The National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU), was established by the Rashtriya Vidhi Sansthan Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, by Act No. 41 of 1997 enacted by the Madhya Pradesh State Legislature. NLIU is recognized by the University Grants Commission and the Bar Council of India.

The VISION of NLIU is to become one of the best centers of legal education, training, and research in the world. The MISSION of NLIU is to develop and nurture the intellect for the betterment of the nation and humanity through Law and Justice. The OBJECTIVES of the NLIU inter alia, are to contribute to the national development by instilling a sense of responsibility among her students, while simultaneously cultivating in their spirit of intellectual freedom, qualities of leadership, imaginative power, and clarity.

NLIU has been designing and delivering courses with a view to enhance the ability and capacity of the students, members of the faculty, and other participants in avoiding and resolving problems under the framework of the law.