Koninica Bose, Alumni of Jindal Global Law School, Currently Practising
Over many years, courtroom architecture has undergone many changes which proves that a huge amount of thought and planning goes into it. While it is true that courtroom architecture is not actually a part of law, but it plays an important role in creating an impression of what the law is like in the mind of the viewer. It is necessary to ascertain the importance of space and legal speech inside the courtroom since it affects the trial and other proceedings inside the courtroom. The legal system is supposed to protect the citizens of the country. But if it is maintained and created in such a way that justice is not provided to the citizens it is supposed to protect, then some changes should be brought about to it. Law perceives itself as elite and superior, and it is portrayed in the way things operate inside the courtroom. The alienation law creates with citizens further increases when it comes to disadvantages groups like people with anxiety disorders and disabled people. The paper will try to look into the emergence of online and virtual courts and if they would be more useful to reduce the alienation. The paper will look inside of the courtroom and examine the architecture used. It will also explore how the same causes the public to become alienated. This paper will thus argue about how courtrooms functions — which includes the court architecture — alienates the general public from the law and look at possible ways to remedy the situation.
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