Globalization has affected justice delivery mechanisms of nations around the world. It touches and spreads the legal developments and debates which are going on in one part of the world to another part of the world. The best example of this is the development of laws and concepts relating to Human Rights, Competition law, Intellectual Property Rights, Cyber laws, Media laws etc. in recent times. Globalization has affected the way these laws have taken shape in different countries around the world. The provisions of the laws enacted in one country have a bearing on provisions enacted in another country. This is because of the simple fact that Globalization has linked the economies of nations which otherwise have no territorial or geographical connection. Below is a brief discussion on how Globalization has impacted the administration of justice or Justice System or laws in India and around the world:
1. Competition Law
India responded positively by opening up its economy by removing controls during the Economic liberalization. As a result, Indian market faces competition from within and outside the country. This led to the need for a strong legislation to dispense justice in commercial matters and the Competition Act, 2002 was passed. The history of competition law in India dates back to the 1960s when the first competition law, namely the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act (MRTP) was enacted in 1969. But after the economic reforms in 1991, this legislation was found to be obsolete in many aspects and as a result, a new competition law in the form of the Competition Act, 2002 was enacted in 2003. The Competition Commission of India, is the quasi-judicial body established for enforcing provisions of the Competition Act.
2. Law relating to Human Rights
The development of the laws relating to Human Rights around the world can provide a great insight into how globalization has impacted the way justice is administered as Human Rights laws kept on developing around the world with the increase in Globalization and nations nowadays are very concerned about human rights violations. There have been various conventions and conferences globally to curb Human Rights violations and to improve the condition of human life and dignity around the world.
