About us
A premier institution for legal education in Asia, the School of Legal Studies is located in the serene campus of the Cochin University of Science and Technology, located about 15 kilo-meters north of Kochi city, the Queen of Arabian Sea. The School of Legal Studies, was established in 1962 as Department of Law of the Kerala University. Later, it became a part of the Cochin University when it was established in 1971.
It was headed by an internationally acknowledged scholar, the late Dr. A. T. Markose who was the founder Director of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. He set in motion ambitious teaching programs which have produced a large number of scholars who came to adorn high positions in the legal field. He also initiated steps to publish an outstanding law journal which won the acclaim of the legal fraternity.
Renowned throughout Asia for its quality Programmes in Post-Graduate and Doctoral levels, this institution offers regular and extension Programmes in emerging areas in Law. From this year onwards the School offers Full-Time, Three Years, Bachelors Programmes. The School has been expanding its Legal Literacy Programmes and its Legal Aid Clinic has been doing remarkable work in this regard. The social surveys undertaken by the Clinic have helped the students to identify problem areas in law, adding new dimensions to the academic Programmes of the School. The School has got a prestigious series of Public Law Lectures. Usually high dignitaries are invited for this. With the most comprehensive Law Library in India, a well equipped Computer Lab complete with Internet, a dedicated Faculty and a Student Community selected from the very best through an entrance examination conducted all over India, this Law School, established in 1962, is the only institution, from the State of Kerala ,to be included in the India Today's survey of "Best Educational Institutions in India-2000 ". In 2002 India Today rated this School in seventh position.
The School's pioneering efforts in the field of academic excellence in Law is well brought out in its quarterly journal, the Cochin University Law Review. As a pioneer among Law Schools in India, this institution has launched a Placement & Guidance Cell to enable seekers of legal brains to access the best choices.