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Sanjeevi Shanthakumar

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  • Timeline

  • Skills

    Arbitration
    Biotechnology
    Civil Litigation
    Competition Law
    Constitutional Law
    Corporate Law
    Cyberlaw
    Environmental Law
    ESL
    Human Rights
    Human Rights Education
    Intellectual Property
    International Arbitration
    International Law
    International Trade Law
    Legal Advice
    Legal Assistance
    Legal Issues
    Legal Research
    Legal Writing
    Research
    SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND LAW
    Teaching
    Westlaw
    SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND
    International

  • About me

    Prof. (Dr.) Sanjeevi Shanthakumar is the Director/Vice Chancellor of Gujarat National Law University, and Provost in-charge of Gujarat Maritime University. He is currently the President of Consortium of National Law Universities in India. He had earlier served as Pro Vice Chancellor, Dean Academics and Dean, School of Law at G.D. Goenka University, Gurgaon. Prior to this, he was Professor & Founder Dean, Faculty of Law at SGT University, Professor & Founder Director of ITM Law School, ITM University, Professor & Founder Director of MATS Law School, MATS University; CoE & Associate Professor of Law at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur; Senior Lecturer at Government Law College, Madurai and Chennai. He has 32 years of academic experience. He is an alumnus of Madras University where he obtained his graduation, post-graduation and doctorate degree in law. He is a recipient of prestigious awards such as the Environmental Law Champion Development Award from the Asian Development Bank, Philippines and the Best Social Scientist Award from the Indian Society of Criminology. He has been elected to represent South and West Asia as a member of the Governing Board at the International Union for Conservation of Nature Academy of Environmental Law. He is currently the Vice Chair of the IUCN Academy. He is serving as the Country Focal Point for India and a Consultant for the Asian Development Bank’s Technical Assistance project on Environment and Climate Change Law. He is the Governing Board Member and Chair of Environmental Law Study Group of the International Association of Law Schools; and was a Member of the Teaching and Capacity Building Committee of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law. He has authored 3 books on Environmental Law and 2 books on Human Rights Law. He has published a number of research articles on various contemporary legal issues in various reputed national and international journals and edited volumes. He has had the privilege of being invited to deliver lectures at various premier Universities in over 20 countries. Before joining legal academia, he was an attorney at the Madras High Court for seven years.

  • Education

    • University of Madras

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      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW / HUMAN RIGHTS / CONSUMER RIGHTS

      A Philosophical Research dedicated to those poor consumers [who can't be even called consumers legally] since they can neither pay for their goods / services nor for their legal remedies in case of defective goods or deficiency of service.. Thesis suggests a new paradigm shift in the way "consumer" is defined and treated by the Indian legal system.

    • University of Madras

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      Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) Law

    • University of Madras

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      Master of Laws (LL.M.) INTERNATIONAL LAW & CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

      Studied Public International Law, Private International Law [conflict of laws], Comparative Constitutional Law among others. Prepared and submitted a dissertation on "Human Rights Law: A study of its global evolution and recognition". Helped in organizing many Seminars and Conferences

  • Experience

    • Periyar IAS IPS Free Coaching Centre, sponsored by Periyar Trust, Periyar Thidal, Chennai

      Aug 1989 - Aug 1996
      Coach

      Coached Civil Services Aspirants to get their dream career with the Indian Administrative Service, etc. Helped directly and indirectly many students to get in to the prestigious Civil Services.

    • University of Madras

      Dec 1991 - Jun 1995
      UGC-Junior Research Fellow [JRF]

      Conducting research on Consumer Law and Teaching "Comparative Constitutional Law" to Post Graduate Students of Law.

    • Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai

      Aug 1996 - Sept 2001
      Senior Lecturer (Law)

      Taught Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, International Law, etc. and was in charge of Moot Court Committee. Was Coordinator for the Environmental Law Capacity Building Project supported by National Law School of India University, Bangalore and funded by World Bank.

