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NLSIU Grad Aces Civil Services Exam

…could compete toe-to-toe with the rest of the country in good old-fashioned open competition, even with the most recent change in the examination format,” he said. Another inspiration for Jeydev…

Issues in Pre-Trial Processes in India

…will culminate into a comprehensive research report, which will then be converted into a series of academic publications. About the Project In examining the question of excessive pre-trial detention, the…

Zee-Invesco: An Analysis of the Bombay High Court Judgment 

…listed companies with a large shareholder base – these companies operating in highly regulated areas must receive “distinct considerations” where non-compliance may cause “a wholesale disruption of the company’s essential…

Meet Our New Faculty | Dr. Arul Scaria

…continue focusing on research and teaching in IP. The academic and research ecosystem at NLU Delhi and the freedom given helped me experiment with new teaching and research projects. The…

NLSAT-LLB 2024 | Live Information Session

…provide information about the university, the structure of the LL.B. (Hons.) programme and the application process. A separate information session will be organised on the NLSAT – LLB test in…

NLSAT-MPP 2024 | Live Information Session

…session will provide information about the university, the structure of the MPP programme and the application process. A separate information session will be organised on the NLSAT – MPP test…

CLAT 2023 | Latest Updates & Instructions

…programme, that commence in the Academic Year 2023-2024, shall be through the CLAT 2023 which shall be held only once on December 18, 2022. Information Brochure View the NLSIU Information

NLSIU Launches Alumni Engagement Platform!

…initiatives, we hope to further build and expand the NLSIU Community, connect our alumni with their fellow batchmates, and in future, also provide volunteering and mentoring opportunities within the community….

Invitation to teach Module/s at NLSIU

…(s) of a course that can be taught over 1 -2 (one to two) weeks with 6 (six) hours of classroom engagement for each week. They may indicate the themes…

NLSAT-LLB Live Information Session

NLSIU will be conducting a second live information session on the LL.B. (Hons.) Programme on March 24, 2023 from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. This online information session will provide…

NLSAT-MPP Live Information Session

…those who have completed the payment for the NLSAT-MPP) will be eligible to attend the information session. Candidates who have already completed their registration may login to the admissions portal…

Welcome Back to the November 2023 Trimester!

…and equal opportunity for all and continued membership based on active participation. Ten committees have been constituted in this manner so far: the ADR Board, Cultural Committee, Event Management Committee,…

Featured In The Media | Dr N S Nigam

…reflected on the changes in the pattern of the entrance exam – evolving from about 1000 students appearing for the separate entrance exam for the law school during his time…

Welcoming Our New Students

…during the pandemic: Going completely online with the exam and classes was a bit worrisome initially. I then started using technology aids for narrations which I now find easier and…

Advocacy in Mediation Workshop | Highlights

…Law School. 3. Howard Herman, mediator in a private practice with JAMS in San Francisco where he specialized in matters involving high emotion and complex power dynamics. 4. Victor Schachter,…

Rules and Regulations

…of Conduct NLSIU Code to combat sexual harassment Examination and Academic Regulations Anti – Ragging Regulations: UGC Public Notice curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Institutions UGC Regulation on…

Report | Coronavirus and Consumer Rights in India

…the E-Commerce Entities/Digital Marketing. The CPA 2019 has brought a drastic change by empowering the Consumer Commission to receive court fees and filing of complaint in electronic mode and also…

Meet Our New Students | LLM Programme

…law and Human Rights. Hobbies & Interests: I like to write poems in English and Hindi. (A few of his published poems are linked below) https://www.lawctopus.com/peeping-into-a-poem/ https://www.lawctopus.com/never-give-up-poem/ https://www.lawctopus.com/justice-is-an-illusion-poem/ Darshan Upadhyay…

Orientation 2022

…as the Special Public Prosecutor, and many others. She was a founding statutory member of the Internal Complaints Committee of the Delhi High Court dealing with complaints under the Sexual…

NLSIU Donates Desks to Government Schools

examination centres during the exam season and hence, the desks received today will be highly useful in the coming months for our students. We thank the University for its valuable…

Meet Our New LLM Students | AY 2023-24

…Later, I moved to Hyderabad for my higher studies and completed my class 12 in the field of commerce and humanities at New Era Junior College, Hyderabad. With an interest…

Conduct & Safety

…Policy: The University has in place a code to combat sexual harassment on campus. Please visit this page for more information. To complain please write to . Equal Opportunity Cell:…

Meet our New Faculty | Dr. Suryaprakash Mishra

…School, Lovedale. I then went on to complete my undergraduate and postgraduate education at Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune, and Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) respectively….

