Stripped of the legal jargon, the immensity and intricacies of legal processes came alive at the ‘Justice: the letter and the spirit’ exhibition here on Sunday.
The exhibition, organised by students of Azim Premji University at the Rangoli Metro Art Centre, showcased their four ‘development clinics’: Criminal Justice Clinic which dealt with strengthening of the juvenile justice system; Democratic Institutions and Processes Clinic that sought to develop data-driven election campaigns; Environmental Clinic that focussed on securing rights of forest-dwelling communities; and Human Rights Clinic told through the perspective of street vendors.
The posters, maps, collages and documentaries narrated the stories collected through the yearlong interactions — workshops or field assignments — with vulnerable sections of society. For the visitors, the displays also came alive through narrations and explanations by the students.
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For the students, the maiden venture was an exposure to social issues outside of the classrooms, Badrinarayanan Seetharaman, Clinical Program Co-coordinator at the university, said.