Amity Law School

Infobox_University
name = Amity Law School


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established = 1999
chancellor =
founder_president = Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan
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city = Delhi
country = India
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campus =
affiliations = GGSIP University
website= [http://www.amity.edu/als]

About Amity law School

Amity Law School has the unique distinction of being the first Law School in Delhi to start a 5-year integrated LL.B (H) programme. The School was established under the "Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF)" to achieve world-class legal education in the country. Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, the Founder President of the Law School is a great philanthropist and a man of extraordinary vision. This vision of his has been translated into practical reality through the establishment of various educational institutions he has set up including the Amity Law School. His vision for the Law School is to provide excellence in legal education and to produce quality lawyers with good moral principles and great human values. In addition, the School organizes seminars on contemporary legal issues, conducts clinical courses and trains students in legal research and legal writing. By the time a student completes the 5-year programme he/she will be fully equipped with the required theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the field of law to become a full-fledged responsible member of the legal profession.

Affiliation and location

Amity Law School is affiliated to the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in Delhi for running a 5-year Integrated LL.B(H) programme and the affiliation has been approved by the Bar Council of India. It is located on the Amity University campus in Sector 125 Noida,near Delhi.

Intake

Amity Law School has recently increased its annual intake twofold from 80 to 160 students. Admission is carried out through an Entrance Test which happens in May every year, undertaken by the IP university. Based on a student's ranking, he may enroll in any one of the Affiliated institutes, of which Amity Law School is one.

Infratructure Facilities

Amity Law School has its academic block (F-1) on the Amity University Campus, which houses its classrooms, faculty, library, computer center and moot court hall.

Class Rooms

Amity Law School has well-furnished air-conditioned classrooms with necessary instructional aids such as Over Head Projector, Black & White boards and microphone facility for each class room and LCD Projector for effective communication and interaction with the students, to facilitate class room discussions and project presentations.

Library

The Law library is traditionally considered to be the laboratory of a lawyer. The library of Amity Law School is one of the best libraries in Delhi, which is catering to a student community of approximately 600 in addition to researchers in law.

The library has over 15000 books including bound volumes of various law reports and journals. The library subscribes to over eighty journals and law reports on a regular basis. In addition, we have 20 magazines and seven daily newspapers also. Every year about one thousand books are added to the collection. We are also having a large collection of books/journals/law reports donated by reputed lawyers and other individuals.

The library follows the open access system wherein the students can access the books they want to refer directly from the shelves.

It has a computerized database from which one can trace any book with the help of library staff / librarian. The library can accommodate about one hundred users at a time.

The law school also has an auditoruium with 300 plus capacity within walking distance,a basketball court, football and cricket field and will soon have a gymnasium and an olympic size swimming pool on campus, which is shared with Amity University. The law school provides hostel facilities to out-station students on campus.

Computer Lab

The school has a computer lab which is air-conditioned and fully equipped with adequate number of terminals with latest configuration and more than 50 computers with internet connectivity for the use of the students, teachers and staff working in the Amity Law School.

Moot Court Hall

We have a Moot Court Hall designed like a courtroom for the purpose of conducting Moot Court Competitions. It is compulsory for the 1st year students to participate in internal moot court competitions and thereafter for the internal selection for participating in competitions organized by other institutions and Universities. The Moot Court Hall is also used for conducting and judging competitions at the Amity National Moot Court Competitions held annually.

Moot Court--Activities & Achievements

In order to become a successful lawyer it is essential for a student to know how to apply the law he has learnt to a fact situation and to have awareness of the rules and the etiquettes of the Court. Moot Court competitions are like the laboratories of law schools where theoretical knowledge is tested in real life situations. Realizing this, the Amity Law School has been facilitating continuous training to the students to participate in Moot Court competitions organized by various universities and law schools in and outside Delhi. The School has also been hosting a number of moot court competitions to test the mettle of the future lawyers of the country. The school has an impressive record of achievements in moot court activities. Some of these achievements are: August 2001 – July 2002

* The school made a mark in Delhi by securing the 1st prize for the Best Team, Best Mooter and Best Memorial in the All Delhi Moot Court Competition organized by the GGS IP University.
* Secured the 1st prize for the Best Team in the competition organized by Campus Law Centre, Delhi.

