Freedom from Violence: Capacity Building of Elected Women Representatives (EWR) on Legal Provisions for Safety and Security of Women
Led by Prof (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, this project aims to raise awareness about the various ways in which Gender Based Violence may manifest, and also to train and build the capacity of elected Women Panchayat…
Dynamics of Formal and Informal Constitutionalism: Towards Forensic Mapping of formation, functioning and adjudication of Constitutional Conventions in India
Prof Sanjay Jain has secured a Major ICSSR Grant for a research project titled “Dynamics of Formal and Informal Constitutionalism: Towards Forensic Mapping of Formation, Functioning, and Adjudication of Constitutional Conventions in India”. The central…
Women’s Inclusion and Leadership in Law (WILL) Initiative
Women’s Inclusion and Leadership in Law (WILL) initiative focuses on making the Indian legal profession more gender-equitable by enabling early-career women litigators – especially those from marginalised communities—to enter, sustain, and rise to leadership within…
Assessment of Karnataka’s Shakti Scheme Project
NLSIU Faculty Dr. Vijayamba R is a co-investigator in a project titled “Bus, benefits and beyond: A comprehensive study of transport equity through Karnataka’s Shakti Scheme.” The project is the recipient of Directorate of Urban…
IBA – NLSIU Project on the Representation of Women in Indian Law Firms
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, is partnering with the International Bar Association (IBA) to undertake a research project examining the representation of women in the legal profession with a focus on…
Issues in Pre-Trial Processes in India
In April 2022, NLSIU announced a research project on issues in pre-trial processes in India. The project, supported by Thakur Foundation, is being led by Dr. Mrinal Satish, Professor of Law, NLSIU. The project focuses…
Law and Transformation: Opening Conversations between India and Germany
NLSIU has embarked on a three-year collaboration with the Chair for Comparative and Public Law, Humboldt University, Berlin under the Indo-German Partnership in Higher Education (IGP) programme of the University Grants Commission, in collaboration with…
Pluralist Agreement and Constitutional Transformation (PACT)
About the Project Since September 2022, the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is participating in a three-year long research project titled ‘Pluralist Agreement and Constitutional Transformation’ (PACT). This project is funded by the…
Public Health and the Indian Constitution
In March 2022, NLSIU commenced a two-year project on Public Health and the Indian Constitution with the objective of analyzing the contemporary public health themes at the helm intersection of law and health. The project…
QAMRA Archival Project
The Queer Archive for Memory Reflection and Activism (QAMRA) is a multimedia archival project that chronicles and preserves the stories of communities marginalised on the basis of gender and sexuality in India. Its aim is…
Strengthening the Role of Women in Karnataka State Police
Background In September 2021, NLSIU initiated a research project to assess and strengthen the role of women in policing in India, with a focus on the southern state of Karnataka. Since 2009, the need to…
Theory and Practice of Social Accountability
The ‘Theory and Practice of Social Accountability’ project seeks to build an evidence base and public archive of transparency, accountability and participatory governance practices in India. Project Overview Civil society organisations in India and the…