CLAT 2021 Latest Updates | Karnataka Region

Welcome to CLAT 2021! The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National…

CLAT 2022 Latest Updates | Karnataka Region

Welcome to CLAT 2022! The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National…

CEERA Celebrates 25 Years!

…our responsibility to respect these values and pass them on to the next generation. Reflections Watch this video by Prof. M K Ramesh reflecting on CEERA turning 25 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9yZHQYSlVI&t=9s…

Justice E S Venkataramiah Centennial Memorial Lecture

…their seats by 10.30 AM. The venue is easily accessible by public transport, including the Sir M Visveswaraya (Central College) Metro Station. To RSVP, write to registrar’ Lecture Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdXBEinhmLM…

CLAT 2024 | Latest Updates and Instructions

Welcome to CLAT 2024! The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National…

Full time Research Assistant Post Vacancy | DPIIT Chair

…related judgement analysis and law review articles and managing www.iprlawindia.org database. Eligibility: Candidates with LL.M degrees may appear for the interview. Selected Candidates are expected to join immediately. Salary: Research

Webinar on Consumer Protection Law

…Karnataka State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, Bengaluru Time: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Product Liability Speaker: Shri Basavaprabhu Hosakeri Advocate, High Court of Karnataka Circuit Bench, Dharwad Time : 12:30…

Research

Committed to reforming legal education and the pursuit of academic excellence, NLSIU places significant emphasis on legal and policy research. Research at NLSIU is primarily carried out through its Centres,…

Meet Our New Faculty | Dr. Anupama Sharma

…research projects including the Cambridge Pro Bono Project, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and International Justice Mission. Her research interests include Criminal Justice, Family Law and Human Rights. In this interview,…

E-book on Children & Cyber Safety

This e-booklet seeks to provide a brief-yet-comprehensive guide for the children, parents and teachers on cyber security. The book will explain the potential threats and the statutory remedies available to…

Call For Tenders | Yamuna Hostel

downloaded on the University. Date of Issue of Quotation: 22.09.2021 Last Date for Submission/Up to 4.00 PM on 01.10.2021 Quotation Opening Date: 04.10.2021 Time of Completion: One Month (30days )…

FAQs | Admission of Karnataka Students to NLSIU

…programmes are Karnataka students. Based on their performance in the competitive entrance exam for NLSIU, a higher number of Karnataka students may be admitted at NLSIU in any given year….

Meet Our New Faculty | Dr. Betsy Rajasingh

…A. Tan & Partners, Singapore, and as a Legal Associate with HB & Partners, Chennai. Besides legal research and drafting, she assisted in presenting cases in the High Court of…

The Revival of Buddhism

Book Review: Douglas Ober, Dust on the Throne: The Search for Buddhism in Modern India (Stanford University Press 2023)….

Orientation 2021

…culture of free inquiry and socially sensitive lawyering. The academic term for the incoming batch of BA LLB (Hons) and LLM students commences August 9, 2021. Orientation Address In this…

Meet Our New Faculty | Dr. Debangana Chatterjee

…Research in Social Sciences and Education (CeRSSE), JAIN (Deemed-to-be University). An Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Doctoral Fellowship recipient, her specialisation is in the field of gender and…

Meet Our New Academic Fellows! 2023-25

…litigator, focusing on civil commercial litigation. He completed his master’s degree in commercial law from the Melbourne Law School in 2023. Areas of interest: My areas of interest include insolvency…

Meet Our Academic Fellows for 2022-24!

