MAR GREGORIOS COLLEGE OF Mar Ivanios Vidyanagar Trivandrum

PERSONAL PROFILE

Name : Dr. GIGIMON V. S.

Designation : Associate Professor & HoD (LAW)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

. May 2017 - DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN LAW (PH.D.), Chanakya National Law University, Patna. . 2004-2006 - MASTER IN LAW (LL.M.) (HUMAN RIGHTS) Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. First Class . 1998-2003 - B.A.L., LL.B. (FIVE YEAR INTEGRATED LAW PROGRAMME) University of Kerala, Trivandrum . 1999 – 200 - DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY [D.I.T.] Keltron Institute of Information Technology, Kerala

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Teaching 10. Years  Administrative Experience 1.8 years  Research Experience: 1.1 years

Associate Professor, Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur.

Assistant Professor & Registrar, Council of Kerala M K Nambyar Continuing , Kochi.(January 2017 August 2018) (1 year 8 Months).

Assistant Professor, IBA-CLE Chair, National Law School of India University, (December 2012 December 2016) (4 years 1month).

Assistant Professor, IBA-CLE Chair, National Law School of India University, Bangalore (December 2012 December 2016) (4 years 1month).

Assistant Professor, CMR Law School, Bangalore (August 2012 - November 2012) (4 Months).

Assistant Professor, (Law) - Garden City College, Bangalore.

Assistant Professor, School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore. (Jan 2009 to April 2010) (1 year 3 months)

Lecturer-in-Law, Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Punjab.. (Aug 2007 to Jan 2009) (1 years 4 months)  POSITIONS HELD

 Member – Committee on National Policy on Legal Education 2017 under the Chairmanship of Prof. N R Madhava Menon.  Expert Member – University Grants Commission Committee on Transforming Legal Education, 2010-2011 for making of One Year LLM Degree program.  Editor – IBA-CLE Chair Newsletter, Published by National Law School of India University, Bangalore.  Member, Board of Studies (UG), School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore 2009-2010.  Faculty-in-charge, & Sports Committee, School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore 2009-2010.  Faculty Advisor – Student Welfare Office, Christ University, Bangalore 2009-2010  Co-ordinator for the , Inspection for Affiliation and increase of intake for BA, LLB (Hons) and BBA, LLB (Hons) for School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore, 2009-2010.  Admission Co-ordinator for School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore, 2009-2010.  Member, Examination & Attendance Committee, Rajiv Gandhi National , Patiala, 2007-2008.  Faculty-in-charge – Moot Court, Seminars, Internship and Placement Committee, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, 2007-2008.  Editor, Voice of Consumer, Magazine of Centre of Indian and Research, Trivandrum.

PUBLICATIONS & PAPER PRESENTATIONS JOURNALS

 Incorporating of Indigenous values in Legal Education through Indic Narrative Literature, co-authored with Aditya Variath, is accepted for publication in MDU Law Journal, Vol. 24 January 2020, ISSN No – 2230 746X, Bi-Annual, Referred & Peer Reviewed Research Journal, published by Faculty of Law, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana).  Legal Education Reforms: From a Classroom Centric Teaching to a Skill based Pedagogy, Lexigentia- Law Journal of Lloyd Law College (ISSN: 2454-1613) Vol. 6 (2019) Issue 2, Published by Thomson Reuters.

