TEN second-year law students from the University of PNG used a court-user forum to experience real-life exposure to the criminal justice system at the Bomana National Court on Friday. Discussions centred on outstanding bench warrants, with dialogue among judges, magistrates, lawyers from the public solicitors and prosecutors office, police and correctional services. UPNG school of law lecturer Michael Wagambie, who teaches students in the course trial practice and criminal procedures, said it was the first time students from the school had attended such a forum. He said the course he taught involved the criminal justice system and to have the students take part in such an event that involved dialogue among members of the law and justice sector, including judges and magistrates, was a real privilege. “Trial practice and criminal procedures involve the process of the court itself and it’s the criminal procedures,” he said.
“It starts to deal with all the stakeholders of the criminal justice system. “The police arresting people, bringing them before the courts, the courts adjudicating and then you have the Correctional Services that remand and rehabilitate them. “So one of the problems that’s being faced and the court user forum is now trying to discuss is about the outstanding bench warrants. “This is also one of those topics that we discussed in our course. “The aim of the course and the way I teach is to train people to look at trending issues. “What’s in the newspapers, I tell them this is what we are looking at now. “So it is a good opportunity for the students to come out and see some of those people working in the criminal justice system.” Wagambie said the exposure would help the students become more interested in the (criminal justice) system and, later on, help the system after completing their studies. “Some of them are potential members of the system later on,” he said. “They might be thinking about joining the Public Prosecutors Office, Public Solicitors Office and maybe working in the Police Department, ensuring that the criminal justice system is functioning, not only effectively but efficiently and competently.” Justice Panuel Mogish told The National later that the students’ involvement would give them practical exposure. He said the forum also helped bring the writer closer to the reader in regards to students having the opportunity to meeting and having a chat with judges whom they only knew through reading their judgements in the library. The National/PNGEducationnews Next :Early Learning Important In Development Comments are closed.
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