LLB

The School of Law at BML Munjal University was established in 2019 to nurture scientifically-minded, internationally-oriented, and constitutionally-rooted graduates.

Today, the school hosts a highly qualified and diverse faculty with experience and credentials from across the globe, and with a strong commitment to interdisciplinary research that speaks to contemporary challenges before humanity. Situated in a multi-disciplinary context, it works closely with other schools at BML Munjal University to provide a well-rounded education to its students who are selected through a rigorous admissions process.

Research at the school is organised around multiple research clusters. Currently, it has three research centers focused on questions of Law and Technology, International Law, and Constitutional Law. The School has a strong commitment to questions of access to justice. Its Legal Aid Clinic works specifically on issues of law and disability, where students work closely with lawyers, NGOs, and the government to provide legal aid.

Recent Publications by Our Faculty:

Dr. Abhisek Trivedi published a research article titled “Implementing REDD+ safeguards and protecting the rights of tribal and forest communities in India: With special emphasis on the principle of free, prior, and informed consent.” (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41020-025-00264-4#citeas)

The article examines whether India’s legal framework is equipped to account for Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC), as the state undertakes activities to reduce deforestation and promote forest conservation. These activities are part of the United Nations Climate Change Regime’s voluntary climate change mitigation mechanism called REDD+. The paper argues that since there is no specific law to implement FPIC, the Forest Rights Act, 2006 and the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act,1996, need to be amended to bring FPIC within their ambit. The paper further argues that the human rights-based framework, grounded in international human rights law jurisprudence on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, should be adopted in India to conceptualise and implement FPIC in the Indian context.