Centre for Child and the Law

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The Centre for Child and the Law (CCL) was established as a specialized multi-disciplinary Research Centre of NLSIU on April 1st 1996.

The Centre integrates research, direct field action and teaching on child rights law; and uses law and socio-legal strategies as tools for transformative social change in order to enable children to live with dignity. The specific aim of CCL is to ensure social justice, human rights and quality of life for all children in India, with special focus on equitable quality education, care, protection and justice for marginalized and excluded children.

Centre Co-Directors: Dr. Neetu Sharma, Dr. Madhubanti Sadhya, Malini Chidambaram

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Team

Dr. Neetu Sharma

Dr. Madhubanti Sadhya

Malini Chidambaram

Bharati R. C.

Sudha S

Kumaraswamy T

Jyotsna Sripada

Publications

Book Chapter

"Not This Week, Maybe Next": Understanding the Working of Legal Services Provided to Children in Conflict with the Law

Akanksha Natesan, Amaidhi Devaraj, Vani Sharma

October 25, 2023

 [Co-authored with Riddhi Dsouza] Legal services for children in the juvenile justice system are presently confined to assigning them with legal representation, without any additional support. This chapter attempts to present the gap between the...
Article

Revisiting the Significance of Social Investigations Reports: Bearing Witness to the Silent Testimonies from the Field

May 1, 2023

Authors: Annmary Jacob and Arshita Satsangee This article emerges from the work done by the Centre for Child and the Law (CCL), a research centre at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. Its...
Article

Revisiting the Significance of Social Investigations Reports: Bearing Witness to the Silent Testimonies from the Field

Annmary Jacob, Arshita Satsangee

May 1, 2023

This article emerges from the work done by the Centre for Child and the Law (CCL), a research centre at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. Its purpose is threefold: first, to shine...