The School of Law, Christ University, formerly known as Christ College of Law, is the law school for Christ University, Bangalore, India. SLCU is approved by the Bar Council of India to conduct the five year integrated BA LLB and a five-year BBA LLB programmes. It also offers three LLM programmes in Constitutional and Administrative Law, Corporate and Commercial Law, Intellectual Property and Trade Law apart from MPhil and PhD degree programmes in law. From 2013 it has been offering MA in International Studies.
Admission
Candidates, below the age of 21 on 1 April of the year of application, who have passed their 10+2 examination or its equivalent with a minimum of 45% marks at the final examination are eligible to appear for the entrance examination. Students are admitted on the basis of an entrance test followed by a personal interview and micro presentation. The selection process is conducted in Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata and Ghaziabad in the months of April and May.
Co-Curricular Programmes
Some of the co-curricular activities organised by School of Law are Annual National Conference on Constitutional Law, Model united Nations, Annual National Moot Court Competition. The Indian Qualifying Rounds for the 57th Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition-2016 was hosted by School of Law in partnership with Surana & Surana International Attorneys, Chennai. School of Law presents a Shakespearean drama – unabridged – every year. From 2012, the School of Law has been venturing into mega productions with script, music and dance entirely written, composed and created by students. The Shakespearean comedy 'Merchant of Venice' was produced in 2012 and in 2013 the Shakespearean tragedy 'Othello-The Moor of Venice.'
Achievements
The students of School of Law,Christ University have won various laurels in prestigious moot court competitions conducted at national and international levels. Some of the prominent achievements are:
Winners of the 8th S P Sathe Memorial Moot Court Competition
Best Advocate Award at the 8th S P Sathe Memorial Moot Court Competition
Winners of the 3rd Amity International Moot Court Competition, 2013
Winners of the 1st KIIT National Moot Court Competition 2013
Shri. S. A Deshmukh Award for Best Mooter at the 13th M.P. Law College Moot Court Competition, 2013
Manikchand Pahade Award for Best Speaker, 13th M.P. Law College Moot Court Competition, 2013
Fourth Best Memorandum, Asia-Pacific Regional Rounds, Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Competition, 2013
Winners, 3rd M.K. Nambyar Memorial Moot Court Competition, 2013
Overall, the law school was ranked 11th in India by India Todays "India's Best Colleges 2017: Law", and 16th in India by The Weeks "Top Law Colleges In 2019".