OUR STORY

Fostering Collaborations

The GNLU Centre for Law and Society is a renowned institution that plays a vital role in promoting socio-legal research. The centre aims to encourage interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and study on legal institutions, law, and society. By bringing together scholars from different fields, it creates a platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences, leading to a better understanding of the complex legal and social issues that we face today. The centre offers a range of programs and activities, including seminars, workshops, and conferences, which provide a space for academics, researchers, and practitioners to come together and engage in critical discussions on various socio-legal issues. It also publishes research papers and other publications that contribute to the development of legal scholarship and knowledge. The Centre is committed to promoting innovation and excellence in research and education. Its interdisciplinary approach and emphasis on collaboration sets it apart as a unique institution that is making a significant contribution to the advancement of legal scholarship and practice.

What We Do

Multi-Disciplinary Research

The centre encourages multidisciplinary perspectives to inform analysis and debate on socio-legal issues, thereby providing the most comprehensive approach to research and policy-making. It seeks to examine and inquire into law-related issues from the perspectives of a broad range of disciplines, such as anthropology, communication, critical gender studies, economics, environmental studies, ethnic studies, history, linguistics, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, and urban studies and planning.

The mission of the Centre is to study, reflect on, and promote an understanding of the role of law in society. The aims is to identify issues of contemporary interest and importance, and distil academic expertise and analysis in order to equip practitioners with knowledge of immediate relevance to their work. Our aim is to make our work easily accessible to professionals in government, business, or the law, and in so doing, to bridge the gap between academia and policymaking. We intend to bring together researchers and thinkers at our programs and events and disseminate the insights and analysis of leading decision-makers through briefings, reports, and multimedia presentations. Driven by creativity and curiosity, the Centre strives to fulfil its social, cultural and economic obligations to India and the world.

OUR WORK

Mulifarious Projects

Since its inception, the Centre has undertaken a number of research projects, submitted comments on various legislations to the Governments of India and Gujarat, and prepared draft bills. In the past, the GCLS organised events such as the GNLU Essay Competition on Law and Society, funded research projects in collaboration with Government of Gujarat and National Human Rights Commission, webinars on LGBT rights, migrant labour crisis, mental health, etc.