National Law Institute University
| National Law Institute University | |
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| Established: | 1997 |
| Type: | Public |
| Chancellor: | Prof. S. S. Singh |
| Location: | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Nickname: | NLIU |
| Affiliations: | UGC |
| Website: | www.nliu.com |
National Law Institute University (NLIU) Bhopal was established in 1998 by an enactment of the State Legislature of Madhya Pradesh in 1997. Recognised by the Bar Council of India, the university admits only 80 undergraduates each year who complete 15 rigorous trimesters before being awarded a combined B.A., LL.B (Hons.) degree. The post-graduate course offered at the university is the LL.M. degree. Currently ranked third by the India Today rankings of law colleges in the country, NLIU was modeled on the lines of the earlier established National Law School of India University at Bangalore. The patron of the university is the Hon. Chief Justice of India and the university works closely with the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, as well as the neighboring National Judicial Academy.
Campus
The University believes in harnessing the talent of the students by providing them all necessary facilities and amenities meeting their personal as well as professional requirements. No corners were cut in providing the students with the facilities that are a prerequisite for a top university. Amongst other things, the university boasts of a state of the art library and computer center, a new sports complex with adequate amenities, and comfortable hostels.
Gyan Mandir
The Gyan Mandir, inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minster of Human Resources Development, Shri Arjun Singh, on September 19, 2005, is a glass-decked, state of the art building housing a library, a Cyber Network Centre, moot court halls, faculty chambers and class rooms.
The library is equipped with over 30,000 volumes including a wealth of statistical material and rare collections. A range of online resources like Lexis Nexis, Manupatra, SCC Online and Grand Jurix are available for research. The library has received acclaim from legal luminaries like Justice G. K. Acquah, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Justice V.S. Malimath, Justice Madan Lokur and Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon.
The Cyber Network Centre houses over a hundred computers with high-speed Internet and video-conferencing facilities enabling connection with other institutions in India and abroad.
Halls of Residence
The halls have single and double seater rooms, gymnasium, and indoor sports facilities. The women’s hall has a magnificent Japanese Rock Garden.
Sporting Facilities
A modern sports complex has been built having two courts each of Lawn Tennis, Volleyball and Basketball besides a Football field and an indigenously improvised Cricket maidan. A range of sporting activities can be managed inside the complex which houses an indoor stadium for badminton, table tennis, billiards and scores of other games. The complex also includes an athletic track and a nature’s trail.
[edit] Accomplishments
NLIU is represented in almost all prestigious national and international moot court competitions, including the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Aribitration Moot Court organised at Vienna and Hong Kong, the Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court in Florida and the Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court held at Washington D.C. It has has won over fifty awards till date. It hosts the R.K. Tankha Memorial National Moot Court annually and has also hosted the prestigious Bar Council of India Moot in the past. It is hosting the national north round of the Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court this year. The University is also regularly represented in the Harvard Model United Nations.
THE Centre for Advanced Studies and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP) at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA, offers scholarships to two students every year to attend a summer workshop on intellectual property. Fifteen students have been awarded this scholarship till date.
A significant number of students pursue advanced degrees after graduation. In previous years, students have earned degrees from prestigious institutions such as Harvard Law School, Oxbridge, Columbia Law School, the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York University School of Law, the London School of Economics, National University of Singapore, Indian Institute of Management and Jawaharlal Nehru University. Students have also won the coveted Commonwealth scholarships and Erasmus Mundus scholarships to study abroad.
[edit] Student Associations and Research Centres
There are various student associations and cells. Jus Cultura - The Literary and Debating Society that organises debates and discussions on socially relevant topics, Athena - the cultural committee, Law and Economics Society, Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Human Rights Society, Center for Research in International Law and the Alternate Dispute Resolution Cell are some of the popular cells at NLIU.
The Moot Court Association plays an important role in encouraging mooting activity on campus. The Association has been hosting national level moot court competitions on the campus each year, including the 23rd Annual Inter-University Bar Council of India Trust Moot Court Competition.
The Athena has collaborated with SPICMACAY for promoting Indian art and culture among the youth. It has been host to legendary artists: Maestro Ram Kumar, Ustad Zulfikar Syed, Pandit Kore, violinist T.N. Krishnan and Grammy Award Winner Padmashree Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
The Center for Intellectual Property maintains a comprehensive resource base of intellectual property related information on the internet for use by students, lawyers and academicians. The website is sponsored by the Asian Schools of Cyberlaws.
The Legal Aid Committee has established a strong network with international organisations and NGOs such as UNICEF, UNHCR, Helpage India, Amnesty International, WWF, CRY, Samarthan etc. to support socially relevant causes. NLIU students and the Committee played a key role in the distribution of compensation to the victims of Bhopal Gas Tragedy in pursuance of the Supreme Court ruling in this regard. The Committee has adopted Kesla in MP to provide legal assistance and creating awareness amongst the tribal population. It has also been associated with NBA and has established a partnership with the Bhopal District Courts in organizing Lok Adalats, where students participate in settling disputes.
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