An Empirical Study on Level of Legal Awareness among University Students of Kashmir

Bilal Ahmad Bhat; Ronika Yousuf; Nazia Fayaz Azad; Fiba Arif; Intizar Ahmad

doi:10.55529/jls.43.11.22

Authors

Bilal Ahmad Bhat Division of Agril. Economics & Statistics, FoA, Wadura, SKUAST-Kashmir, J&K, India.
Ronika Yousuf Vishwa Bharti College, Rainawari Srinagar, Kashmir, J&K, India.
Nazia Fayaz Azad Department of Law, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar, Kashmir, 190006, J&K, India.
Fiba Arif Faculty of Fisheries, Rangil Ganderbal, SKUAST-Kashmir, J&K, India.
Intizar Ahmad S.H. Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Kashmir, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar, Kashmir, 190006, J&K, India.

Keywords:

Kashmir, Legal Awareness, Students, Society, Statistics.

Abstract

Legal awareness about the rights of youth can play a significant role in supporting them to obtain equality and strengthen their identity as an essential component of society. In many countries there is a concern about how well-informed youth are about the law, particularly students as frequently they are supposed to deal with a variety of legal issues in daily life. To handle these situations with success they must have a good understanding of the law. In present paper, we apply a well-designed validated questionnaire to collect the information from 400 students (200 male and 200 female) via online/offline mode using simple stratified random sampling technique. The data collected was analysed statistically using statistical software SPSS (Version 20). The results of our study revealed that majority of respondents were aware of legal rights, an important part of contemporary society. It was suggested that legal literacy may be promoted as it will make society more fair and equitable.