CENTRE FOR
LAW & URBAN DEVEVLOPMENT
The Centre for Law & Urban Development (CLUD) at National Law University, Delhi, connects students, industry, and academia to advance understanding of property, housing, and urban development law. CLUD undertakes projects focused on affordable housing, urban planning, and sustainable solutions, addressing challenges like climate change and underprivileged communities in urban areas. Aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, CLUD collaborates with organizations such as HUDCO, NPCC, NBCC, and the Delhi Development Authority to ensure impactful contributions to the future of urban development.
RESEARCH FOCUS
To facilitate a multidisciplinary exploration of laws related to property, housing, and urban development, fostering collaboration among students, industry professionals, and academics. The Centre aims to deepen the understanding of urban legal frameworks, policies, and challenges while promoting innovative approaches to address issues such as housing rights, land use, urban planning, and sustainable development. Through research, seminars, workshops, and policy dialogues, the Centre strives to contribute to the advancement of legal scholarship and practice in the urban development sector, ensuring equitable and inclusive growth in urban areas.
ABOUT NLUD
The primary objective of the University is to evolve and impart comprehensive and interdisciplinary legal education that is socially relevant. Through this education, we aim to promote legal and ethical values and foster the rule of law and the objectives enshrined in the Constitution of India. Furthermore, the University works toward dissemination of legal knowledge and its role in national development, so that the ability to analyse and present contemporary issues of public concern and their legal implications for the benefit of the public is improved. These processes strive to promote legal awareness in the community and to achieve political, social and economic justice.
Many believe that the path of liberalization we embarked upon in the early 90s unleashed India’s potential. Undoubtedly the country has undergone vast changes in all spheres and we see a more confident India asserting itself on the global stage. However, this progress has come with very significant challenges to the country. India’s various social classes are yet to be assimilated; their participation in the process of governance remains fractured. Cumulative progress needs to be fair and equitable. And integral to that is a legal system that empowers the marginalised, is just and fair in letter and spirit, and most importantly, does not use the law as a tool of oppression.
Our sincere endeavor is to make legal education justice education, as an instrument of social, political and economic change. Each individual who is part of this institution must be remembered for the promotion of social justice. Our students will not only be shaped as change agents as the country achieves its social and developmental goals, but will also be equipped to address the imperatives of the new millennium and uphold the Constitution of India.
OUR MISSION
At Centre for Law and Urban Development, we are committed to advancing the field of law through rigorous research, knowledge dissemination, and the development of innovative legal solutions. Our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, impactful research that contributes to the evolution of legal practice and policy development in the domain of Urban Law.
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Centre for Law and Urban Development
National Law University Delhi
Sector 14, Dwarka
New Delhi – 110078
Email: clud@nludelhi.ac.in
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