Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha, is Director, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. He did his Doctorate in International Law from Jawaharlal Nehru University, LL.M. from the University of Nottingham and LL.B from University of Delhi. In 1998 he attended the 29th session of the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. His areas of specializations are Human Rights, Constitutional Law, International Humanitarian and Refugee Law, International Criminal Law, International Law and International Institutions. He has published extensively in the field of international law, international relations, constitutional law, international human rights, humanitarian and refugee laws, in reputed National and International Law journals. He is serving as the member of editorial boards of various reputed national and international journals.

He was offered prestigious visiting Professorship at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Lund, Sweden, (2004-2005). Prior to joining the Indian Law Institute, he was teaching at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences as Professor of Law (currently on leave). He also served the Indian Society of International Law as its Director (2006-2009). In year 2007, he has been elected as Secretary of All India Law Teachers Congress (AILTC) and again re-elected in 2009, 2011& 2013 for another two years term. He has been regularly delivering lectures at various institutions outside of the university, namely, law colleges in India and abroad, UGC Academic Staff College, training programme of the ICRC, training programme of Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Environment and Forests, etc.

Ambassador Narinder Singh has been granted the 2017 M.C. Bassiouni Justice Award dedicated to an "outstanding South Asian who has contributed to the rule of international law generally or the field of international criminal law and justice specifically", in recognition of (a) a lifetime of exemplary service in shaping India's interaction with international law and in the process of bringing one fifth of humankind closer to the rule of international law; (b) his outstanding contributions and leadership in the United Nations International Law Commission and its activities towards progressive development and codification of international law; (c) his sincere mentorship of young Indian lawyers in the field of international law; (d) his contributions to the comprehensive 'Historical Origins of International Criminal Law Project' and support to the initiatives of CILRAP in India and globally; and (e) his rare qualities of humility and mindfulness which imbue his interactions with actors of different backgrounds and standing with effect and dependability.

A career international lawyer, Ambassador Singh has over the last four decades shaped India's interaction with international law. As the Legal Adviser to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and Head of its Legal and Treaties Division, he has represented India in several United Nations bodies, negotiations of numerous treaties, and important arbitral proceedings. He has held key positions in diplomatic conferences and been a member of the International Law Commission for a decade, serving as its Chairman in the Sixty-seventh Annual Session (2015). He participated prominently in its work on topics such as 'immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction', 'protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts', 'identification of customary international law', and 'crimes against humanity'. He started his legal career as an academic at the Indian Society of International Law, an organisation he led three decades later as Secretary General. He was instrumental in securing electronic distribution and archiving of the flagship journal of the Society, the Indian Journal of International Law, ensuring a wider audience, especially amongst young lawyers. Many younger lawyers have gained valuable exposure to international law through research assistantship with Ambassador Singh at sessions of the International Law Commission and at the Indian Society of International Law.

The 2017 Award Committee consisted of Professor Emeritus M.C. Bassiouni, Professor LING Yan (China University of Political Science and Law), Assistant Professor CHEAH Wui Ling (National University of Singapore), Mr. Arne Willy Dahl (former Judge Advocate General, Norway), Mr. Alf Butenschøn Skre (Secretary), and Professor Morten Bergsmo (Chair).

Prof. M. Gandhi is currently Professor & Dean of VIT School of Law, VIT Chennai . He has also served as Professor and Executive Director, Centre for International Legal Studies in O P Jindal Global University, Sonepat, NCR Delhi after a long stint in the Ministry of External Affairs where he retired as a Joint Secretary (L&T) and Legal Adviser.

He is an accomplished teacher of International Law. He has been a practitioner of International Law and member of the legal team in the Aerial Incident Case (1999) (Pakistan v. India ) decided by the ICJ. He has also served as Legal adviser, Permanent Mission of India, New York representing India in the VI (Legal) Committee of the UNGA. He has participated in a number of International Conferences and Working Groups on International Law representing Government of India.

Professor M Gandhi has a Master Degree in Political Science from Madurai Kamaraj University and B.L, M.L and Ph.D degrees from the University of Madras. He has been trained in Legal Advice and Legislative Drafting by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London under Colombo Plan. He was also a UNITAR visiting scholar to Columbia University, New York. He has contributed research articles and Book Chapters in International Law in Books and Journal s published in India and abroad.

PROF. (DR.) ANUPAM JHA

Professor Anupam Jha is engaged in teaching and research for the last 2 decades in Faculty of Law, Delhi University in several areas of International Law, such as Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, International Trade Law, Business Laws, Law on Human Trafficking, and Clean Energy. He has published his articles in Asian Journal of International Law, Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, ABA's The Federal Lawyer, Delhi Law Review etc. His books titled 'Shifting Horizons of Public International Law: A South Asian Perspective', and 'International Criminal Law: Theory and Practice' are reviewed well. He is a recipient of Commonwealth Fellowship( U.K.), Raman Fellowship (USA), UGC-TEC Fellowship (Mauritius).He has been an alumnus of Patna University, Campus Law Centre, Delhi University and Faculty of Law, Delhi University. He is associated with Indian Society of International Law for the last 2 decades in various academic activities, such as contributing articles to Indian Journal of International Law and to Yearbook of International Humanitarian and Refugee Law, imparting teaching in the Summer and Winter Courses on International Law, and in other academic activities.

