School of Law, Christ University

School of Law, Christ University
Motto Excellence and Service
Type Private
Established 2006
Chancellor Thomas Aykara, CMI
Vice-Chancellor Thomas C Mathew, CMI
Director Benny Thomas, CMI
Students 800
Location Hosur Road, Bangalore, India
12°56′5.13″N 77°36′21.62″E / 12.9347583°N 77.6060056°E / 12.9347583; 77.6060056Coordinates: 12°56′5.13″N 77°36′21.62″E / 12.9347583°N 77.6060056°E / 12.9347583; 77.6060056
Website http://law.christuniversity.in

The School of Law, Christ University (SLCU), formerly known as Christ College of Law, is a professional undergraduate and graduate school at Christ University, Bangalore, India.

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SLCU is approved by the Bar Council of India to conduct the five year integrated BA LLB and a five-year BBA LLB programmes. It also offers three LLM programmes in Constitutional and Administrative Law, Corporate and Commercial Law, Intellectual Property and Trade Law apart from MPhil and PhD degree programmes in law. From 2013 it has been offering MA in International Studies.[1]

Admission

Candidates, below the age of 21 on 1 April of the year of application, who have passed their 10+2 examination or its equivalent with a minimum of 45% marks at the final examination are eligible to appear for the entrance examination.[2] Students are admitted on the basis of an entrance test followed by a personal interview and micro presentation. The selection process is conducted in Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata and Ghaziabad in the months of April and May.

Co-Curricular Programmes

Some of the co-curricular activities organised by School of Law are Annual National Conference on Constitutional Law, Model united Nations, Annual National Moot Court Competition. The Indian Qualifying Rounds for the 57th Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition-2016 was hosted by School of Law in partnership with Surana & Surana International Attorneys, Chennai. School of Law cherishes an enviable tradition of presenting a Shakespearean drama – unabridged – every year. From 2012, the School of Law has been venturing into mega productions with script,music and dance entirely written, composed and created by students. The Shakespearean comedy 'Merchant of Venice' was produced in 2012 and in 2013 the Shakespearean tragedy 'Othello-The Moor of Venice.'

Achievements

The students of School of Law,Christ University have won various laurels in prestigious moot court competitions conducted at national and international levels. Some of the prominent achievements are:

Research and Publications

The Journals and Publications Society of School of Law brings out the bi-annual Christ University Law Journal.[3] The Fourth issue (Jan-June 2014) of the journal which was published recently has addressed contemporary issues in different facets of law, both in the national and international spheres. The academia and the student community have made an in-depth analysis of seminal questions of law pertaining to human rights, arbitration, securities laws, interpretation of statutes and so on.

Ranking

University rankings
Law – India
India Today[4] 5
The Week[5] 27
Careers360[6] 30

The School of Law, Christ University was ranked fifth by India Today's "India's Best Colleges 2017: Law",[4] 27th in India by The Week's "Top Law Colleges In 2016", seventh among private law colleges[5] and 30th by Careers360's "Top Law Colleges in India 2017", sixth among private institutes.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.christuniversity.in/School%20of%20Law/index.php?division=School%20of%20Law&dept=71. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  3. ↑ "Call for Papers: Christ University Law Journal CULJ; Submit by March 31". 26 February 2014.
  4. 1 2 "India's Best Colleges 2017: Law". India Today. 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Best Colleges: Worldly Wisdom". The Week. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Top Law Colleges in India 2017". Careers360. 2017.

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