Integrating Gandhian Conflict Resolution Techniques in Legal Studies: An Indispensable Path for Legal Professionals

The Gandhian approach to conflict resolution is an important strategy to encourage mediation and negotiation in the legal system. Right from the first legal case which Mahatma Gandhi handled in South Africa to his time-tested strategies of resolving conflicts through nonviolent means-all offers legal practitioners a bouquet of options to strengthen arbitrations in the country when the number of court cases are rising every year. This chapter will try to capture the Gandhian methods which have assumed significance in order to try and reduce the burden on the judiciary.