National University of Advanced Legal Studies

The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)

Type	National University
Established	2005
Chancellor	Chief Justice of High Court of Kerala
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. (Dr.) Rose Varghese
Students	450+
Undergraduates	440
Postgraduates	43
Doctoral students	22+
Address	KINFRA Hi-Tech Park, HMT Colony P.O., Kalamassery, PIN 683 503., Kochi, Kerala, India
Campus	Urban, 9.97 acres
Website	www.nuals.ac.in

The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) (earlier National Institute for Advanced Legal Studies) is a uni-disciplinary university in Kochi, India for undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate legal education.

NUALS was established to advance and disseminate learning and knowledge of law and legal processes, to develop scholarship and a sense of responsibility towards society and to promote legal and judicial reforms to strengthen the administration of justice in India. The Chief Justice of India is the Visitor, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala is the Chancellor, and the Minister for Education, Kerala state is the Pro-Chancellor of the University.

History

The National University of Advanced Legal Studies was established by the National University of Advanced Legal Studies Act, 2005 which merged the erstwhile National Institute for Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), earlier established and managed by the Bar Council of Kerala and Bar Council of Kerala Trust. Dr. K. G. Balakrishnan, then Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India and Visitor, NUALS, dedicated it to the nation on 7 January 2006.^[1] Kochi was found to be the ideal location to set up the first national law school in Kerala since it is the seat of the High Court of Kerala and Lakshadweep.^[2]

Initially the university functioned from Kaloor, Kochi. It now functions from its permanent campus in KINFRA Hi-Tech Park, at Kalamassery. The campus is on 10 acres (40,000 m²) of land taken on lease for 90 years from KINFRA and is nearer to Nedumbassery, where the Kochi International Airport is located.

New campus at Kinfra Hi-Tech Park, Kalamassery

Extent of campus : 9.97 acres
Number of buildings : 7
Hostel for boys of 2,135 m² with 35 rooms (each for up to three students)
Hostel for girls of 1,718 m² with 35 rooms (each for up to three students)
School of Professional Education (SCOPE) of 4,718 m² in five storeys.
Staff apartment block of 11,459 m² (three three-bedroom apartments and six two-bedroom apartments)
Amenities Centre of 1,376 m² (two-storeyed building with a plinth area of 1,376 m² and an auditorium on the second floor)
Administrative Block (Conference Room, Convocation Hall)
Library Block (2 storied)

Fora

Moot Court Society, Legal Aid Clinic, Law and Economic Forum, Quiz Club, Debate and Seminar Forum, and the Law and Society Forum function under the guidance of teachers.

Centres

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

Curriculum

The Bar Council of India has recommended 38 subjects (including four training courses) for the five-year LLB course. With its Choice Based Credit System completely revamped, from Academic Year 2015-16 onward, students at NUALS will study 60 subjects for their B.A.LL.B. (Hons) Course.

The students are required to conduct Legal Aid camps and Legal Aid clinics in selected villages in Kerala.

Course structure

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.

Syllabus

The syllabus of NUALS was drafted under the leadership of former director of NUALS (then NIALS), Prof Dr. K.N.Chandrasekharan Pillai, the former director of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. The syllabus introduces subjects relevant to the study of law but never incorporated hitherto in the syllabi of Indian law schools.

Faculty

Faculty members have published books on subjects of their specialization, which include Electronic Signatures, Indian history, legal language etc. They also have paper publications to their credit in law journals in the country. A majority of the faculty belong to the Bar and are advocates in the High Court and lower courts.

Guest lecturers and visiting faculty are part of the extended family of NUALS. They include Supreme Court lawyers, scientists, medical professionals, Heads of Departments of other Universities, and Professors from foreign Universities.

Notable visiting faculty

Sebastian Paul - Doctorate in the Law of Press; Former Member of Indian Parliament.

Tie-ups and exchange programmes

Student-Teacher Exchange Programme with University of Paris – Nanterre, France.
Exchange Programme and Scholarship with Albert-Ludwigs University, Germany.
Approved by Supreme Court in the panel of National Law Schools

Achievements

Runners-up at the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, 2007 (National Round) and represented India at Stetson, Florida, USA^[3]
Winners at the 2nd Surana and Surana Trial Moot Court Competition, 2006
NUJS Moot Court 2007^[4]
Winners at the ULC Bangalore National Moot Court Competition, 2006^[5]

LL.M. programme

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.

Ph.D. programme

NUALS runs a Ph.D. programme, in accordance with the guidelines set by the University Grants Commission.