 Judicial Interference in an Arbitration Proceeding – International Position, JOURNAL OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH Published in JETIR (www.JETIR.org) ISSN UGC Approved (Journal No: 63975) & 5.87 Impact Factor in Volume 6 Issue 6, June 2019, Date of Publication: 2019-06-04.  Genesis of Secularism, JOURNAL OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (ISSN: 2349-5162) published In JETIR (www.JETIR.org ) ISSN UGC Approved (Journal No: 63975) & 5.87 Impact Factor in Volume 6 Issue 6 , August-2019, Date of Publication: 2019-08-06.  State Sovereignty and Protection of Human Rights, JOURNAL OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (ISSN : 2349-5162) published In JETIR (www.JETIR.org) ISSN UGC Approved (Journal No: 63975) & 5.87 Impact Factor in Volume 6 Issue 6 , June 2019, Date of Publication: 2019-06-04  Models of Secularism-Comparative Perspective JOURNAL OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (ISSN : 2349-5162) published In JETIR (www.JETIR.org) ISSN UGC Approved (Journal No: 63975) & 5.87 Impact Factor in Volume 6 Issue 6 , June 2019, Date of Publication: 2019-06-04  Party Autonomy an Essential in Arbitration in India, LEGAL NEWS AND VIEWS, ISSN 2277- 5323, Vol. 30, No. 11, November 2016 pp.2-8.  WTO & MEAs – Trading into Greener Pastures, Joint Paper with Prof. Vedpal in MDU LAW JOURNAL, ISSN No – 2230-746X., Vol XV, Part II, 2010.  Right to Information: A Remedy Against Corruption, Legal News and Views December 2008, ISSN 2277- 5323.

BOOK CHAPTERS

 Judicial Intervention in Arbitration – A Comparative study of UK and Indian Arbitration Legislations publish in Book on Selected Essays on Current Legal Issues, ISBN 978-93- 5267- 220-2, Anugraha Publications, New 2017.  Right to Information - A Global Investigation, Published in Book RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005: IMPLEMENTATION AND CHALLENGE, Edited by P.K. Saini and R.K. Gupta, Deep & Deep Publications, New Delhi, 2009 ISBN : 978-81-8450-168-1.  Humanitarian faces and legal hues of Aura, published in book ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIENCE: SOCIO-LEGAL AND JUDICIAL PARADIGM, Edited by Manmohan Singh Gill and Jasleen Kewlani, Concept Publications, New Delhi, 2009, ISBN 818 -06-9601-5  Right to Information – A Human Right, Published in Book on HUMAN RIGHTS-A READER, Edited by Prof. Nagappan Nayar and Dr. V.L. Mony, Scan Publications, Trivandrum, 2007

OTHERS  Human Rights to Environment Published in the compilation of Articles on Environment published by Swdeshi Science Movement, Trivandrum 2005.  Environmental in India: A Human Rights Perspective in online publications at Anitessays.com http://www.antiessays.com/free-essays/13567.html 2005.  Protection of Consumer Rights – Role of NGO’s, in Magazine on Consumer Rights – Voice of Consumer, published by Centre of Indian Consumer Protection and Research, Trivandrum 2003.

SEMINARS & CONFERENCES  Mitigating the Environment Refugee Crisis through Climate Consciousness, paper presented in International Conference on Environment, Biodiversity Conservation, sustainable Resource Management and Multidisciplinary Innovations. Sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi at Mahatma Gandhi PG College, Narisinghpur MP on 28-29 February 2020.  Invited as Chair Speaker in the Session Indian Legal Education in the 21st Century at the National Seminar on “Law in the Developing World: Impediments and Advancements” held at The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi on 17th to 19th of January 2018.  Invited as Chairperson for the session on Legal, Policy and Institutional Responses to Financing Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the National Seminar on Climate Change Challenges in India: role of Law, Policy and Management, organized by Centre for Environment Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), National Law School of India University, Bangalore on 15th June 2018 at National Law School, Bangalore.  Invited as a resource person to speak on the Arbitration Law in the One Week Refresher Course for Law Teachers on “March of Law: Analyzing Legal Developments in Pursuit of Constitutional Governance and Social Justice” from 10th to 16th June, 2017 at International Training Centre, NLSIU jointly organized by the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and Bar Council of Kerala M K N Academy for Continuing Legal Education, Kochi on 14th June 2017.  Invited as a Resource Person in Round Table Conference on Innovation in Legal Education and Pedagogy as part of the Second edition of National Conference on Justice Education (NCJE) from 10-11 November 2017, organized by Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad on 11th November 2017.  Invited as a Conference Chair in the CMR National Law Seminar, 2017 on “Marking the Position of Women in the Criminal Justice System”, organized by the CMR University, School of Legal Studies on the 30th November, 2017.  Invited as for Felicitation address in the National Workshop on Sexual Harassment Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal jointly organized by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Chair, Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice, Department of Law, University of Kerala and Cell to Combat Sexual Harassment (CCSH) University of Kerala held at Department of Law, Kariavattom Campus,

