Workshops on judicial system to Tibetans underway
Thursday, 2 August 2007, 11:30 a.m.
Dharamshala:A month-long workshop on the basic rules and legal procedures governing the Tibetan judicial system is currently being organized by the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC), which began on 26 July.
The workshop seeks to create awareness on basic laws and legal proceedings governing the Tibetan judicial system among the Tibetan communities.
It also aims to educate Tibetans on legal procedures and rules to file a civil suit or an appeal under the jurisdiction of Tibetan judicial system, and to ensure justice to all weaker sections of Tibetan community under an independent justice system, in accordance to the visions of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
The resource person for the month-long workshop includes chief justice commissioner, local justice commissioners, secretary and legal experts of TSJC.
Namgyal Tsering Dralnang, the chief justice commissioner presides over the workshops to the Tibetans living in and around Dharamshala, which includes staffs and students of TCV schools, civil servants of Central Tibetan Administration and general public, beginning 17 August.
Beginning 18 August, another group, headed by secretary of TSJC, Mr D N Choedak, covers the workshops at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, College of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah, Norbulingka Institute and Sherab Gatsel.
The local justice commissioner at Mysore, Mr Dasur Norpa Tsering Norbu presides over the workshops covering all the Tibetan settlements in South and Central India, which is currently underway, beginning July 28.
Another team led by Mr Chutang Ngawang Thupten covers the series of workshop,started July 26 up till 14 September in all the Tibetan settlements located in different parts of Northern India.
The TSJC is the highest judicial organ of the Tibetan community in exile and was formally established on 11 March 1992, which is independent of other two pillars of
democracy — the executive and legislature.
It is empowered to make judicial codes, procedural rules as well as other regulations, and implement them in accordance with the Charter for the Tibetans in exile and the
laws enacted by the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, after being approved by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.