on `Environmental literacy'. Prof. Ranbir Singh, Director of the university, welcomed the gathering.

Dr. Kalam wanted the legal community to enable formulation of progressive and innovative laws for the digital economy that would be one of the vital components of a developed nation. "Indian judicial system has to build its capacity to define jurisdictions in a way that any crime committed against India or her assets are punishable by Indian law."

Referring to the large number of pending civil and criminal cases, he suggested use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in legal dispute resolution at the grassroots level.

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