    • Government Law College, Madurai

      Sept 2001 - May 2004
      Senior Lecturer (Law)

      Taught Environmental Law, Internaitonal Law and responsible for establishing the Moot Court at Government Law College with Alumni Support.

    • Hidayatullah National Law University

      Jun 2004 - Feb 2010
      Associate Professor of Law & Controller of Examinations

      Teaching Law and was Faculty Advisor for the Graduating Batch Recruitment Committee [Placement Committee], Internship Coordination Committee, Moot Court Committee, etc.

    • MATS University, Raipur

      Feb 2009 - May 2010
      Director, MATS Law School

      Founder Director and Professor of Law. Established the Law School and was responsible for the day to day administration of the Law School. Created the curriculum, designed course matrix, drafted Ordinances, recruited competent faculty team, created the website and marketed the school, nationally and globally.

    • ITM University, Gurgaon now known as NCU [North Cap University]

      May 2010 - Jul 2014
      Director, ITM Law School

      Founder Director and Professor of Law. Established the School of Law. Took independent responsibility of getting approval from the Bar Council of India. Apart from teaching law, took care of day to day administration of the Law School. Member of various statutory Committees like, Board of Studies, Academic Council, Board of Management, etc. Organized a number of Seminars, Conferences, FDPs, Workshops, Guest Lectures, etc.

    • SGT University (Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University)

      Jul 2014 - Jan 2016
      Dean, Faculty of Law

      Founder Dean. Responsible for establishing the faculty of law and taking care of day to day administration

    • GD Goenka University

      Apr 2016 - Jul 2019

      • Pro Vice Chancellor

        May 2018 - Jul 2019

      • Dean Academics

        Apr 2016 - Jul 2019

    • Gujarat Maritime University

      Jul 2019 - now
      Provost i/c

    • Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

      Jul 2019 - now
      Director

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • UNITAR Environmental Law Program

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sanjeevi Shanthakumar
      Best Director Award Golden Aim Awards for Excellence & Leadership in Education Apr 2021
    • Awarded to Sanjeevi Shanthakumar
      IP (Intellectual Property) Director of the Year 2020 IPPO (Intellectual Property Promotion Organization) October 1, 2020 Awarded for the exceptional contribution to the development of the subject IPR.
    • Awarded to Sanjeevi Shanthakumar
      Governing Board Member (South and West Asia) IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Jul 2018 Was elected as the member of the Governing Board of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law in July 2018 to represent South and West Asia.
    • Awarded to Sanjeevi Shanthakumar
      Best Social Scientist Award Indian Society of Criminology Jan 2018 The ISC Dr. B.S. Haikerwal and Prof. Sushil Chandra Award for excellence in the field of Criminology
    • Awarded to Sanjeevi Shanthakumar
      Member, Teaching and Capacity Building Committee IUCN Academy of Environmental Law September 1, 2017
    • Awarded to Sanjeevi Shanthakumar
      ADB Environmental Law Champions Development Award ADB (Asian Development Bank) Mar 2015 Chosen as one of the winners of the “ADB Environmental Law Champions Development Award” established under ADB’s regional technical assistance project to strengthen environmental law in the Asia-Pacific region by developing environmental law champions.
    • Awarded to Sanjeevi Shanthakumar
      Visiting Professor Islamic University, Jakarta, Indonesia Jun 2014
    • Awarded to Sanjeevi Shanthakumar
      Visiting Professor Esa Unggul University, Jakarta, Indonesia Jun 2014
    • Awarded to Sanjeevi Shanthakumar
      Visiting Professor University of National Development -"Veteran", Jakarta, Indonesia Jun 2014
    • Awarded to Sanjeevi Shanthakumar
      Member, Special Task Force on Higher Education, Chhattisgarh State Planning Commission -

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Founder Trustee

      Issued by TREES (Trust for Research and Education on Environment and Sustainable Development) on Jan 2002
      TREES (Trust for Research and Education on Environment and Sustainable Development)Associated with Sanjeevi Shanthakumar