The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) was established in 2005 of the Kerala State Legislature. The NUALS Campus is situated in Kochi. Chief
Justice of High Court of Kerala is the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Rose Varghese of NUALS. The University has thirteen centres for study and research. They are:
• Centre for
Law and Environment.
• Centre for
Law and Development.
• Centre for
Law and Agriculture.
• Inter-Disciplinary Centre for Police Studies.
• Centre for Parliamentary Studies and
Law Reforms.
• Centre for Continuing Legal
Education and Extension.
• Centre for Consumer Protection
Law and Policy.
• Inter-Disciplinary Centre for Social Justice.
• Centre for Intellectual Property Rights
• Centre for Human Rights
• Centre for
Law and Economics
• Centre for
Health and Law
• Centre for Woman and
Family Studies
Maritime Law, Medical Jurisprudence,
Law and Medicine,
Law and Forensic Science, etc. are some of the specialised subjects taught by experts in the field. The students are also given exposure to socially relevant subjects like, Cyber
law and E-Governance, Energy Law, Media and the Law, Environment and Law, Securities Law, Competition Law, Investment Arbitration, etc. NUALS runs an LL.M. programme in International
Trade Law and in Constitutional and Administrative Law. From academic year 2011-12, the admission is through the Common
Law Admission Test (CLAT) conducted by the consortium of National
Law Universities. NUALS runs a Ph.D. programme, in accordance with the guidelines set by the University Grants Commission.
Last Updated on: Nov 25, 2024