SOMABHA BANDOPADHAY Research Assistant, Centre for Regulatory Studies, Governance and Public Policy West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata Email: [email protected] / [email protected] | Contact: (+91) 9330081480

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS . LL.M (2019) : 6.5/7 (National of India University, Bangalore) . LL.B (2018) : 9.38 (School of Law, KIIT (Deemed to be University), ) . 12th Standard (CBSE Board)(2013) : 95% (Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Kolkata) . 10th Standard (CBSE Board)(2011) : 9.8 CGPA (Delhi Public School, Ruby Park, Kolkata) AREAS OF INTEREST . Human Rights . . International . International Humanitarian Law . Environmental Law ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND COURSES . Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for Assistant Professorship. . Diploma course on UN International Organizations by Institute of UN Studies in association with Indian Federation of United Nations Association, New Delhi, February- August 2016, Secured: 82.2%. . Course on Introduction to International Criminal Law by Michael Scharf by Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA, August 2016- January 2017, Secured: 90%. . Course on Rio+23 India as continuation of the World Humanitarian Summit by Indian Astrobiology Research Centre (IARC) Centre for United Nations, Mumbai, July- December 2016, Secured: Grade A. . 15th Summer School On Public International Law, Organized by Indian Society Of International Law, Attended in May-June 2016, Secured: O(Outstanding). WORK EXPERIENCE/ INTERNSHIPS/ OTHER EXPERIENCE (IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER) . Research Assistant, Centre for Regulatory Studies, Governance and Public Policy, West Bengal National University for Juridical Sciences, Kolkata [01st October 2019 to present] . Assisting in conducting various projects of the Centre. . Designing and editing journal and newsletters. . International Justice Mission (IJM), Kolkata. [4th February to 6th March 2019 and 1st October to 12th October 2018] . Assisting in judgement analysis of the cases that IJM has been a part of. . Assisting legal counsels dealing with cases on child trafficking. . Drafting research related documents on Victim Compensation, Test Identification Parade and Judicial Munshikhana. . Legal and Treaties Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India. [ 4th October to 3rd November 2017] . Prepared documents on MLAT and Letter Rogatory. . Prepared research material on Extradition and Human Rights. . Prof. Sanoj Rajan (Dean, Ansal University, Gurgaon & Expert, HHI, Harvard University). [28th May to 28th August 2017] . Assisted in UNHCR funded research on Statelessness in India. . Preparation of reports; research on concepts of international law. 1 . Mr. Mahesh Menon (Coordinator, Centre for Child Rights, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences). [30th January to 28th February 2017] . Assisted in UNICEF funded project analyzing implementation of the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act 2012. . Rapporteur 3 conferences-drafting reports to be submitted to UNICEF. . Prof. Manoj Kumar Sinha (Director, , Delhi). [1st February to 20th February 2016] . Prepared project on Panchayati Raj System under an ongoing project of Govt. of India. . Analysing case laws on refugees in India. . Report on legal educational reforms. . Consumer Affairs Department and State Consumer Redressal Commission. (Government of West Bengal). [11th June to 24th June 2014] . Basic legal matters like procedure/documentation. . Basic training at the Grievance Redressal Cell. . Jabala Action Research Organisation (NGO), Kolkata. [17th December 2013 to 13th January 2014] . Counselling rescued victims of trafficking and children from red light areas. . Taught Bengali and elementary Mathematics to children of the slum areas. . Co researcher with Dr. Subin Sunder Raj (NLSIU, Bangalore) . Research concerning Glyphosate and Rights of Nature with Earth Thrive,United Kingdom. ACHIEVEMENTS . ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS 1. Secured 6.5/10 and 9.38/10 CGPA in LLM and BA.LLB respectively.. 2. Won Nani Palkhivala Memorial Gold Medal for securing highest CGPA in LLM (Human Rights) in National Law School of India University, Bangalore and Chancellor’s Gold Medal for securing highest CGPA and Nanibala Devi Memorial Gold Memorial for securing highest CGPA in KIIT School of Law. 3. Won Student of the Year in 2018 in KIIT University. 4. Won KIIT Merit Scholarship for 5 consecutive years.

. MOOT COURT ACHIEVEMENTS 1. Won in 33rd Bar Council of India Inter-University Moot Court Competition, organized by Bar Council of India, New Delhi and ICFAI University, Hyderabad. (March, 2017).  Won Best Student Advocate Female  Won Best Best Speaker- Fourth round  Won Best Memorial- Third round  Awarded Scholarship for 1 year. 2. Participated in 16th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court competition, organized by International Society for International Law, New Delhi and International Committee for the Red Cross, New Delhi. (September, 2016).

. ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE 1. Member, Student Initiative for Promotion of Legal Awareness (SIPLA), NSLIU- assisted in organizing several conferences, talks, panel discussion and other such events. 2. Best NSS Volunteer- organised blood donation camps, plantation drives and regular dance classes for underprivileged tribal children. 3. Core Committee member, KARVAAN- Annual Law School Fest of School of Law, KIIT.

2 . PAPERS, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

PAPER PUBLICATIONS

1. Authored a paper titled “Changing Paradigm of Customary International Law in the Light of Developing Human Rights Law”, Bangladesh Institute of Legal Development (BiLD) Law Journal, Volume 4 Issue 2, ISSN: 2518-6523 (2019). 2. Authored a paper titled “Western Sahara: The Extinct and Forgotten Plight”, Indian Bar Review, Volume 44 Issue 3, ISBN: 978-81-931981-0-0 (2017). 3. Authored a paper titled “Dance Choreographies: Quest for Legality”, Wisdom Speaks, International Forum for Art and Culture, Volume 2 Issue 1, ISSN: 2456-5121 (2017). 4. Authored a paper titled “Enforced Disappearances: Jurisprudence of Human Rights Courts”, Indian Human Rights Law Review, Volume 8 Issue 1, ISSN: 2230-7036 (2017). 5. Authored a paper titled “Re-vision of Outrage of Modesty in Indian Penal Code: Percepting in the light of Iran and Taiwan”, KIIT Journal of Law and Society, Volume 7 Issue 1, ISSN: 2231-5144 (2017). 6. Authored a paper titled “Womb for Rent: Homosexuality, De-commercialization: A Humanistic Approach”, The Newsletter, School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University,, Volume 35, ISSN: 2394-2142 (2016). 7. Authored a paper titled “Consumer Protection in the era of Consumerism- The Indian mechanism”, International Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy (IJLEPP), Volume 1 Issue 1, ISSN: 2463-7156 (2016). SEMINARS 1. Presented a paper titled “Child Protection across borders: Law and Beyond” at Child Rights and the State: Policy and Perspectives, Child Rights and You (CRY) and South Asian Women in Media (SAWM), Bhubaneswar, 2017. 2. Presented a paper titled “Revisiting Surrogacy Towards Decommodification: Pro-human modifications” at the National Seminar on Women & Child Rights, National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi, 2016. 3. Presented a paper titled “Decommodification of Surrogacy- Pro-human modifications” at Seminar on Surrogacy Laws, National Law University, Delhi, 2014. 4. Participated in a discussion titled Women understanding my responsibility in addressing Gender-Based violence &Inequality organised by US Consulate General, Kolkata (10 February 2017). WORKSHOPS 1. Workshop on State by Patent Information Centre and West Bengal State Council of Science & Technology, Kolkata (19-20 November 2019). 2. National workshop on National LLB Curriculum in India Today by All India Law Teachers’ Congress and KIIT University, Bhubaneswar (18-19 November 2017). 3. Workshop by ICRC on the International Humanitarian Law and the role of ICRC held at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar (23-24 January 2015). 4. Conference on “India and the India Ocean- Reviewing civilizational linkages” held by the Government of India and its various ministries along with Government of Odisha (21-23 March 2015). . OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1. Peer Review Board member, NUJS Journal of Regulatory Studies, Kolkata. 2. Member, GARN- Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, Ecuador. 3. Judge, inter-school Moot Court competition at Bullonaire-Business fest, Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Kolkata (2019). 4. External Consultant, International Justice Mission, Kolkata for research on Conviction cases of trafficking in West Bengal (2019). 5. Teaching Assistant to Prof. M. K. Ramesh, Professor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore (2019).

3 6. Research Assistant to Dr. Vishnu Prasad, Assistant Professor, NLSIU, Bangalore for UGC MOOCs course on Redressal of Human Rights violations and reading material for ENVIS Centre for Environmental Law, NLSIU, Bangalore (2018). 7. Research Assistant to Dr. Aniruddha Rajput, Member, United Nations International Law Commission (2017-2018). Dr. Rajput acknowledged the research in his book- ‘Regulatory Freedom and Indirect Expropriation in Investment Arbitration’ (Walter Kluwer) and his article- ‘The BRICS as ‘Rising Power’ and the development of International Law’ (Oxford). 8. Paper selected for presentation on “Decommodification of Surrogacy- Pro-human modifications” at the Gender and Women Studies conference in Istanbul, Turkey, 2016.

 CULTURAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1. Scholarships to Young Artists in different cultural fields for Manipuri dance by Ministry of Culture, Govt of2018. 2. Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Cultural Talent Search Scholarship for Manipuri dance by Ministry of Culture Gov of India for 10 consecutive years from the age of 10, 2006-2016. 3. 1st in West Bengal Youth Festival for Manipuri Dance (out of all districts of the State of West Bengal), 2018.

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