The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) was established by Act 27 of 2005 of the Kerala State Legislature
The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) was established by Act 27 of 2005 of the Kerala State Legislature
SCHEME OF COURSES
| SEMESTER I | SEMESTER II |
| General English -I (Core) (4 Credits) | General English - II (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Economics (Core) (4 Credits) | Political Science -II (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Political Science - I (Core) (4 Credits) | History (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Sociology (Core) (4 Credits) | History of Statutory Law & Presumptions (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Legal History (Core) (4 Credits) | Law of Crimes - I (Core) (4 Credits) |
| SEMESTER III | SEMESTER IV |
| Political Science -III (Core) (4 Credits) | Jurisprudence (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Law of Torts & Consumer Protection (Core) (4 Credits) | Descriptive Statistics (Core) (4 Credits) |
| General Principles of Contract & Specific Relief (Core) (4 Credits) | Constitutional Law - I (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Legal Method (Core) (4 Credits) | Law of Special Contracts (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Law of Crimes - II (Core) (4 Credits) | International Law (Core) (4 Credits) |
| SEMESTER V | SEMESTER VI |
| Administrative Law (Core) (4 Credits) | Family Law - II (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Conflict of Laws (Core) (4 Credits) | Law of Property (Including Transfer of Property, Trust and Easement Acts) (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Constitutional Law - II (Core) (4 Credits) | Interpretation of Statutes (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Family Law - I (Core) (4 Credits) | Criminal Procedure, Juvenile Justice & Probation of Offenders (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Company Law (Core) (4 Credits) | Public Interest Lawyering, Legal and Para Legal Services (Core) (4 Credits) |
| SEMESTER VII | SEMESTER VIII |
| Land Laws Including Ceiling Law and Kerala Land Laws (Core) (4 Credits) | Maritime Law (Elective ) ( 4 Credits) |
| Law of Taxation (Core) ( 4 Credits) | Media & Telecommunications Law (Elective) (4 Credits) |
| Law of Civil Procedure & Limitation (Core) (4 Credits) | Information Technology Law (Elective) ( 4 Credits) |
| Intellectual Property Law (Elective)) (4 Credits) | Medical Jurisprudence (Elective) (4 Credits) |
| Human Rights Law (Core) (4 Credits) | Psychological Medicine & Law (Elective) (4 Credits) |
| Laws of Insurance (Elective) (4 Credits) | |
| SEMESTER IX | SEMESTER X |
| Professional Ethics, Accountancy for Lawyers and Bar-Bench Relations (Core) (4 Credits) | Law of Forensic Science (Elective) (4 Credits) |
| Law of Evidence (Core) (4 Credits) | Moot Court, Pre-Trial Preparations & Participation in Trial Proceedings (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Environmental Law (Core) (4 Credits) | Drafting, Pleading & Conveyancing (Core) ( 4 Credits) |
| Labour Law (Core) (4 Credits) | Alternative Dispute Resolution (Core) (4 Credits) |
| Society, Science & Law (Elective)) (4 Credits) | |
| Course Viva-Voce: 2 Credits | |
| Minimum credits required for the successful completion of the Programme: 202 (200 + 2) | |
| Maximum credits that may be acquired by a candidate : 226 (224 + 2) | |
Courses indicated as ‘Elective courses’ in the above scheme are those which have been regularly offered in the University. The University, however, reserves the right to offer any one or more of the above mentioned elective courses or any course not mentioned in the above scheme in one or more semesters. The subject areas which have been identified for the purpose of offering such additional elective courses, subject to the availability of the faculty, include Energy Law, Securities Law and Regulation of Indian Capital Market, International Economic Law, International Trade Law, Law relating to Women and Children, Mining Law, Law and Medicine, Criminology and Penology, Economic Offences and Terrorism.