August 2002- July 2003

* Won the 2nd Best Performance prize in the competition organized by the GGS IP University.
* Won the 2nd Best Performance prize in the competition organized by the Campus Law Centre, Delhi.

August 2003– July 2004

"A significant year for the Law School as it secured recognition at the national level."

* Won the 1st prize for the Best Gentleman Advocate, the 2nd prize for the Best Performance and the 2nd prize for the Best Memorial in the competition organized by the University Law College, Bangalore.
* Secured the 2nd Best Performance prize in the moot court competition organized by the Government Law College, Mumbai.
* Secured the 2nd Best Performance prize in the All India Moot Court Competition organized by the M.P. Law College, Aurangabad.
* Secured the 1st prize for the Best Performance in the All Delhi Moot Court Competition organized by Law Centre-I of the Delhi University.
* The most important achievement during the year was our students’ success at the national round of the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition. Our students were declared qualified at the Indian national rounds of the above competition held at the University of Chennai to represent India at the World Finals at the Stetson University College of Law at Florida, USA.
* Declared qualified at the Indian national rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition held at Army Institute of Law, Mohali to represent India at the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition held at Washington DC., USA.
* Won the 1st prize for the Best Memorial and the "2nd Best Team prize" at the All India Moot Court Competition held at the KLE Society’s Law College, Bangalore.
* Won the 1st prize for the Best Researcher, the 1st prize for the Best Memorial, the 2nd Best Speaker prize and the 2nd Best team prize at the All India Moot Court Competition held by the Government of Law College, Mumbai.
* Participated in the Willem C. Vienna Arbitration Moot Competition & Hong Kong Arbitration Moot Competition held at Vienna & Hong Kong respectively.

August 2004- July 2005

* Won the 1st prize for the Best Memorial at the Raj Anand Moot Court competition held at Delhi.
* Won the 1st prize for the Best Team and 2nd prize for the Best Mooter in the competition organized by the Army Institute of Law, Mohali.
* Won the 1st prize for the Best Team and 1st prize for the Best Student Advocate in the All India Open Moot Court Competition organized by Campus Law Centre, New Delhi.
* Won the 1st prize for the Best Team, Best Student Advocate, Best Male Student Advocate and Best Memorial in the competition organized by the Society for Spreading Legal Awareness Amongst Masses (SSLAAM India), New Delhi.
* Won the 1st prize for the Best Individual Researcher and 2nd prize for the Best Team in the competition organized by the GGS IP University, Delhi.
* Won the 1st prize for the Best Team in the National Client Interviewing and Counselling Competition organized by the Kerala Law Academy Moot Court Society, Kerala.
* Declared qualified at the Indian national rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition organized by the Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi. Won the 2nd prize for the Best Team, 2nd and 3rd prize for the Best Student Advocate and 4th prize for the Best Memorial in the Indian National rounds.
* Won the 1st prize for the Best Memorial & 3rd prize for the Best Team in the Surana & Surana International Technology Laws Moot Court Competition organized by ILS Law College, Pune.
* Won the 1st prize for the Best Team in the competition organized by the Law Centre-I, Delhi University.
* Won the 1st prize for the Best Speaker & 3rd prize for the Best Team in the international rounds of the M.K. Nambyar Saarclaw International Moot Court Competition.
* Won the 2nd prize for the Best Team in the Competition organized by the D.M. Harish Memorial Government Law College, Mumbai.
* Won the 3rd prize for the Best team & 4th prize for the Best Memorial in the Surana & Surana National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition organized by National Law University, Jodhpur.
* Won the 1st prize for the Best Advocate & 3rd prize for the Best Team in the All India Moot Court Competition organized by the University Law College, Bangalore.
* Won the 2nd Prize for the Best Team in the India national rounds on the Commonwealth Regional Moot Court Competition 2005 organized by NALSAR University, Hyderabad
* Won the 1st prize for the Best Team & 1st prize for the Best Speaker in the competition organized by the Army Institute of Law, Mohali.

Reference

cite web
url = http://www.amity.edu/als
title = Amity Law School Delhi
accessdate = 2007-11-14