CENTRE FOR LAW & AGRICULTURE
ABOUT THE CENTER
Despite their significant position in the socio-economic fabric of the country the agriculture and other allied sectors receive hardly any attention from the legal academia. The Centre for Law and Agriculture (CLA), established at the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) in the year 2011, is an attempt to respond to the need for legal scholarship in the areas of agriculture, food, fisheries and animal husbandry. With its commitment to interdisciplinary study and bridge-building between legal academia and the domains of agriculture, food, fisheries and animal husbandry, the Centre aspires to be an incubator for new approaches to how law can best address the complex and cross-cutting issues in these areas. The Centre also addresses a critical need for systematic development of legal techniques and legal structures to address the legal, economic, social and ethical challenges presented by issues at the intersection of law and agriculture, fisheries, food, animal husbandry and other allied disciplines. The Centre proposes to
• Initiate studies and research projects on themes relevant to its focus areas.
• Organise seminars, colloquia, workshops and training programmes with the involvement of the members of the executive, legislature and judiciary, the practitioners, policy makers, and other stakeholders of the agriculture, food, fisheries and animal husbandry sectors for greater interface, exposure and capacity building.
• Provide valuable inputs for policy formulation as well as provide relevant data and information which may assist policy makers to take informed decisions..
• Audit the impact and efficacy of laws relevant to the thrust areas of the Centre, monitor the implementation of the said laws and suggest measures for improvement.
In the year 2016 the Centre for Law and Agriculture successfully completed a project sanctioned by the Commissionerate of Food Safety, Government of Kerala for a total cost of rupees three lakhs. Dr. Jacob Joseph, Director (i/c), Centre for Law and Agriculture was the principal co-ordinator and Ms. G. Siji was the research associate for the project.
The Centre for Law and Agriculture is presently involved in the implementation of a Kerala State Planning Board funded ‘Evaluation Study’ entitled “Identifying the trends in environmental litigation and gaps in environmental governance through an analysis of the reported judgments of the Supreme Court of India, Kerala High Court and National Green Tribunal”. Dr. Jacob Joseph, Director (i/c), Centre for Law Agriculture, NUALS is the Principal Investigator of the study. Dr. Ambily P. (Research Associate), Ms. Ajoy Jose (Research Associate) and Ms. Sruthi Mol Rajan (Computer Assistant – Data Entry Operator) are also associated with the implementation of the study.
Team – CLA
Dr. Jacob Joseph, Director (i/c), CLA, NUALS
Ms. G. Siji (Research Associate)
Dr. Ambily P. (Research Associate)
Ms. Ajoy Jose (Research Associate)
Ms. Sruthi Mol Rajan (Computer Assistant – Data Entry Operator)
Report on the Activities of Centre for Law and Agriculture (CLA), NUALS from April 2014 - March 2015.