MG University

SCHOOL OF INDIAN LEGAL THOUGHT

The School was established by the University as one of its regular teaching departments in 1989. The School offers an integrated programme of legal education. The courses offered are:

1.BA LL B (HONS)

2.LL M in Two Branches

i) Human Rights
ii) Intellectual Property Rights

3. Ph.D

The School even while giving focus on modern subjects like Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights, it also gives emphasis in its teaching programme on the contribution of Indian Legal Thought to the field of law and Jurisprudence.

School has got an excellent faculty consisting of Seven full time and 16 Guest Teachers.

The School is located in an ideal landscape at the top of Suryakalady Hills at Nattasserry, five kilometers away from Kottayam town with all modern infrastructural facilities which include beautiful campus, spacious class rooms, a very spacious and well equipped and rich Library, a separate ideal Moot Court Hall, Auditorium and Seminar Hall.

All the courses follow a semester system with continuing internal assessment. Projects, Assignments and Seminar presentations and participation in Moot Court and Legal Service Programmes are compulsory components of the curriculum.

The School brings out a research law Journal entitled “Journal of Indian Legal Thought” as an annual number.

The School produced five Ph.Ds in the last four years.

The National Judicial Academy, Bhopal has identified the School to execute a “Project on Access to Justice” in the State of Kerala.

The School proposes to start a few one year P.G. Diploma courses in important branches of law and also two more Branches (International Trade Law and Constitutional & Administrative Law) in LL M in the next academic year.

	Prof.(Dr.) K.VIKRAMAN NAIR Professor & Director LL M (University of Kerala) Ph.D (Cochin University of Science & Technology) PG DFL (Madras University) PG Teaching Experience : 26 years Area of specialization : Constitutional Law Research Area : Right to Personal Liberty under the Indian Constitution Other Areas of interest : Human Rights, Jurisprudence and Indian Legal Thought Project : Chief Co-ordinator of the Project on “Access to Justice” sponsored by the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal Research Publications (Selected) 1.“Parliamentary Form of Government : Reform or Replacement? – Cochin University Law Review, (1986), P.390. 2. “Public Interest Litigation or/and Social Action Litigation – A conceptual Dichotomy” – Law and Social Problems Journal (1986-87) Vol. IV, P.104 3. “The idea of Liberty in Indian Legal Thought”, Indian Journal of Juridical Sciences (2003) Vol. I, pp 47-66 4. Edited Books : Copyright Law – Emerging Trends and Challenges (2001) 5. “Search for Equality Through Constitutional Process : The Indian Experience”, Journal of Indian Legal Thought, Vol. I, 2002 P.1
	Dr. M.C.PRAMODAN Lecturer LL M, Ph.D (Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi – 22) Research area : Healthcare Law Recent Publications: 1. Foundations of the Right to Procession, 2000, Academy Law Review 2. Right to Procession : The Law and Emerging Conflicts, 2002 – Cochin University Law Review 3. Right to Procession: Control through Statute and Need for a Permit Requirement, 2002, Indian Bar Review.
	Dr. GEORGE JOSEPH Lecturer in Law School of Indian Legal Thought MA (Economics), LL M, Ph.D – Nagpur University PG Diploma in IR & PM - Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication & Management, Bombay Research areas : Challenges to federal model of governments and its underlying Constitutional Philosophy – a juristic critique in the background of recent developments Other areas of interest : Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Human Rights, Procedural Laws, ADR, Legal Aid & Legal Literacy. Bar/Teaching experience : 14/14 years Project : Research Assistant in Project on ‘Access to Justice’ sponsored by National Judicial Academy Bhopal RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (selected) 1.Scope of Judicial Review of Government Policies – Recent Approach of the Supreme Court, 2004, Journal of Indian Legal Thought 2.Intellectual Property Rights in the changing Global Economical Scenario, 2004, Intellectual Property Rights – New Agenda for Developing Countries, Andhra University. 3.Minority Rights – Changing trends, 2003 – CIERT (Chavara Institute of Educational Research and Training), Trivandrum 4.Various challenges to Federalism – Recent Trends, 2002, Festchrift (Constitutional Jurisprudence and Environmental Justice), Andhra University. 5.Constitutional Protection to Personal Liberty in India, 1995, Kerala Bar Federation.
	SHEEBA PILLAI Lecturer Educational Qualifications : BA (Economics), Sophia College,Bombay University LL B, Government Law College, Bombay University LL M, Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, University of Kerala Presently engaged in Doctoral research on the topic of ‘Education as a Constitutional right with special reference to State of Kerala’ Research Project: Worked as Senior Researcher on the Project on Implementation and Status of Socio-EconomicRights in the 4 Southern states of Kerala,sponsored by National Law School of IndiaUniversity (Bangalore) Publication : Right to Education and Legislature compulsionsto commensurate with changing trends – KeralaLaw Journal Equalising Educational Opportunities – A needof the hour – Journal of Indian Legal Thought.
	GIGI P.V. Lecturer Qualifications : LL M Doing Ph.D, Topic – Law & Medical Negligence Publications : 1. Secret is not Sacred – Published in KLT 2. Legal implications of Mortgage Law – Published in KLT 3. Critical appreciation Freedom of Information Bill– Published in KLT
	SUNIL KUMAR CYRIAC Lecturer LL M - Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam Specialization : Law of Crimes & Torts Bar/Teaching experience : 8/8 years Research area : Socio-economic offences: a study on sentencing Other areas of Interest : Human Rights, Criminal Justice Administration Research Publications : Need for accountability in administration of Justice – 2000 – KLT
	RAJEESH A.P. Lecturer B.Sc., LL M - (University of Kerala) Specialization : Constitutional Law & Administrative Law Research Area : Contempt of Court Other areas of interest : Alternative Dispute Redressal Mechanism, Public interest Litigation, Torts, Copyright protection. Bar/Teaching experience : 10 years Research publication/Paper Presented in seminar : Mediation as a tool to access to justice.