Beyond publishing: building capabilities
The Centre for Legal Research and Studies (CLRS) is the academic initiative of VidhiAagaz. It convenes conferences and the Global Scholars Consortium, publishes the CLRS Journal of Global Justice & Governance, and runs certificate courses and faculty development programmes at CLRS Academy.
- Journal
- CLRS Journal of Global Justice & Governance, diamond open access
- Faculty development
- International FDP, 14 to 20 December 2026
- Consortium
- One convener for each country
- Courses
- Certificate courses, online
Where research capability is built
CLRS extends the work of VidhiAagaz from the page to the classroom and the conference hall. It convenes national and international conferences whose selected papers are published as peer-reviewed volumes, brings faculty members from different countries together in the Global Scholars Consortium, and teaches research design, academic writing and publishing practice through its courses and faculty development programmes.
Programmes and initiatives
Conferences
National and international conferences on contemporary legal questions, online and at partner institutions, each organised with institutions from two countries. Selected papers are published as peer-reviewed, ISBN-registered volumes with a DOI for every chapter.
Conferences and eventsGlobal Scholars Consortium
Faculty members, one for each country, who decide with CLRS which questions its conferences ask and which institutions organise them. Membership carries no fee, and publication is always optional.
About the ConsortiumFaculty development
The International Faculty Development Programme on research, writing and publishing in law and the social sciences, online from 14 to 20 December 2026, organised with Sarsenapati Hambirrao Mohite Law College, Rajgurunagar.
Programme and registrationCertificate courses
Online courses in legal research and writing at CLRS Academy, each with a verifiable certificate.
Browse the coursesStudent Correspondents
Fellows of the VidhiAagaz Student Correspondents Fellowship are inducted at CLRS Academy and certified in academic publishing practice.
About the FellowshipAcademic partnerships
Knowledge partner to universities and institutions for moot courts, conferences and student initiatives, as with Gitarattan International Business School and Rai University.
The CLRS journal
CLRS publishes the CLRS Journal of Global Justice & Governance (ISSN 3049-1940), a biannual, peer-reviewed journal of international law covering human rights, international criminal law and global economic governance. It is diamond open access: free to read and free to publish in.
Join a conference or a programme
Students, scholars and institutions are welcome at CLRS conferences, courses and faculty development programmes, and an institution may propose a conference to convene together.