References

External links

Official website of NUALS

Prof Upenda Baxi with VC SG Bhatt and Registrar Sudeesh KUmar

Coordinates: 9°59′46″N 76°17′38″E / 9.9962°N 76.2938°E / 9.9962; 76.2938

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Education in Kerala

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Arts and Science Colleges	Assumption College, Changanasserry Bharata Mata College BPC College Piravom Catholicate College Pathanamthitta Centre for Convergence Media Studies Centre for Development of Imaging Technology Chinmaya Mission College Clusters School of Digital Arts CMS College Kottayam Cochin College College of Applied Science Malappuram College of Applied Science, Thamarassery College of Applied Science, Vadakkencherry College of Applied Sciences, Adoor EMS Memorial College of Applied Science Farook College Fatima Mata National College Government Brennen College, Thalassery Government College, Chittur Government College, Kattappana Government College, Kottayam Government College, Manimalakkunnu Kerala School of Mathematics, Kozhikode Little Flower College M.E.S. Ponnani College, Ponnani Mahatma Gandhi College Malabar Christian College Markaz Arts and Science College Mar Ivanios College Mar Kuriakose College Mar Thoma College Marian College Kuttikkanam Mary Matha Arts & Science College MES College Marampally, Aluva MMNSS College Kottiyam N. S. S. College, Pandalam Newman College, Thodupuzha Nirmalagiri college, Kuthuparamba Nss College Rajakumari PGM College Pocker Sahib Memorial Orphanage College Prajyothi Niketan College Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts RLV College of Music and Fine Arts Sahya Arts and Science College St. Albert's College St. Dominic's College St. Mary's College, Thrissur St. Teresa's College St. Thomas College, Palai St. Thomas College, Thrissur Sayd Abdulrahman Bafakhy Tangal Memorial Government College R. Shankar Memorial Arts and Science College Sneha College of Architecture Sree Kerala Varma College Sree Krishna College Sree Narayana College for Women Sree Sankara College Sree Sankara Vidyapeetom St John's College, Anchal St Joseph College of Communication St. Berchmans College St. Joseph's College, Devagiri St. Pius X College, Rajapuram St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry St. Joseph's College, Moolamattom Sullamussalam Science College Swathi Thirunal College of Music Union Christian College, Aluva Unnayi Warrier Smaraka Kalanilayam Yeldo Mar Baselios College Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College

Medical Education	Amala Institute of Medical Sciences Azeezia Medical College, Kollam Believers Church Medical College Hospital Calicut Medical College Co-operative Medical College, Kochi Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College ESIC Medical College, Kollam Government Medical College, Malappuram Government Medical College, Thrissur Government T D Medical College, Alappuzha Karuna Medical College Kerala Veterinary College, Mannuthy Kottayam Medical College Mannam Ayurveda Co-operative Medical College, Pandalam Pariyaram Medical College PSM College of Dental Science and Research SUT Academy of Medical Sciences Travancore Medical College Hospital, Kollam Trivandrum Medical College

Engineering Education	ACE College of Engineering Adi Shankara Institute of Engineering Technology Al-Ameen Engineering College Ammini College of Engineering AWH Engineering College Bishop Jerome Institute, Kollam College of Engineering & Management, Punnapra College of Engineering Attingal College of Engineering Chengannur College of Engineering Munnar College of Engineering Trikaripur College of Engineering, Adoor College of Engineering, Aranmula College of Engineering, Cherthala College of Engineering, Kallooppara College of Engineering, Karunagapally College of Engineering, Kidangoor College of Engineering, Kottarakkara College of Engineering, Pathanapuram College of Engineering, Perumon College of Engineering, Poonjar College of Engineering, Thalassery College of Engineering, Trivandrum College of Engineering, Vatakara Federal Institute of Science and Technology Government College of Engineering, Kannur Government Engineering College, Idukki Government Engineering College, Kozhikode Government Engineering College, Sreekrishnapuram Government Engineering College, Thiruvananthapuram Government Engineering College, Thrissur Government Engineering College, Wayanad Institute of Handloom and Textile Technology Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram KMCT College of Engineering Mangalam College of Engineering Mar Athanasius College of Engineering Mar Baselios Christian College of Engineering and Technology Marian Engineering College MEA Engineering College MES College of Engineering Model Engineering College Mohandas College of Engineering and Technology Musaliar College of Engineering and Technology National Institute of Technology Calicut NSS College of Engineering P. A. Aziz College of Engineering and Technology Providence College Of Engineering Chengannur Rajadhani Institute of Engineering and Technology Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology Saintgits College of Engineering SCMS School of Engineering and Technology Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering, Kollam TKM Institute of Technology Toc H Institute of Science and Technology University College of Engineering, Thodupuzha Vidya Academy of Science and Technology Vimal Jyothi Engineering College Younus College of Engineering & Technology

Management Education	Albertian Institute of Management Asian School of Business Bishop Jerome Institute, Kollam DCSMAT Business School IIMK, Kochi campus Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode School of Communication and Management Studies School of Communication and Management Studies Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship

Law Education	Government Law College, Ernakulam Government Law College, Kozhikode Markaz Law College Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram Government Law College, Thrissur Kerala Law Academy Law College National University of Advanced Legal Studies Sree Narayana Guru College of Legal Studies, Kollam

Fisheries and Agriculture	Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training Central Institute of Fisheries Technology Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute College of Horticulture Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pattambi

Polytechnic Colleges	Sree Narayana Polytechnic College

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