…University’s research and teaching activities and learn skills that will help me develop my own research for a doctoral programme in the future. My focus area at NLSIU: At present,…

Meet Our New Faculty | Gauri Pillai

…(Human Rights Law) and postgraduates (Comparative Human Rights Law and Comparative Equality Law on the Bachelor of Civil Law). Starting next term, she will be teaching Constitutional Law in the…

NLSAT 2023 | NLSIU Campus Visit Updates

…fields of Arts, Science, Commerce and Humanities backgrounds. We spoke to a number of candidates and here’s what they had to say: “My background is Commerce and Company Secretaryship. However,…

Celebrating 10 Years! | BA LLB (Hons) | Batch of 2012

…ahead! For any other information, please write to Ms. Sowjhanya (sowjhanya@gmail.com) or Ms. Leeneshwari (leeneshwari@gmail.com) from the batch of 2012, or to Moments from the Reunion      …

Madhu K S

…his M.Phil in Library and Information Science from Alagappa University in 2011. He has over 20 years of work experience in Library and Information Science Practice and Research. Prior to…

Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights Project

…State decision-making. Through deliberations with experts in the area, the discussion helped us in identifying some of the key questions that we wished to investigate and deliberate in detail. Nov…

Meet Our Alumni Officer!

…we have a mix of people pursuing traditional legal careers and less conventional paths. We are both collating existing information and corralling updates through the alumni community platform, which is…

Rohini T

High Court, Library Science, Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Vijayapura. Publications: Rohini T & P.G. Tadasad (2020) | Use of information sources by lawyers in the High Court of Karnataka,…

Environmental Law and Policy in India

Authors: Sairam Bhat and The Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research, and Advocacy (CEERA). This book focuses on administrative regulation in environmental law. It also focuses on climate change, and…

Giving Month | Advanced Degrees at NLSIU

…at the University. We are committed to strengthening the corpus for need-based financial aid for these programmes to ensure that no student has to compromise on their opportunity to study…

A Queer Sport Has Arrived at NLSIU

…genders should be recognized, respected and included at all levels of the sport. Another example is the Windmill Tournament in the Netherlands – a highly competitive ultimate frisbee club tournament…

March 2023 Term | Campus Updates

…Halls of Residence Complex. Ashu’s Coffee and the BigBasket Vending Machine are available in the NAB for extended hours. We will work closely with the Mess Committee to further improve…

Meet Our New Faculty | Dr. Kena Wani

…Global University. She is a historian by training and her research examines the intersections between State, business, and development practices in the middle decades of the twentieth century, specifically in…

Meet Our New MPP Students | AY 2023-24

…about engaging with the inspiring student community that comes from such varied backgrounds. Your interests and hobbies: Music is a language I understand best so I love playing my guitar…

Ishika Saxena

…chapter in ‘Life Choices: Multidisciplinary essays on existentialism and ethics’, 2020) ‘Cognitive Psychology in the Context of Intersex and Trans Identities’ (Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2019) ‘Search for Life’…

Meet Our New Faculty | Balu G Nair

…analysis. 6. Could you highlight some of your key projects or publications (past or current)? I am currently working on a paper highlighting the various impediments – constitutional, statutory and…

NLSAT 2024 | NLSIU Campus Visit

…February 7, 2024 (11:59 pm). A detailed schedule will be shared with registered attendees ahead of the campus day. For queries or assistance, please write to Gallery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNmD6IlyDYU  …

Radhika Nair

…in India calls for the adoption of a specific law’ published in Mint on October 28, 2021. https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/refugee-protection-in-india-calls-for-the-adoption-of-a-specific-law-11635353951190.html Policy paper titled ‘Refugee Protection in India in the Absence of Specific…

Call for Papers | NLSIR Special Issue Volume 35(2) 

…authors are requested to submit their draft submissions to both the mail.nlsir@gmail.com and the Digital Commons Platform by creating an account here. For further instructions and clarifications for submissions on…

CPR-CSH Workshop on: Rent, Regulation and the Career of an Urban Village | Dr Sushmita Pati

information, please contact: Rémi de Bercegol at remi.debercegol@gmail.com, Olivier Telle of CSH at olivier.telle@csh-delhi.com, Mukta Naik at or Marie-Hélène Zerah at . Find videos of previous workshops, here.  …

Dharma’s Social Messaging

[with Vandana Dhoop] The recently released film, ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’ raises important questions about gender roles and stereotypes….