University of Kerala on 22 March, 2016.  Invited as a Resource Person for conducting Para Legal Training Course at Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur May 2016  Freedom of Speech and Free Press, in -CLEA Regional Conference 2016 on Freedom of Speech and Expression held at Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida 5th and 6th November 2016.  Legal education: Looking to an uncharted future in the Conference on Teaching and Learning in Law – “Directions in Legal Education” organised by the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong on 3-4 June 2016 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.  Global Governance: A Solution to the Issue of State Sovereignty Vis-À-Vis Protection of Human Rights in the ISTANBUL SECURITY CONFERENCE 2015 “UN at 70 and Global Governance” jointly organised by the Marmara University, Istanbul and Turkish Asian Centre for Strategic Studies (TASAM), Istanbul at Hotel Titanic Business Bayrampasa, from Istanbul on 03-05 December 2015.  Invited as Resident Resource Person to deliver a talk on the topic “ – 800 Years of Liberty and Freedom: A Revisit of time” in the CLEA - ECL Summer School, 2015 scheduled for 25 to 29 September, 2015 organised by the European College of Law, London UK  Invited as a resource person to Chair the session on Right to Information and Good Governance in the Seminar on Good Governance Right to Information Way jointly organized by the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and Karnataka State Law University, Hubli on 12th October 2015.  Access to Information a Remedy to Curtail Corruption, in Second International Conference on Interdisciplinary Legal Studies 2015 jointly hosted by the Unique Conferences, Canada (UCC) and the International Center for Research & Development (ICRD), Sri Lanka at Galdari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka from 25-27 February, 2015.  Invited as resource person for a Four Week Nordic Summer School International Course on Legal Landscape of Rights in India conducted by the Commons Cell, National Law School of India University (NLSIU), in association with the Nordic Centre in India (NCI) from 6th July to 2nd August 2014.  Invited as a resource person to speak on the topic “Adoption of Scientific Methods in the Investigation of Criminal Cases” at the Workshop on "Criminal Justice System in India" organized by M S Ramaiah College of Law, Bangalore on 12 &13th September 2014.  Invitation to the Stakeholders Workshop on “Fourth Amendment to Consumer Protection Act, 1986”, held at Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi on 24th November, 2014  Invited as resource person to train the Public Information Officers on topic Right to Information Act 2005 at of Karnataka Power Corporation Limited, Jogfalls, Shimoga on 26th and 27th November 2014.  Invited as a Panelist on the topic “Misleading Promotions & Liability” in the Seminar on Consumer Rights: Products & Services – Opportunities & Challenges organized by

Confederation of Indian Industry, Trivandrum Chapter on 30th May, 2014 at Hilton Garden Inn, .  Invited as a resource person for the Three Day National Workshop on Human Rights Advocacy Skills Development – Policies and Strategies at Department of Law, University of Kerala, Trivandrum from 22-24 January 2014.  Invited as resource person for the contact classes for Post Graduate Diploma in Consumer Law and Practice for the topic on ADR at National Law School, Bangalore on 19th January 2014.  Invited as a Panelist on the topic “User safety on the Internet” in the Seminar on Internet Safety organised by Consumer Voice, New Delhi in association with Google on 24th April, 2014 at KAS Officers Association, Bengaluru.  Invited as a resource person to Chair the session on the Scope and Development of International Commercial Arbitration in CMR Conference 2013 on “Contemporary issues in International Arbitration” was organized on 23- 24th of February 2013.  Invited as a panel speaker on Human Rights and Violence for Mid-Career interaction between Armed forces and Civil Services officers on Human Rights (DoPT Sponsored) organized by the Administrative Training Institute, Mysore from 28-30 October 2013.  Invited as a keynote speaker for Workshop on Consumer Law at Selaqui College of Law, Dehradun on 06th Dec 2013.  Classroom Teaching Imbibing Real World Experience in Commonwealth Legal Education Biennial Conference 2011, More Meaningful Legal Education in the 21st Century Stepping out of the Ivory Tower, organised by CLEA (Aisa-India) and National Law School of India University Bangalore, 29-30th January 2011.  Right to Health: Role of in UGC Sponsored National Seminar Right to Health: Issues and Challenges, organized by Gobi Arts and Science College, Erode, 4-5th February 2011  Resource person in the Training Programme for Police Officers in Criminal Law, by School of Law, Christ University, and Karnataka Police Academy, Mysore, 05-09 April 2009.  PIL and Human Rights in National Seminar on Human Rights in Globalized Era, by Public College, Samana, Punjab, 20th August 2008.  Domestic Violence and Women in National Seminar on Family Law: Problems and Challenges, by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, Patiala, 08th September 2007.  Right to Information – Global Perspective in National Seminar on Right to Information by Indian Council for Social Science Research and Punjab University, Chandigarh, 13-14th September 2007.  Role of Judiciary in Development of Right to Information in National Seminar on Role of Judiciary in Development of Human Rights by Punjabi University, Patiala, 14-15th November 2007.  State Sovereignty and Protection of Human Rights in National Seminar Globalisation and the

