The Center for Health Law and Policy (CHLP) at NUALS recognises the importance of the role played by law in upholding the standards of healthcare and access to healthcare in society. 
Health law is an important tool that plays a critical role in shaping the behaviour and wellbeing of people.  It focuses on structuring the role and responsibilities of the State for protecting the right to health of people.
Health law mainly focuses on the authority of the government at various jurisdictional levels to improve the health of the general population within societal limits and norms. It also seeks to reduce State interference where the individual choice of the citizen is concerned. It also analyzes legal issues in public health practice and seeks to remedy the same. The Center recognises the importance of these aspects of health law and therefore undertakes research, sensitisation and other activities to promote, analyse and suggest revisions in law where necessary.