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Rooted in Principle. Driven by People.

Law for a More Human Tomorrow.

At the School of Law, we see law not just as a profession, but as a powerful tool to build a more equitable, inclusive and sustainable world. Here, you'll engage with ideas, challenge conventions, and learn to create meaningful change — in courts, communities, and beyond.

“Law thrives when more voices belong.”

Why Law at Aaranya?

  • Real-World Learning: From clinical classrooms to moot courts, arbitration centers, and grassroots legal aid.
  • Interdisciplinary Perspectives: Interweave jurisprudence with emerging technologies, climate justice, and economics.
  • Impact-Driven Opportunities: Active advocacy in constitutional civil liberties, environmental law, and public policy.
  • Supportive Community: Learn, debate, collaborate, and grow with a diverse community of legal thinkers.
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Comprehensive Legal Curricula

Rigorous statutory, procedural, constitutional, and clinical coursework preparing advocates, corporate counsels, arbitral jurists, and legal scholars.

B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) — 5-Year Integrated Program

5 Years · 10 Semesters · 220 Credits · Integrated Liberal Arts & Bar Council Accredited Law

Integrated Dual Degree

Year 1: Legal Methods & Social Foundations Semesters 1 & 2

LAW101Legal Methods & Research Systems4 Credits
POL101Political Science: Theories of the State4 Credits
SOC101Sociology of Law & Social Institutions4 Credits
LAW102Law of Torts, Motor Vehicles & Consumer Protection4 Credits
ENG101English & Legal Language Communication3 Credits
LAW103Law of Contracts I (General Principles)4 Credits

Year 2: Constitutional Frameworks & Penal Law Semesters 3 & 4

LAW201Constitutional Law I (Fundamental Rights & Writs)4 Credits
LAW202Law of Contracts II & Specific Relief4 Credits
LAW203Family Law I (Marriage, Divorce & Custody)4 Credits
LAW204Indian Penal Code I (General Principles & Defences)4 Credits
LAW205Constitutional Law II (Executive, Legislature & Judiciary)4 Credits
LAW206Environmental Law & Climate Jurisprudence4 Credits

Year 3: Procedural Codes & Jurisprudence Semesters 5 & 6

LAW301Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)4 Credits
LAW302Code of Civil Procedure & Limitation Act4 Credits
LAW303Law of Evidence4 Credits
LAW304Administrative Law & Judicial Review4 Credits
LAW305Jurisprudence & Legal Philosophy4 Credits
LAW306Property Law & Transfer of Property Act4 Credits

Years 4 & 5: Corporate, Technology, IPR & Clinical Moot Semesters 7 to 10

LAW401Company Law & Corporate Governance4 Credits
LAW402Public International Law & Treaties4 Credits
LAW403Intellectual Property Rights (Patents, Copyrights & Trademarks)4 Credits
LAW404Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) & Arbitration4 Credits
LAW501Cyber Law, Data Protection & AI Governance4 Credits
LAW502Taxation Law (Direct & Indirect)4 Credits
LAW591Clinical Moot Court Exercise, Trial Advocacy & Legal Aid6 Credits
LAW592Senior Judicial Internship & Dissertation Defense8 Credits

Available Minor Concentrations (24 Credits)

Minor in Cyber Forensics & AI Governance: Joint with Computer Science: Digital evidence extraction, network protocol audit, algorithm accountability.
Minor in Corporate Finance & Mergers: Joint with Business School: Securities regulation, balance sheet analysis, private equity structuring.
Minor in Political Philosophy & Statehood: Joint with Liberal Arts: Socratic justice theory, rights paradigms, democratic governance.
Minor in Environmental Policy & Climate Law: Joint with Sustainable Design: International climate treaties, carbon taxation, green bonds.

Bar Specialization Elective Pools

Corporate Law Pool: Cross-Border M&A, Competition & Antitrust Law, Securities & Capital Markets, Bankruptcy Law (IBC).
International Law Pool: International Commercial Arbitration, Maritime & Aviation Law, Law of Armed Conflict.
Technology & IP Pool: Patent Prosecution, Entertainment & Media Law, Trade Secret Litigation, Biotechnology Law.

LL.B. (Hons.) — 3-Year Graduate Program

3 Years · 6 Semesters · 140 Credits · Intensive Professional Advocacy Curriculum

Graduate Law Degree

Year 1: Core Substantive Law Semesters 1 & 2

LLB101Constitutional Law of India5 Credits
LLB102Law of Contracts & Specific Relief5 Credits
LLB103Law of Crimes (Indian Penal Code)5 Credits
LLB104Law of Torts & Consumer Protection4 Credits

Year 2: Procedural Codes & Commercial Law Semesters 3 & 4

LLB201Criminal Procedure Code & Juvenile Justice5 Credits
LLB202Civil Procedure Code & Limitation5 Credits
LLB203Law of Evidence4 Credits
LLB204Company Law & Securities Regulations5 Credits

Year 3: Specialized Practice & Clinical Advocacy Semesters 5 & 6

LLB301Arbitration, Conciliation & ADR Mechanisms4 Credits
LLB302Intellectual Property Rights4 Credits
LLB303Professional Ethics & Bar-Bench Relations3 Credits
LLB391Moot Court Exercises & High Court Chamber Internship8 Credits

Recommended Minors (20–24 Credits)

Minor in Financial Crime & Forensic Audit Offered with Business: White-collar crime detection, corporate accounting fraud, and AML compliance.
Minor in Cyber Security & Digital Evidence Offered with CS: Cloud forensics, cryptographic proofs in court, and forensic data recovery.
Minor in Public Administration & Policy Reform Offered with Liberal Arts: Bureaucratic governance, administrative law, and legislative drafting.
Minor in Bioethics & Health Jurisprudence Offered with Natural Sciences: Clinical trial regulations, genetic privacy, and public health mandates.