State Revisited Seminar by Jamila Milia Islamia University, New Delhi, 4-6th December 2007.  Resource person and Co-ordinator in the Train the Trainers Programme for Human Rights Education in Schools by Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, New Delhi 2005.  Humanitarian Aspects in in Global Eco-meet 2005, organized Swdeshi Science Movement, Trivandrum, 20-25th February 2005.

PARTICIPATION IN WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES

 Participated in the One Week Refresher Course for Law Teachers on March of Law: Critical Reflections in Law Teaching and Research Methodology, at International Training Centre, NLSIU jointly organized by the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and Bar Council of Kerala M K N Academy for Continuing Legal Education, Kochi June 9-15, 2018.  Participated in the International Workshop on Rethinking Religion in India IV: Secularism, Religion and Law jointly organised by SDM Law College and SDM Centre for Post Graduate Studies and Research in Law, Mangalore, Ghent University, Belgium, Kuvempu University, India, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic, India Platform UGent, Ghent University, Belgium from 24th to 27th November 2012 at SDM Law College,Mangalore.  Participated in the National Seminar on 25 Years of Consumer Protection Act: Challenges And The Way Forward on 22 and 23 September 2012 organized by National Law School of India University Chair on Consumer Law and Practice along with Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Govt. of India at National Law School, Bangalore.  Participated in the International Conference on Jurists on Terrorism, and Human Rights organized by International Council of Jurists, New Delhi on 13-14th December, 2008.  Participated in the National Seminar on Judiciary and Good Governance organized by Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy and Training (MILAT). Thiruvananthapuram 28th October, 2006.  Participated in the Human Rights to Environment Workshop conducted by Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur and Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi, 27-28th March 2005.  Participated in the Commonwealth Legal Education Association Conference jointly organized by the Commonwealth Legal Education Association and the International Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies (IIIS), Kerala at Thiruvananthapuram from December 28 to 30, 2002.  Participated in the National Seminar on Union Budget 2002, organized by Centre for Indian Consumer Protection and Research, Trivandrum, 09th February 2002.  Participated in the International Seminar on Gandhian Alternatives on War and Terrorism organized by Gandhi Smrithi, New Delhi at Thiruvananthapuram, 16th January 2002.  Participated in the Workshop on Justice Education conducted by Global Alliance for Justice Education and Indian Society of Advocacy Skills, Trivandrum, 6th January 2002.

PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING PROGRAMS

 Online Certificate Course on Negotiation and Conflict Management conducted by United States Institute of Peace, USA 2011.  Online Certificate Course on The Right to Information Act 2005 conducted by the Centre for Good Governance (CGG), Hyderabad, in collaboration with the Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. 2011.  Training on Legal Research Methodology and Pedagogy, conducted by School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore 2010.  Learning Teaching Skills conducted by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, Patiala 2008.  Latest Development on Criminal Law by Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training, Trivandrum at Pattanamthitta at Pattanamthitta 2007.  Training of Teachers on Clinical Legal Education by Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training, Trivandrum and Forum of South Asian Clinical Law Teachers, Goa at Bangalore 2007.  Training on Environmental Law Litigation by MC Mehta Environmental Foundation at Medawala, Dehradun Dec 2006.  Summer School on Human Rights conducted by Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training at Trivandrum August 2005.  Clinical Legal Education, by Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur 2004.  Consumer Protection by Kerala State Institute of Rural Development, Kottarakkara 2002.  Child Rights by UNICEF, Chennai, at Rajgiri College, Kalamassery, Kochi 2000.

MOOT COURT COMPETITIONS

JUDGE & COACH  Judge, Semi-finals, Louis M. Brown Sixth National Client Interviewing and Counseling Competition, 2003  Team Coach, William C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition, Austria 2008.  Team Coach, William C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition, Hong Kong 2008.  Judge, Quarter-finals, 24th Bar Council of India National Moot Court Competition, 2009  Memorials Judge, 24th Bar Council of India National Moot Court Competition, 2009  Team Coach, Philips C. Jessup International Law Moot, Indian Rounds, 2009.  Judge, Quarter-finals, CMR Law School Moot Court Competition, 2011.  Judge, Semi-finals, CMR Law School Moot Court Competition, 2013.

 Judge, Semi-Finals 9th National Human Rights Moot Court Competition from 20 - 22, February, 2014 organized by School of Indian Legal Thought, Kottayam  Judge and Organizer CLEA South Asia Regional Moot Court Competition 2014.  Judge, Quarter-finals, Third Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting Competition 2018  Judge, Quarter-finals, Fourth Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting Competition 2019  Judge, Quarter-finals, Fifth Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Mooting Competition 2019

MOOTER

 Speaker, International Moot Court Competition on Environmental Law conducted by MCMEF in the SAARC Nations Training Programme, Dehradun 2005.  Researcher, M P. Law College Moot Court Competition, Aurangabad, 2001.  Researcher, Kerala Law Academy Moot Court Competition, Trivandrum, 2000.

RESEARCH WORKS  Research Assistant for the research project on “Criminal Justice Administration in Chhattisgarh”, by the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, .  Research Assistant for the research project on “Consumer Education in Schools of Kerala”, by the Centre of Indian Consumer Protection and Research, Trivandrum.  Research Assistant for the research project on “The and rights status of the Scheduled Tribes of the State of Jharkhand” sponsored by University Grants Commission, New Delhi. MAJOR PROGRAMMES AND CONFERENCES ORGANIZED

 Coordinated 18 Professional Development Continuing Legal Education Workshop for Lawyers and Law Teachers as the Registrar of Bar Council of Kerala M K Nambyar Academy for Continuing Legal Education, Kochi.  Co-ordinated 65 Professional Development Continuing Legal Education Workshop for Lawyers and Law Teachers at different parts of country under the guidance of Prof. N R Madhava Menon during the period from 2012-2016.  Organizing Secretary, Training Programme for Police Officers in Criminal Law, by School of Law, Christ University, and Karnataka Police Academy, Mysore, 05-09 April 2009.  Organizing Secretary Commonwealth Moot Court South Asia Regional Competition 2009.  Organizing Secretary 24th Bar Council of India National Moot Court Competition 2008.  Member, Organizing Committee Commonwealth Legal Education Association Asia Regional Conference 2002 at Thiruvananthapuram from 28-30th December 2002.

 Member Organizing Committee of many Moot Court Competitions, Seminars, Workshops and Training Programmes.  Conference Co-ordinator Commonwealth Legal Education Association Asia Regional Conference 2011, Bangalore 29-30th January 2011.

MEMBERSHIPS

 Joint Secretary and Life Member, Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training, Trivandrum  Executive Member, Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA-Asia) India Chapter  Member, Indian Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Trivandrum  Member, Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE), USA  Executive Member, Centre of Indian Consumer Protection and Research, Trivandrum  Member, Forum of South Asian Clinical Law Teachers, Goa  Member, Asian Law & Society Association (ALSA), Japan

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