NLU Meghalaya outlines research plans in indigenous law, AI and climate change

National Law University (NLU) Meghalaya plans to expand research in constitutional governance, indigenous law, environmental protection and emerging technology-related fields, as it seeks to establish a distinct academic identity rooted in the Northeast.

As part of its long term institutional vision, the university also intends to develop the proposed Shillong Arbitration Center and expand executive and continuing legal education.

In an interview with Careers360 reporter Pritha Roy Choudhury, vice chancellor, Jyoti Jajodia Mozika speaks about the university’s research agenda and its ambition to make the NLU Meghalaya among the top law universities in India.

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NLU Meghalaya’s research priorities

“We will develop research in areas where NLU Meghalaya can make a distinctive contribution,” Mozika told Careers360’s reporter Pritha. She added that the university’s research agenda would include "constitutional governance, sixth schedule and indigenous rights, environmental law and climate change, AI and law, cyber law, international trade, border studies and human rights".

Describing her larger ambition, Mozika added, “My larger ambition is to build an institution of lasting national importance and over a period of time, take NLU Meghalaya to the forefront of the leading law universities of India.” The plans are in line with the university’s goal of integrating research based on the legal and constitutional background of the Northeast with wider participation in the academy.

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Shillong arbitration centre

Mozika said the university hopes to work with the High Court of Meghalaya and the Government of Meghalaya to develop the proposed Shillong Arbitration Centre. The initiative is intended to support institutional dispute resolution and provide students with practical exposure to arbitration and related legal services.

Outlining her broader ambition, Mozika said: “My larger aspiration is to build an institution of enduring national significance and, over time, position NLU Meghalaya among India's leading law universities.”

The plans reflect the university’s aim to combine research grounded in the Northeast’s legal and constitutional context with wider academic engagement.