Beyond publishing: building capabilities
The Centre for Legal Research and Studies (CLRS) is the academic initiative of VidhiAagaz. Through conferences, certificate courses and research mentoring, we help students and early-career scholars develop the skills that credible scholarship demands.
- Focus
- Research & learning
- Events
- Conferences & CFPs
- Outputs
- ISBN volumes
- Partners
- Universities
Where research capability is built
CLRS extends the VidhiAagaz mission from the page to the classroom. It convenes national and international conferences, issues calls for papers that culminate in ISBN-registered volumes, and supports researchers with the practical guidance that turns a promising idea into publishable scholarship.
The conviction is the same one we were founded on: it isn’t just about your CV; it’s about building your capabilities.
Programmes and initiatives
Conferences
National and international conferences on contemporary legal questions, from human rights and constitutional law to cyber security and AI, often in partnership with universities.
Calls for papers
Themed calls that bring scholarship together into ISBN-registered edited volumes, giving contributors a citable, peer-reviewed publication.
Certificate courses
Skill-focused programmes in legal research and writing, delivered with verifiable e-certificates for participants.
academyclrs.orgResearch mentoring
Guidance on structuring arguments, citation and revision, helping authors take work from first draft to published scholarship.
Academic partnerships
Collaborations with universities and institutions as a knowledge partner for moot courts, conferences and student initiatives.
Pathway to publication
A clear route from event participation to a permanent, indexed record through our journals and book series.
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 propose a course
Students, scholars and institutions are welcome to take part in CLRS conferences and calls for papers, or to collaborate with us on new programmes.