Sebanti Chatterjee

Forschung, 33] (Music Education: Concepts, Practices, and Political Dimensions). Essen (Die Blaue Eule), 112–131.ISBN 978-3 89924346 Blogs, Portals, Magazines, Newspapers https://understory.in/stories/listening-to-voices/ https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/how-healer-and-other-korean-dramas-quietly-deal-with-abandonment-possible-self-care-strategies-9689041.html Promises of the Kwai: Discovering voices that sing…

Shruthi Raman

Shruthi completed her B.A. LL.B from University Law College (2014). Her interest in child rights grew during her days of internship with the Karnataka State Commission for the Protection of…

Country Reporter: India

…use of judges, labour law practitioners, industrial relations specialists and students who need or desire ready access to authoritative information of a comparative nature on problems arising in the field…

NLSIU Launches Centre for Study of Rule of Law

…to a more inclusive, progressive, and innovative approach to legal education, further research, and scholarship. To read more about our research, visit https://www.nls.ac.in/research/ For more information about this initiative, please…

Digital Public Records Project

The National Law School of India University has embarked upon a two-year research project on Digital Public Records. The project is supported by Thakur Foundation, and will focus on research,

Web3: A Tech and Policy Brief for India

…of their funds. Hence, this episode certainly shatters the idea that the developments in the Web3 operate in a separate technological plane and do not affect regular consumers and the…

Invitation to teach Elective Courses at NLSIU

…an exam); Research Course (focused on review of primary and secondary research leading to a Term Paper); Practice or Clinical Course (focused on field work, simulation, drafting or litigation exercises…

NLSIU Announces the Rajiv K. Luthra Foundation Grant 

…Years, we have recruited highly accomplished faculty across disciplines from the top universities and have intensified our efforts toward increasing research output. Our physical infrastructure has grown to accommodate the…

Condolences

Former colleague and Visiting faculty, NLSIU. An IPS officer from the 1979 batch, he was the former ADGP of Karnataka and Commissioner of the Department of Information. Dr Tagore had…

First Annual Socio-Legal Review (SLR) Workshop

…workshop will begin with a discussion on what really separates socio-legal research from purely doctrinal (or other forms of) traditional legal research. This would be followed by a practical demonstration…

Meet Our New PhD Scholars

…criminal law in the country today, and the option of undertaking my doctoral research under his supervision was obvious to me. Area of Research in PhD: My research is proposed…

Enquiring into India’s state capacity

…opening up positions for PhD candidates. Through their doctoral research, we hope to address issues that lie at the interface of law and public health while developing the research capacities…

Univ Week! | May 2023

…patterns. Meanwhile, the rangoli competition saw a huge turnout with students making the most stunning and intricate rangolis providing a visual treat for passersby. High Tea – The week concluded…

NLSIU Tops NIRF Law Rankings 2023! | Six Years in a Row

…hostels and residential amenities. The University has adopted and implemented a comprehensive digital transformation of all academic, administrative and residential processes to ensure an enabling and friction-free teaching and learning…

Meet our New Faculty | Dr. Anindita Jaiswal

…the core of the commercial world, its interface with non-commercial aspects has reaffirmed its significance in legal education. Corporate law is no longer a necessary subject only for corporate lawyers….

Panel discussion | Perspectives on Capital Punishment

…(NLSIU), Bangalore Watch the full discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhZ1SUJUtFM&t=1700s&authuser=0 Organisers: For any queries, please write to Dr Anant Kamath, Assistant Professor, NIAS – or The VC Office, NLSIU –

Movie Screening | Bosnian Film | Quo Vadis, Aida?

