National Law School of India University(NLSIU),or simply the National Law School(NLS),is a public law school and a state university in Bangalore,India. The school is one of the leading law schools in India,consistently ranked #1 in the National Institutional Ranking Framework for law.
Jamia Millia Islamia is a public and research university located in Delhi,India. Originally established at Aligarh,United Provinces during the British Raj in 1920,it moved to its current location in Okhla in 1935. It was given the deemed status by the University Grants Commission in 1962. Jamia Millia Islamia became a central university by an act of the Indian parliament which was passed on 26 December 1988.
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences is a National Law University (NLU) located in Bidhannagar,Kolkata,West Bengal,India. In 2023,it was ranked 4th among law colleges in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework and 2nd by India Today. It comes under the exclusive chancellorship and purview of the Chief Justice of India.
The Delhi University,also known as the University of Delhi,is a collegiate research central university located in Delhi,India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly. The Vice President of India serves as the university chancellor. The university is ranked 6th by National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024.
The University of Allahabad is a Central University located in Prayagraj,Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 23 September 1887 by an act of Parliament and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance (INI). It is the 4th oldest modern University in India. Its origins lie in the Muir Central College,named after Lt. Governor of North-Western Provinces Sir William Muir in 1873,who suggested the idea of a Central University at Allahabad,which later evolved to the present university. Its Central University status was re-established through the University of Allahabad Act 2005 by the Parliament of India.
Maseno University is a public university based in the Maseno district of the Kisumu County,Kenya,along the Equator. It was fully fledged as a university in 2001,after being a constituent college of Moi University for a decade. It has over 10,000 students pursuing programmes offered in the university campuses and it is currently ranked among the best universities in Kenya.
The University of Zululand or UniZulu is a comprehensive tertiary educational institution north of the uThukela River in KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa. The university has established partnerships with schools in the United States and Europe such as the University of Mississippi,Radford University,Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Chicago State University. UniZulu was founded with the help of the Prince of Phindangene,Mangosuthu Buthelezi,who was also chancellor of the institution when it was established.
University of Ilorin (UNILORIN),is a federal government-owned public research university in Ilorin,Kwara State,Nigeria. The university's main campus sits on an expansive area of land,about 15,000 hectares in the ancient city of Ilorin;making it the largest university in Nigeria and one of the largest in Africa by landmass. The university comprises 16 faculties and over 100 academic departments offering 103 programmes. It was established by a decree of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria in August,1975. The University of Ilorin has the highest enrollment of foreign students in Nigeria. The establishment aimed to implement one of the educational directives of the Third National Development Plan,which was aimed at providing more opportunities for Nigerians aspiring to acquire university education and to generate high-level manpower,which is vital for the rapidly expanding economy. Compared to other higher institutions of learning in the country,the institution has one of the largest land areas,covering approximately 15,000 hectares of land. It is reported by Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) to be the most sought-after Nigerian university in 2021. And again in 2023,and also in 2024,it was announced by the JAMB Head,Professor Ishaq Oloyede to be the sought-after University,for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME),making it for the 10th consecutive year.
Kwara State University (KWASU),is a public state research university located in Malete,Kwara State,Nigeria. It is the 77th university to be registered by the NUC,and the 95th university to be recognized in Nigeria. The university has about 60 academic departments spread across 10 faculties.
Kaduna State University is located in Kaduna,Kaduna State,Nigeria. It was established in 2004. It has sixteen faculties with over 50 departments. The School has two main campuses:Kafanchan and Kaduna.
