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4 unusual facts about National Law School of India University


Domestic violence in India

According to 2000 study by the National Law School of India University, it was observed that there were an extremely low number of convictions in a large sample of domestic violence cases in various Indian courts.

Law school

NLS offered a five-year law course, upon the successful completion of which an integrated degree with the title of "B.A.,LL.B. (Honours)" would be granted.

This decision was taken somewhere in 1985 and thereafter the first law University in India was set up in Bangalore which was named as the National Law School of India University (popularly 'NLS').

Pin Drop Violence

In December 2005, they were the headlining act at Strawberry Fields, the National Law School of India University's annual music fest.



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Issa G. Shivji

While mostly based in Tanzania, he has been visiting professor in various locations: El Colegio De Mexico, the University of Zimbabwe, the University of Warwick, the National Law School of India University, the University of Hong Kong, the Centre of African Studies of the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and CODESRIA, Dakar, Senegal.