The Indian Law Institute (ILI) was founded in 1956 primarily with the objective of promoting and conducting legal research

Legal research

Legal research is "the process of identifying and retrieving information necessary to support legal decision-making. In its broadest sense, legal research includes each step of a course of action that begins with an analysis of the facts of a problem and concludes with the application and...

. The objectives of the Institute as laid down in its Memorandum of Association

Memorandum of Association

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 are to cultivate the science of law, to promote advanced studies and research in law so as to meet the social, economic and other needs of the Indian people, to promote systematization of law, to encourage and conduct investigations in legal and allied fields, to improve legal education

Legal education

Legal education is the education of individuals who intend to become legal professionals or those who simply intend to use their law degree to some end, either related to law or business...

, to impart instructions in law, and to publish studies, books, periodicals, etc.

The Institute is an autonomous body registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, the Indian Law Institute has the requisite independence and academic freedom

Academic freedom

Academic freedom is the belief that the freedom of inquiry by students and faculty members is essential to the mission of the academy, and that scholars should have freedom to teach or communicate ideas or facts without being targeted for repression, job loss, or imprisonment.Academic freedom is a...

 to carry out its objectives. The membership of the Institute is now nearly three thousand representing the persons interested in the study and advancement of law.

Hon’ble Chief Justice of India

Chief Justice of India

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 is the ex-officio President of the Institute. The Law Minister of Government of India

Government of India

The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

 & the Attorney-General

Attorney General

In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...

 for India are its ex-officio Vice Presidents. Third Vice-President is elected by the members of the Governing Council, from among themselves. Judges of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...

 and High Courts, prominent lawyers, Government officials and Professors of Law are represented in the Governing Council of the Institute.

The Institute's Library is one of the best libraries in the country. It has more than 75000 titles. It subscribes to 270 current legal periodicals. JILI is one of the leading law journal

Law review

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. ASIL contains surveys of leading reported court cases in India in a year and same are analysed by academicians and practitioners.

The Indian Law Institute has been granted Deemed University

Deemed University

Deemed university is a status of autonomy granted to high performing institutes and departments of various universities in India. This status of ‘Deemed-to-be-University’, is granted by Department of Higher Education, Union Human Resource Development Ministry, on the advice of the University Grants...

Status in 2004 vide Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification No. F.9-9/2001-U.3 dated 29.10.2004.

Courses Offered:

Degree Courses:

• Ph.D. in Law
• LL.M. - 2 year course
• LL.M. (Evening) - 3 year course

P.G. Diploma Courses:

• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADRs)
• Corporate Laws & Management
• Cyber Law
• Drafting of Legislation, Treaties and Agreements
• Environmental Law & Management
• Human Rights Law
• Intellectual Property Rights Law
• International Trade Law
• Labour Law
• Securities & Banking Laws
• Tax Law

Online Certificate Courses:

• Cyber Law
• Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology in the Internet Age

(Details can be seen at the Institute's website: www.ilidelhi.org and www.ili.ac.in)