CJJ213 | Children in Conflict with Law: A Clinical Exploration of the Juvenile Justice System

This clinic will present a practitioner’s perspective of the juvenile justice system in India with a primary focus on juvenile delinquency and examine how the state, children’s institutions, and other actors in the juvenile justice system respond to children in conflict with law (CICL). Students will gain insight into the procedures concerning CICLs before the Juvenile Justice Boards and the Children’s Court, as well as their powers, functions, and procedures within the framework of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The clinic will also focus on the interface of these procedures with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, especially in cases where CICLs are implicated in cases of romantic relationships under the Act.