The Institute of Oriental Canon Law (IOCL) is meant for the study and research in Oriental and Latin Codes of Canon Law, promoting the juridical disciplines in the light of the Gospel and instructing the students in these so as to form researchers, teachers as well as competent personnel to work in the eparchiail curias and ecclesiastical tribunals particularly in India, in other Asian countries and in other parts of the world. Religious Institutes can have persons trained to help in the formulation, revision and updating of their constitutions, in their work of formation as well as administration.