Post by: Hojin Jang
Hello, my name is Hojin Jang and I am
a rising 2L at Handong International Law School (HILS).
After the graduation of University, I
served the Korean Army as an officer for 28months and then have worked for the
HR department in CJ corporation in Korea for three years. However, I felt
called by God to become a lawyer at that point in time as I have been always
dreamed to be. Accordingly, I got an opportunity to intern with an
International Christian NGO named pNan (Assisting
international refugees seeking asylum in Korea and abroad) for a year on the
purpose of understanding legal assistance for those in need. Eventually, God
put me HILS to become a U.S. lawyer, not Korean, in a sense that I may be
exploited as a means of being His instrument to fulfill His kingdom throughout
the entire world, not just within the Korea peninsula.
This winter, I had the privilege to
intern with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) in New Delhi, India. ADF is an
indispensable organization that represents minorities in the context of India
Society in order to promote and protect their human rights especially for their
freedom of religion. I was truly blessed to be assigned to a litigation team so
that I was able to spend time with great litigators. I was involved in a
supreme court case that deals with Christian Dalits’ suffers. The Christian
Dalits are being excluded from the benefits that the Indian government offers.
The Indian government argues that if one converts to Christianity, then he no
longer belongs to the subject of the benefits because the benefits are designed
to restore Dalits’ suffer within the Caste system. However, according to the
government, there is no suffers to be restored to the Christian Dalits because
Christianity denies the Caste system and professes egalitarianism. However,
Christian Dalits, in fact, still suffer disabilities because of their birth
even after their conversion. ADF India is now representing the Christian Dalits
in order to let them into the social benefits system. I have researched case
precedent, thesis, or any documents in the UK, US, or outside country in order
to sustain our arguments until now. I had opportunities to read relevant cases
and different kinds of documents specifically, and Indian Constitutional law as
I pondered on the applicable solution by asking myself what point may help our
position.
Also, I was able to visit district
courts in Delhi and experienced basically what the Indian Court process is. I
was able to practically understand the general concept of it, adjust, and
compare to what I have learned in law school, especially civil procedure. I am
expected to visit the supreme court of India within a week as well. Throughout
the research and the visiting, I was able to get more familiar with the Indian
Judiciary system, the way of people's thinking and lifestyle, and to deeply
realize the socio-economical needs to be enhanced and empowered that should be
fulfilled by those who sincerely follow Jesus Christ.
Even if this is only second week of
the internship, I have learned from here. I was able to confront the
Christian’s difficulties with my own eyes in the sociocultural context of
India. I also learned how ADF India works well with delights in the name of
Jesus Christ as they open every day with a daily prayer seeking His guidance
and protection. I was challenged, inspired, motivated and humbled. Because God
plans every work that I have, every people who I meet, and every circumstance
that I face, I cannot wait for having the rest period of the internship. I hope
and pray that every work I have done or will be done here would be something
helpful for the changing Indian society with a humble attitude.
This post was written by a Center for Global Justice
Intern. The views expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect those of
Regent University, Regent Law School, or the Center for Global Justice.
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