In Focus

Health Law

While NLS has a research centre dedicated to Health Law and Ethics, the University has entered into a slew of collaborations in this domain. Some of our recent research initiatives are listed below. Project on…

Working Lives: Documenting Labour Histories

The QAMRA Archival Project is concerned with the nature of record-keeping in postcolonial India. Records in the postcolonial state archives from the 1980s onward will determine what future historians will base their studies on for…

Start-ups vs Google: Action can be taken only as per law

NLS faculty member Rahul Singh features on The Hindu BusinessLine podcast where he speaks on the topic: “Start-ups vs Google: Action can be taken only as per law.” Rahul Singh, Associate Professor of Law at…

Research Conversations at NLSIU

The first convening of ‘NLSIU Research Conversations’ was held on April 1, 2023. Faculty, researchers and academic fellows came together to share their ongoing research. Presentations and discussions were organised across three topical sessions.    Development…

Spotlight on the intersection of law and technology

The pace and intensity of technological development and the resulting social and economic impact have increased with each passing decade of the 21st century. While India has benefited immensely from these developments, we have by…

Enquiring into India’s state capacity

India’s COVID-19 crisis has resulted in unprecedented levels of demand on its public institutions, demands they have comprehensively failed to meet. Scholars have generally been in agreement when characterising India’s state capacity, or its ability…

Labour law and the future of work

Among other activities and contributions to labour policy reform, the Centre for Labour Studies recently completed a study commissioned by the International Labour Organization on forced labour in formal and informal work, linked to migration and vulnerability.