B C Nirmal born 19 February 1952,is an Indian Professor of Law specialized in International law,Human rights. He has 42 years teaching and research experience in law,and has played a role in the overall development of the BHU Law School. He was vice chancellor at National University of Study and Research in Law,Ranchi,Jharkhand. Before that,he was Head and Dean of Law School,Banaras Hindu University (Varanasi). He has also been the Vice-President of Indian Society of International Law,Vice President of All India Law Teachers Congress,Member of Executive Council,Indian Society of International Law,New Delhi and Member of Governing Council of Indian Law Institute,New Delhi. He has also been a Member of the Academic Council of Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi,Deen Dayal University,Gorakhpur. Before he took on the post of vice chancellor,he was a member of the Academic Council and honorary professor at Gujarat National Law University,Gujarat. He has written on Public International Law,Human Rights,Humanitarian Law,Refugee Law,International Space Law,Intellectual Property Law,International Institutional Law,International Environmental Law and Legal Education.
Ashoka University is a private research university located in Sonipat,Haryana,providing a liberal education in the humanities,social sciences,and natural sciences. It was founded in 2014 and is based on the model of collective philanthropy,with 200+ founders across various industries.
Aligarh Muslim University Malappuram Centre or AMU-Malappuram Campus is one of the prominent educational institution of Aligarh Muslim University in the southern state of Kerala in Malappuram district,near Perinthalmanna at Cherukara. It was established in 2010 by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development,Government of India. The President of India,Pratibha Patel,in her capacity as the Visitor,accorded sanction to establish two centres of Aligarh Muslim University,one at Malappuram and the other at Murshidabad in 2010.
National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) is India’s oldest and largest independent,non-profit,economic policy research think tank. Established in New Delhi in 1956,it acquired considerable national and international standing within only a few decades of its founding. It is one of a handful of think tanks globally that combine rigorous analysis and policy outreach with deep data collection capabilities,especially for household surveys.
Vijender Kumar is a professor of Law and currently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Maharashtra National Law University,Nagpur,a National Law University in Nagpur,Maharashtra,India. With his experience as a legal professional at Bar Council of India,and also as an Academic administrator in Indian legal realm,Kumar is regarded as one of the authorities on the subject of Family law in India.
Rekha Pande is a Professor Emeritus of history and women's studies at the Henry Martin Institute,an International Centre for Research,Interfaith Relations and Reconciliation,Hyderabad. She is also currently the Director of the Society for Empowerment through Environment Development (SEED). She is the former Head of the Centre for Women's Studies and the former Head of the Department of History at the University of Hyderabad,India. She has also served as a Director Centre for Women's Studies at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU),Hyderabad. As a feminist historian,Pande researches the theoretical and methodological problems of reconstructing women's history and understanding the roots of women's subordination within the South Asian context. She also attempts to examine the varied historical contexts at the regional/local levels and explain the reproduction and subordination of women at the national and global scale—in various related,albeit different,contemporary contexts. She is an academic activist also associated with the women's movement in India.
Usha Ramanathan is an Indian human right activist. She is the South Asia Editor of Law,Environment and Development Journal,a peer-reviewed academic journal jointly published by IELRC and SOAS.
V. K. Ahuja is a Senior Professor at the Faculty of Law,University of Delhi,India He is presently serving as Director of Indian Law Institute,New Delhi,India,he has also served as Vice-Chancellor of National Law University and Judicial Academy,Assam (NLUJAA),India. He has been a legal academic in the field of Intellectual Property Rights and International Law.
Rattan Lal Hangloo is an Indian historian and academic. He is formerly a professor and the head of the history department at the University of Hyderabad. He served as vice-chancellor of the University of Allahabad and University of Kalyani. Born to a Kashmiri Pandit family in Kashmir,Hangloo completed his postgraduate studies at the University of Kashmir in Srinagar and the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. After completing his post-doctoral studies,he worked at the University of Kashmir,the North Eastern Hill University,the University of Hyderabad,and the Central University of Punjab. He also served as a teaching faculty in several other universities outside India. Presently,he is an Honorary Vice Chancellor at Noble International University. He has written a number of books on history and provided his expertise on topics such as the nature of the state,agrarian economy,society and technology,political conflict,and the material culture of Kashmir and other Himalayan communities.