…at the 34th European Film Awards. Official trailer (with subtitles) available here Reviews: Sight and Sound, The Guardian and The Times Rotten Tomatoes: 100% approval See you all there! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErLD8P4VUjY&authuser=0…

30th Annual Convocation | 2022

…Medal Winners List Vice-Chancellor’s Report Convocation Address Watch the video of the convocation proceedings below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc3uK6zaoHE Previous Convocations 29th Convocation | 2021 In 2021, 866 degrees and 48 medals were…

Health Coaching at NLSIU

…Day Cleanse’ meal service in Bangalore and also conducted a number of talks and workshops around managing health through simple, daily practices. Please visit her website for more details: https://www.maribwellness.com/…

India as a post-colonial welfare state

The theoretical grounding for building a modern nation is in the Constitution of India which provides the framework for the welfare state. The idea of modernity and ‘development’ as a…

29th Annual Convocation | October 31, 2021

…the Chief Guest on the occasion and delivered the Convocation Address. More details available below: Press Release Medal Winners Notification Vice Chancellor’s Convocation Report Convocation Address – Excerpts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJQ9Q2mxcns  …

31st Annual Convocation | 26th August 2023

…Chairperson of the Murty Trust. Press Releases & Speeches Press Release – Convocation 2023 Press Release – Opening Ceremony of the Redeveloped Library Convocation Speeches Watch full video: https://www.youtube.com/live/phE68NSYgYA?feature=share  …

Another Hole in India’s Data Tapestry

[with Vandana Dhoop] This article argues that the government’s decision to exclude anaemia as an indicator of women’s and children’s health from the National Family Health Survey, 2023–24 creates a…

NLSIU Receives India Today Best Colleges Award 2023!

…problem based learning pedagogy but we must not forget that we are not just teaching to one market or another…” Watch the full video of the roundtable discussion below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6TBpgZ0Jws …

Manusmriti, the Indian Courts, and Their Women

Despite considerable scholarly and other writing on the Manusmriti terming it regressive, especially in its denial of rights to women, the presence of Manu still looms large in our courts….

Minorities: A View from South Asia

…and the grant of limited autonomy including exclusive rights over land and natural resources to certain communities. This chapter examines the politics surrounding the inclusion of minority rights within these…

32nd Annual Convocation | September 22, 2024

…Chancellor, and other dignitaries at the event. Press Releases & Speeches Press Release – Convocation 2024 Convocation Speeches 2024 List of Gold Medalists Watch Live Stream https://www.youtube.com/live/HJmJB6EWhM0 Gallery    …

Bill for Gig Workers Misses the Mark

Co-author: Madhulika T, research associate at the Centre for Labour Studies, NLSIU This article examines the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2024, recently proposed by the…

Environmental Law and Governance in India

Authors: Sairam Bhat, Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), NLSIU This book provides an insightful and holistic up-to-date perspective of the constitutional governance and legal framework in…

Marriage matters for same-sex couples

[with Vandana Dhoop] “The ongoing litigation around ‘same sex marriage’ in India raises the need to understand the importance of marriage to same-sex couples. It is also essential to understand…

India’s Queers Have Right To Reimagine Marriage

“Voices from across the queer spectrum are uniting to demand a legal provision for marriage…for the ‘bouquet of rights’ one can access through marriage: adoption, inheritance, maternity leave, taxes, joint…

British Colonialism and Imperialism

[with Sandeep Banerjee] Oxford Bibliographies provides faculty and students alike with a seamless pathway to the most accurate and reliable resources for a variety of academic topics. Written and reviewed…

Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart | Virtual Panel Discussion

…rights, and opportunities in the online world. Platform: The panel discussion will be held on Zoom. Register here to participate: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XsyYSqIfQgOGhQPi7qyvSw It will also be Live on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chennai.usconsulate Speakers:…

28th Annual Convocation

…delivered the Convocation Address on the occasion. Watch the full video of the 28th Annual Convocation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXp4Z-UulX0&feature=youtu.be Press Release Medal Winners Notification 2020 Vice Chancellor’s Annual Report 2020 Convocation Address…

A Career In Public Policy Webinar Series 2021 | Webinar 7

…of Public Policy Nanditha Kalidoss | MPP 2014-16 Global Health Fellow Factly, India-Facebook Partnership Sukhbeer Singh | MPP 2015-17 Consultant, DAMU Smart City Mission, MoHUA For queries, contact: https://www.facebook.com/mpp.nlsiu/…

Transformative Law and Public Policy

Drawing on case studies from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Australia, this book asks why law is central to public policy processes in the Global South. The essays argue…