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Our Vision

To be a world class institution that is the primary source of information, training and advice at the highest level of policy formulation on legal matters, effectively impacting on local and international institutions in the development of law.

Motto: KNOWLEDGE THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

History

The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies is Nigeria's apex institution for research and advanced studies in law. It was a brainchild of the legal academic community established in March 1979. One of the main ideas in founding the Institute was to establish it as the centre for advanced legal research for all the Nigerian universities with .....more

Our Mission

Enabling Act

An Act to establish the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies to be responsible amongst other things, for the conduct of research into any branch of law with a view to applying the result in the interest of Nigeria, providing information, supervision, guidance and advice to post-graduate students and other researchers in the field of law and law related subjects.....more

Prof. Epiphany Azinge SAN
Director General, NIALS

Fellows of the Institute

Publication
The Institute publishes a number of journals and findings to dissiminate research findings, among such publications are:
-NIALS Research Series ...more

News and Events

The journey of the Institute since its over 30 years of existence has largely been one of dreams come true and hopes realised as it has, in fulfilment of its mandate, significantly impacted the legal profession and the nation at large through its research activities, publications, consultancy services, continuing legal education programmes, post graduate studies, among others.
Continuing Legal Education The Institute attaches great importance to its role as a centre of advanced studies in the field of law. Consequently, it has, since inception, through its Continuing Legal Education programme, initiated series of courses aimed at reducing the problem of inadequate on-the-job ...download

Schedule of Courses 2011

The institute has a Schedule of running Courses for 2011.

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING(PGDLD)
Programme contents
First Semester
-Perspectives on Legislative Drafting
-The Drafting Process
-Legislative Style... more

MASTERS DEGREE IN LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING (LLM)
Programme Contents
First Semester
-Introduction to Legislative Drafting
-Drafting and Ancillary Processes...more