Prof. Dabiru Sridhar Patnaik  

PROF. (DR.) C. JAYARAJ  

Mr. C. Jayaraj possesses 30 years of standing at the Bar in three commonwealth jurisdictions with expertisein International Law. He holds a Degree of Master of Laws in Constitutional Law and International Law from the University of Madras and a Master of Philosophy in International Law from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Practiced law before Madras and Delhi High Courts and Supreme Court of India. He has served as Barrister and Solicitor in the Republic of Nauru (1990-1994) and as Principal State Counsel in the Attorney General's Chamber, Republic of Seychelles (2010-2020) He was Legal Adviser to the Seychelles delegation to European Union to negotiate the Sustainable Fisheries Agreement.

Having started as a Senior Research Investigator at the Indian Society of International Law he moved on as Legal Officer in the Secretariat of the Asian African Legal Consultative Organisation and conducted research on international legal issues and produced several scientific papers.

He had also served first, as Director and then, as Secretary General of the Indian Society of International Law( 2003-2006).He organized global level conferences on international law and got a major research project on legal issues of Non- Resident Indians from the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Among other initiatives, founded the Summer Course in International Law program at ISIL.

He has co -edited books on Public International Law, Non-Resident Indians and Private International Law and International Criminal Law which were published under the auspices of ISIL. Presented scientific papers in international and national conferences on issues of international law, international space law etc.Published articles, book reviews in the Indian Journal of International Law and contributed Chapters to books on Private International law and International Space Law.

Functioned as Executive Editor and Managing Editor of Indian Journal of International Law( 2002-2006). Was Co- Editor -in -Chief of the ISIL Yearbook of International Humanitarian and Refugee law ( 2003-2006).

Currently, he is a Professor and Director of AaruPadaiVeedu Institute of Law, Tamil Nadu.

PROF. D. N. JAUHAR

Prof D.N. Jauhar is Former Vice Chancellor of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University(formerly Agra University). He is former chairman, Department of Laws of Panjab University and has done his legal education from the same institution. He was Dean, Faculty of Law, Gurunanak Dev University, Amritsar in the periods (2012-2014) and (2016-2018). He is member of the Editorial Committee of Journal of Indian Law Institute (JILI). He was Chairman/member of NAAC. He has over four decades of teaching and research experience. His research work on the landlord-tenant relations has been cited and quoted by the Supreme Court and several high courts. He has been a member of the visiting faculty of several Indian and foreign universities.

Shri Sanjay Parikh is practicing advocate in Supreme Court of India. He has filed several public interest litigations cases on environment and human rights relating issues. He has published couples of articles in reputed journals.

PROF. (DR.) MONICA CHAWLA 

Dr. Monica Chawla Ph.D., is presently a Professor, Dept. of Law, Punjabi University, Patiala. She has a brilliant academic career. Author of no. of books on Women Related Laws, her research papers and articles of general interest are published in various National and International Journals. She is a visiting faculty at no. of premier institutions. She has presented no. of papers in various International and National conferences. She is an expert in Private International Law and was associated with a project on Private International Law relating to problems of NRI's regarding marriage, divorce and various are the problems which was sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs. She is associated with no. of social work and charitable causes for upliftment women, children and weaker sections in the society. She is also a member of the functioning team, for a project which has adopted a rural village Akalgarh as a model village which is economically, socially, educationally backward and improve its condition.

PROF. (DR.) BENARJI CHAKKA

Dr. Benarji Chakka is currently working as Dean and Professor of Law at VIT-AP School of Law (VSL), VIT-AP University, Andhra Pradesh. He graduated from Andhra University, with B.A.L, LL.B (Hons), LL.M from School of Oriental African Studies (SOAS) University of London and obtained M. Phil., and Ph. D., from Centre for International Legal Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He also earned Postgraduate Diploma Course in Learning, Teaching and Research in Higher Education, National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway, Republic of Ireland and he was awarded with the prestigious British Chevening Scholar at SOAS in 2015-16.
Dr. Benarji was previously associated as Professor and Dean of Alliance School of Law, Alliance University Bangalore; Associate Professor of Law and Registrar at National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA). He was Lecturer at the School of Law, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG). He was Regional Legal Adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), based in Geneva and its Regional Delegation for South Asia, New Delhi. He also worked as Research Associate at the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL). He has expertise in International Aviation Law, International Space Law, International Humanitarian Law and International Law and Transitional Justice.
He published research articles and books in the field of International Aviation and Space law and international humanitarian law (IHL). He has been invited as an expert speaker to deliver lectures at various UGC Academic Staff colleges in India during UGC Refresher Course and Orientation Programmes. He is associated with various universities as Member of the Board of Studies, Academic Advisor and visiting expert faculty of International Law.
He is associated as a Judge with Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition for Asia-Pacific Round, International Rounds (Memorials Judge), Judge Philip Jessup International Moot Court Competition; Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition in India and South Asia; Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competitions; Price Media Law Moot Programme organised by University of Oxford. He was Researcher at the Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations in 2015 at The Hague Academy of International Law. He was Doctoral Scholar at The Hague Academy of international law during 2001. He is member of several other international law bodies such as Member of Asian Society of International Law, Member of the European Society of International Law and Life Member of the Indian Law Institute

