The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, also known as NUALS, was set up by the State Legislature of Kerala. NUALS is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and is also one of the members of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). The university is located in Kochi and provides adequate academic infrastructure, detailed internet access, online legal resources, Wi-Fi connectivity, a well-built computer lab along with a unique collection of Indian and foreign standard books and reports. The university stands out because of the ways in which it encourages focused research and a number of centres of study and research like Inter-Disciplinary Centre for Police Studies, Centre for Law and Development, Centre for Continuing Legal Education and Extension (CCLEE), Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Law Reforms, Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR), Centre for Women and Family Studies, Centre for Human Rights (CHR), Interdisciplinary Centre for Social Justice, Centre For Health Law And Policy, Centre for Consumer Protection Law and Policy, Centre for Law and Agriculture, Centre for Post Graduate Legal Studies, The Centre For Sports Law, Centre for Law and Economics, Centre for Competition Law and Policy and Centre for Environment and Law.