Government Law College Thrissur, also known as Thrissur Law College ( ml, തൃശ്ശൂർ ലോ കോളേജ്), is situated in

Ayyanthole Ayyanthole is an administrative and residential area situated in the City of Thrissur, Kerala, India. Ayyanthole is the 53rd Ward of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. Ayyanthole is the administrative center for the Thrissur District. Ayyanthole ...

. It is the fourth Government law college in

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and is owned by the

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and affiliated to

University of Calicut The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to be set up in n ...

. The college caters to the needs of Thrissur District, Palakkad District and Malappuram District of

. The College was started in the year 1992. Approved by

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(BCI),

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, the college offers three-year undergraduate and five-year integrated programs in the field of law and postgraduate degree also. The first batch of Law Graduates came out in 1993-94 academic year.

Campus

Government Law College, Thrissur is in

, near the District Court at

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

. The college campus includes: * Library * Academic centers * Auditorium * College canteen * Badminton Court * Ground * Cyber station Glc_thrissur_3

Academic Centres

The college has four academic centres established with the aim to advance the academic aspirations of the students and orient them towards active and creative engage with the society. The four centres carry out multitude of activities throughout the year. National and international conferences, seminars, panel discussions, workshops, expert presentations, special lectures, internships, training programmes are some of them. * The Centre for Economy, Development and Law (CED&L) is an interdisciplinary centre creating a platform for informed discussions on various socio-political and legal issues. CED&L is publishing a peer-reviewed bi-annual journal titled Elenchus Law Review. * The ADR ( Alternative Dispute Resolution) Centre is focused on conducting adalats, facilitating the legal process outside courts and also enhancing professional skills of the law students. * Centre for Business Laws
CBL
and * A. T. Markose Chair on Advanced Legal Studies (ATMC)also organise activities that together contribute largely to the vibrancy of the campus.

Course offered

The college provides instructions to candidates preparing for the LL.B degree examinations (3 year and 5 year). The course of study and syllabi is in accordance with that laid down by the

UG

* 3-year LL.B (

Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Ch ...

) course is divided into 6 semesters which is a unitary degree course. * 5-year course is divided into 10 semesters which is an integrated dual degree course of B.B.A,LL.B

PG

* LL.M. (

Master of Laws A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject. In mos ...

) Degree of the

in specialisation of

Administrative Law Administrative law is the division of law that governs the activities of executive branch agencies of government. Administrative law concerns executive branch rule making (executive branch rules are generally referred to as "regulations"), ad ...

and Criminal law. The course of study and syllabi are in accordance with those laid down by the university of calicut.

Notable alumni

V. T. Balram V. T. Balram (born 21 May 1978) is an Indian politician from Kerala and a member of the Indian National Congress and vice-president of Kerala PCC. He was Member of Legislative assembly of Thrithala for two consecutive terms. Later he was defeat ...

, politician, Lawyer, Ex-Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly * Adv. Tony Emmatty, BCCI First Class Umpire * Adv. M. Randheesh, Co-ordinator Balasangam

* Jayakumar, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Thalassery * Shibu Thomas, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ernakulam * Vidyadaran VS, Judge (Presiding Officer), Labour Court, Kozhikode * A.G.Sathishkumar, Special Judge, Fast track Special Court, Pattambi * Madhu.K.S, Additional District Judge, Mannarkkad * Rajiv Jayaraj, District Judge MACT, Thaliparamba

External links

*
Centre for Economy, Development and Law

Elenchus Law Review

Centre for Business Laws

References

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