The Department
was established
by the University
in the year
1965, in
order to
cater to
the growing
demands
of legal
education
in the country
under the
stewardship
of Prof.
Dr.S.K.Agrawala.
The
untiring
efforts
of Prof.Agrawala,
as a founder
head of
the Department,
richly enabled
the department
to earn
its reputation
in national
and international
academic
circles
as a centre
of excellence.
Over the
years, in
tune with
the line
of research
established
by its founder,
the department
has remained
in the forefront,
developing
its research
programmes
in tune
with contemporary
realities
and the
needs of
legal education
in the country.
In view
of its techniques
of teaching
and its
research
of a high
degree,
imparted
with precision
according
to the contemporary
needs of
society
it has been
rated as
one of the
best educational
institutions
both nationally
and internationally.
The constant
endeavors
of the department
to meet
the standards
of legal
education
across borders
impressed
the Association
of Commonwealth
Universities
to rate
the department
as the fifth
best department
in the Commonwealth
of Nations
in the field
of legal
education.
In line
with its
reputation,
to focus
on contemporary
social requirements
and realities,
the department
over the
years, has
adopted
a number
of focus
areas in
its PG Programme.
Accordingly,
it has shifted
its focus
to highlight
the inter
relationship
of Law with
Science
and Technology,
Human Rights,
Intellectual
Property
Rights,
Consumer
Law, International
Trade and
Commercial
Law, International
Law, Constitution
and Administrative
Law aspects.
Since
its establishment,
the department
over the
years has
awarded
more than
hundred
doctorates
on various
facets of
law.
Hailed as
one of the
best legal
education
centers
of the country,
many of
its students
occupy high
positions
in various
avocations
around the
world.
Savitribai
Phule Pune
University.
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