Specialized Elective Pools

Banking, Insolvency & Debt Recovery Laws Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), SARFAESI Act, and corporate distress resolution.
Anti-Trust, Competition Law & Cartel Litigation Abuse of dominant position, merger control regimes, and CCI appellate procedures.
Energy, Mining & Infrastructure Project Finance Law Concession agreements, PPP contracts, and environmental tribunal compliance.
Media, Entertainment & Sovereign Speech Regulations Defamation, OTT censorship guidelines, copyright in digital broadcasting, and fair use.

LL.M. (Master of Laws) — 1-Year Postgraduate Degree

1 Year · 2 Semesters · 40 Credits · Advanced Jurisprudence & Global Legal Specialization

Postgraduate Law Degree

Semester 1: Foundational Jurisprudence & Research Autumn Term

LLM501Research Methods & Legal Writing4 Credits
LLM502Comparative Public Law & Governance4 Credits
LLM503Law and Justice in a Globalizing World4 Credits
LLM504Specialization Elective I (Track Chosen)4 Credits

Semester 2: Advanced Seminars & Master's Thesis Spring Term

LLM505Specialization Elective II4 Credits
LLM506Specialization Elective III4 Credits
LLM507Judicial Process & Empirical Analysis4 Credits
LLM591Master's Dissertation & Oral Defense12 Credits

LL.M. Specialization Clusters

Corporate & Commercial Law Cross-border mergers, international commercial arbitration, private equity contracts, and corporate bankruptcy.
Technology & Cyber Governance AI algorithmic liability, cross-border data transfer, platform immunity, fintech, and digital anti-trust.
Constitutional & Human Rights Comparative constitutional adjudication, socio-economic rights, international refugee law, and secularism jurisprudence.
Environmental & Climate Justice Transboundary climate litigation, biodiversity treaties, carbon tax compliance, and indigenous ecological rights.

Postgraduate Elective Pools

Transnational Mergers & Cross-Border Tax BEPS frameworks, double taxation avoidance treaties, and CFIUS-style regulatory scrutiny.
Algorithmic Liability & AI Safety Jurisprudence Autonomous agent contracts, deepfake evidentiary rules, and algorithmic discrimination.
International Trade Law & WTO Dispute Settlement Tariff schedules, subsidy challenges, appellate body crisis, and digital trade agreements.
Intellectual Property in Sovereign Genetic Resources Nagoya Protocol compliance, geographical indications, and biopiracy litigation.

Ph.D. in Law & Legal Studies — Doctoral Fellowship

3–5 Years · Fully Funded Research Fellowship · Stipend & Global Archival Research Grant

Doctoral Scholarship

Stage I: Advanced Doctoral Coursework Year 1

LPH901Advanced Epistemologies of Legal Theory4 Credits
LPH902Empirical & Quantitative Judicial Research4 Credits
LPH903Doctoral Colloquium & Pedagogy Practicum4 Credits

Stage II: Comprehensive Candidacy & Fieldwork Year 2

LPH904Comprehensive Written & Oral Qualifying Exams6 Credits
LPH905Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense6 Credits
LPH906Judicial Ethnography & Archival Fieldwork8 Credits

Stage III: Dissertation Monograph & Viva Years 3–5

LPH990Continuous Doctoral Dissertation Research30 Credits
LPH991Peer-Reviewed Law Review Articles (2 Required)10 Credits
LPH999Final Open Dissertation Defense (Viva Voce)10 Credits

Doctoral Research Clusters

Constitutional Transformations & Democratic Resilience Authoritarian constitutionalism, judicial independence, transformative constitutionalism in South Asia.
Subaltern Jurisprudence & Indigenous Customary Systems Tribal self-governance, non-state dispute forums, legal pluralism, and caste-gender intersections.
Global Earth Jurisprudence & Planetary Accountability Rights of nature, intergenerational climate justice, ecocide codification, and common heritage of humanity.

Doctoral Seminars & Electives

Hermeneutics of Constitutional Texts & Statutory Construction Originalism vs living tree doctrine, semantic canons, and purposive legislative interpretation.
Quantitative Empirical Legal Studies with Python & R Web-scraping High Court rulings, natural language processing of judicial dockets, and sentencing bias models.
International Investment Treaties & ISDS Arbitrations Bilateral investment treaties, regulatory expropriation, and sovereign policy autonomy.

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