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PROF. (DR.) RASHMI SALPEKAR

Prof. Dr. Rashmi Salpekar, Professor of International Law and Dean VSLLS. She is Ph.D. in International Law for which she received fellowship from Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. She is LL.M., Master of Human Rights and Duties (MHRDE) and M.A. in Sociology. She has approximately fifteen years of experience of teaching and research including experience of working as a Research Officer in Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission, Mumbai. She is the Dean in Vivekananda School of Legal Studies (VSLLS), Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS) affiliate to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University since 2016.
She has specialization in Public International Law, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Trade, Economic, Investment and Commercial Law and Legal Research Methodology due to teaching and researching since more than a decade. She has been invited as a speaker in national conferences, seminars and international conferences including International Conference organized by WSV and City University, Hong Kong, 2018, and, 15th International Symposium organized by Australian Institute of Victimology, Western Australia University along with World Society of Victimology (WSV) at Perth, Australia in July 2015, as also, 14th International Symposium of Victimology at The Hague, The Netherlands in May 2012 organized by International Institute of Victimology, Tilburg, and Leuvens Institute of Criminology, Victim Support of Europe.
She has carried out an Empirical Research on Rights of Farmers and Land Acquisition (2012-13) funded by ICSSR, New Delhi. She is the Editor of VIPS Student Law Review, an annual Journal published by VIPS and an Editorial Board Member of an annual Journal of Academy of Juridical Studies. She has published Books, many papers in various research journals, conference proceedings of national and international repute. She has edited a book International Humanitarian Law: A Reflection on 70 Years of Geneva Conventions 1949 (2019)and authored a book titled Parliament Session of 2019: A Descriptive Study of Bills Passed and Presented (2020). She has also published a unique edited book titled Moot Problems (2021) wherein moot problems on international law and national law are included with a objective to promote problem based teaching-learning process in the legal education. In addition to this, edited book on Law and Behaviour (2019) and Intellectual Property Law in the Information Age (2021) have also been published.
She has been invited to judge moot court competitions including Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Competition and Henry Dunant Moot Court Competition. She is guiding Ph.D. Students and also guiding LL.M. and LL.B. students in their dissertations. She is invited as a resource person across the country mainly to speak on international law and Legal Research Methodology. She is a Life Member and Executive Member of Indian Society of International Law, Executive Member of All India Law Teachers Congress and a Member of World Society of Victimology (Special Category consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations and the Council of Europe). She is also a Life Fellow of Indian Social Science Academy and life member of SAARC Law India Chapter.

Dr. SHIKHAR RANJAN  

Shikhar Ranjan holds LLB from Lucknow University (1994); M.Phil in International Law from Jawaharlal Nehru University (1997), LLM from Delhi University (2009) and Ph.D. from JNU, New Delhi (2022). He has worked with the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL:2000-2002), Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO:2002-2011) and erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI:2011-2020). His areas of interest are Environmental Law, Health Care Law and Right to Information. He has some publications in Environmental law in Journals and Edited Books.

SHRI GOVINDARAJA G. HEGDE

Shri. Govindaraja G. Hegde is Associate Professor of International Law at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. His areas of expertise are Private International Law, International Commercial Contracts, International Trade Law and General Principles of International Law.

Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Kulshrestha

Prof. Sanjay Kulshrestha is Dean and Professor of Law Institute, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (MP). He is also serving as Chairman of the Board of Studies, Jiwaji University. Earlier served as Law Officer with National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. under the Ministry of Industries, Govt of India from 1998 to 2003. He holds his LLM and Ph. D. from Vikram University, MP. He has many publications to his credit in many journals.

Assistant Professor, ISIL, is course coordinator of Post Graduate Diploma Course in International Law and Diplomacy conducted by the Indian Academy of International Law and Diplomacy, the teaching wing of the Society. She did her Ph.D in International Refugee Law and LLM from University of Jammu, Jammu. She is Gold Medalist in LLM and has qualified UGC NET-JRF. She can be contacted through kanak_sharma03@yahoo.com