Centres

Access to Justice for Prisoners (AJP) Programme

NALSAR University of Law started the Access to Justice for Prisoners Programme in 2024. This is a systematic extension of the Prison Legal Aid Clinic Program run by the university since 2018. We provide qualitative free legal aid to the under-trial prisoners in Telangana. We support prisoners from vulnerable socioeconomic backgrounds. Through a systematic and holistic intervention by a team of trained and dedicated advocates, social workers and law students, the program addresses the constitutional goal of access to justice for all, irrespective of their socioeconomic status.

Animal Law Centre

India’s first research centre on Animal Law and Policy aims to fill critical gaps by producing robust research and building capacity across a collaborative network across academia, grassroots stakeholders, and government agencies.

Centre for Child and Youth Justice (CCYJ)

Centre Director: Dr. D. Bala Krishna

The Centre for Child and Youth Justice advances interdisciplinary research, policy engagement, and legal advocacy on issues affecting children and young people. It focuses on rights, protection, rehabilitation, and access to justice, while critically examining state institutions and social structures. The Centre seeks to inform law reform, strengthen accountability, and promote equitable, child-centred justice systems.

Centre for Constitutional Law, Policy and Good Governance

Centre Director: Prof. N. Vasanthi, Professor of Law

The Centre stablished in 2005 to promote the study and research into constitutional law, comparative constitutional law, and interfaces with public policy.

Centre for Disability Studies (CDS)

Centre Director: Professor Amita Dhanda

The Centre for Disability Studies engages with disability through law, policy, and lived experience. It works across research, movement-building, and institutional practice to advance rights-based approaches to disability, while critically examining how legal and governance frameworks enable and constrain access, participation, and justice. Its work is grounded in participation, process, and sustained engagement across diverse institutional and community contexts.

Centre for Excellence in Finance and Economics

The Centre for Excellence in Economics and Finance serves as a hub for interdisciplinary learning, research, and policy engagement. It focuses on contemporary economic and financial issues, integrating insights from law, economics, and finance. The Centre promotes collaborative research, student participation, and real-world exposure to build analytical and professional capabilities. It aims to prepare students for impactful careers in academia, policy, and the financial sector.

Centre for International Trade and Business Laws (CITBL)

Centre Director: Dr. Rosmy Joan

The Centre for International Trade and Business Laws advances research, training, and policy engagement in international trade and investment law. It examines global economic governance, dispute resolution, and regulatory frameworks, fostering critical scholarship and practical insights. Through collaborations, courses, and conferences, the Centre contributes to informed policymaking and deeper understanding of evolving trade dynamics.

Centre for Legal Philosophy and Justice Education (CLPJE)

Centre Director: Professor Amita Dhanda

The Centre for Legal Philosophy and Justice Education engages with law, justice, and legal education by examining how legal knowledge and pedagogy shape social outcomes. It focuses on inequality and exclusion, working within core areas of legal education to question how law is taught and understood, while also engaging broader questions of justice through interdisciplinary and value-based inquiry.

Centre for Tax Laws

Centre Director: Dr. Neha Pathakji

Centre for Tax Laws is a research centre that focuses on contemporary developments on Taxation Laws and Policy and aims to building a non-hierarchical, collaborative, decentralized network of academia, researchers, professionals, students, industry and government.

Centre for Tribal and land Rights (CTLR)

Centre Director: Dr. Mallikarjun Gade

The Centre for Tribal and Land Rights advances research, legal literacy, and policy engagement on land governance affecting marginalized communities. It supports legislative processes, trains paralegals, and builds institutional capacity across stakeholders. By addressing land disputes and promoting awareness, the Centre works toward equitable access to land, justice, and sustainable livelihoods.

DPIIT IPR Chair; N. C. Banerjee Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Studies

The DPIIT IPR Chair at N. C. Banerjee Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Studies advances intellectual property education and research through interdisciplinary engagement, policy dialogue, and industry collaboration. It fosters innovation, supports startups and academia, and builds capacity in IP law, technology governance, and knowledge systems in India.

Dr. Ambedkar Chair on Law and Social Inclusion

Centre Director: Dr. Anurag Bhaskar

The Dr. Ambedkar Chair on Constitutional Law and Social Inclusion focuses on constitutional law and social justice. At the heart of its activities lies the ethos of equality, dignity, and work involving anti-discrimination, social inclusion, access to justice, and issues related to marginalised communities. It seeks to advance the constitutional ideas of an egalitarian society, liberty, and fraternity.

Milon K. Banerji Arbitration Centre (MKBAC)

Centre Director: Dr. Amit George, Advocate

The Milon K. Banerji Arbitration Centre advances research, teaching, and dialogue in arbitration law and practice. It brings together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to examine evolving jurisprudence and dispute resolution frameworks. Through lectures, training programmes, publications, and digital initiatives, the Centre fosters critical engagement and contributes to the development of arbitration in India.

MK Nambyar SAARC Law Centre

Centre Director: Prof. N.Vasanthi

The Centre focuses on academic research, writing and deliberation on issues of Indian constitutional law, comparative constitutional law and other legal issues common to South Asian nations.

The Square Circle

Centre Director: Professor Anup Surendranath

The Square Circle Clinic (formerly Project 39A) is a criminal justice reform clinic securing fairer trials today towards a fairer system tomorrow. Our research inquiries and pro-bono interventions cut across the system: the death penalty, mental health, pre-trial incarceration, forensic science, criminalisation of poverty, wrongful convictions, prevention of torture, and science and technology.