Internationalization @ ILNU VISION

Shaping a better future for mankind by developing effective and socially responsible individuals and organisations

MISSION

Nirma University emphasises the all-round development of its students. It aims at producing not only good professionals, but also good and worthy citizens of a great country, aiding in its overall progress and development.

It endeavours to treat every student as an individual, to recognise their potential and to ensure that they receive the best preparation and training for achieving their career ambitions and life goals.

QUALITY STATEMENT

To develop high quality professionals who reflect and demonstrate values that the university stands for, through innovation and continuous improvement in facilitation or learning, research and extension activities

OUR CORE VALUES

Our core values are described below:

- Student Centricity

- Emphasise on the holistic development of the students through extra and co- curricular activities

- Pursue student-centric teaching- learning process

- Focus on employability and entrepreneurship

- Nurture lifelong learning skills CONTENTS

Nirma University at a Glance 02

Message from the Vice President, Nirma University 03

Message from the Director General, Nirma University 03

From the Director's Desk 04

Message from Global Professor 04

Preface 05

Course Curriculum/Foreign Language courses / Short Courses 07

International Conference / Seminar /Workshop at ILNU 10

Distinguished Talks and Workshops 14

Linkages & Collaborations 16

ILNU international activities 18

Cultural Exchange 20

International Teaching Month – March 2019 21

International Teaching Month – February 2020 23

International Teaching Month – February 2021 24

REFLECTIONS - Sharing experiences 33

Our Students’ Speak 36 THE NIRMA UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE

Established in the year 2003, the Nirma University, Ahmedabad is a research-oriented, student-centric, multidisciplinary, not- for-profit state private university. Within a short period of its existence, it has emerged as a nationally renowned higher education institution. The University and its constituent institutes are highly ranked by different ranking agencies.

Nirma University is duly recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 2 (f) of the UGC Act. The University is accredited 'A' Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The University is a member of Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and the Association of Commonwealth U niversities (ACU).

Dr Karsanbhai K Patel, Chairman, Nirma Group of Industries and Nirma Education and Research Foundation (NERF), is the President of the Nirma University. Under his leadership, the University is expanding every passing year and moving from strength to strength.

Spread across the sprawling lush green 115-acres campus, the University has a host of institutes, departments and centres, including Institute of Technology, Institute of Management, Institute of Pharmacy, Institute of Science, Institute of Law, Institute of Architecture & Planning, Institute of Commerce, Department of Design, Faculty of Doctoral Studies and Research, Centre for Continuing Education, Centre for Entrepreneurship, Centre for Advanced Instrumentation and Centre for Robotics and Automation. These institutions offer numerous undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes. Apart from these, the University also offers several certificate and diploma programmes

Established in 2007 as a constituent of Nirma University, within a short span of years, the Institute of Law has grown up at the national level. Now, we extend our reach at the international level with an aim of providing global exposure to the students. The Institute has an unmatched array of courses and academic offerings. Students have an opportunity to pursue a broad curriculum using rich educational resources in a dynamic and creative learning environment of Justice Education. The curriculum is constantly revised according to the changing legal and other environmental developments including globalisation. All our initiatives are a living proof of our commitment to every student's success in their career.

The Institute prepares the inquisitive minds and sharpens their visions in multifarious methods of a robustly designed pedagogy on Justice Education which is a perfect blend of Law, Commerce, Humanities and Social Science.

02 Message from the Vice President

I am of the firm belief that the success of any university depends on its ability to forge strategic alliances with global international partners. This will help our students in fostering human development through understanding and respect across nations. Further it will help in expanding and sustaining avenues for economic competition. This will ultimately help in promoting academic entrepreneurship among students. We promote our students to take up jobs, jurisdictional practices around the globe. We focus on the global outlook of our students nurturing them with knowledge and values which derive authority globally and are relevant locally. We aim for an overall global exposure of our student's focusing their reach to different parts of world.

Shri K. K. Patel Vice President, Nirma University

Message from the Director General

Internationalisation at Institute of Law, Nirma University is a platform for collaboration of professors and thinkers from all over the world, coming from different walks of life. It gives the students an opportunity to interact and learn from faculty who are the best in their field. Today, more than ever there is a fundamental need for people of diverse backgrounds to come together and share their experiences and ideas. This stems from the fact that the world today is a global village where people of different regions face similar obstacles, being at the cusp of ideological and political shifts. The Institute understands the importance of shaping competent individuals who can contribute towards the society at large by learning not only about laws pertaining to their own country but that of other countries as well.

Dr. Anup K. Singh Director General, Nirma University

03 From the Director Desk

With international boundaries becoming more porous across fields, ranging from economy and trade to education and research, the professional landscape of the future would require law students to have multifarious skills. Through lectures, seminars, exchange programmes and discourse between the faculty and students, Internationalisation aims to accomplish that.

This initiative is a step towards preparing global citizens -- individuals who have the capacity to analyse and grapple with issues that have wide-ranging impacts running through the very fabric of society. The programme acts as a catalyst in introducing students to laws and policies from different perspectives. Such an approach deepens the students' understanding of the core concepts of law, encouraging them to research and find innovative solutions. Training the students with a global outlook opens the avenues for pursuing better career opportunities.

Prof.(Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal Director, Institute of Law, Nirma University

Message from the Global Professor

Penn State Law is honored to partner with Nirma University Institute of Law in support of this year's International Teaching Month, convening scholars, students, NGO leaders, judges, diplomats, judges, scientists, politicians, volunteers, and citizens from all trades and walks of life—learners, all—from around the world. This year's theme (“Law, Life, and Diversity”) is especially relevant. Even as we confront issues and develop strategies at a local community level, we recognize the value of global engagement. No single institution or nation has a monopoly of ideas—and we know that the answers and opportunities are most likely thousands of miles away; or, as far as ten time zones away.

More personally, I look forward to every International Teaching Month visit to Nirma University and enjoy learning with my Institute of Law students while teaching “Overview of U.S. Law.” The classrooms are active, and the invigorating discussions usually carry across the road over tea in the canteen, adjacent to the beautiful Institute of Law Building. And, like every other international visitor to Ahmedabad, I am inspired by a daily pause at the grounds of Gandhiji's Sabarmati Ashram.

This year's Nirma University Institute of Law's annual International Teaching Month continues in full-force, notwithstanding a global pandemic which has made in-person, on- location learning problematic, if not impossible. Pressing forward is consistent with Swami Vivekananda's advice over a century ago. The Swami counseled we should act boldly; otherwise, we are like the person who sits beside the Ganga and says, “I will ford the river when all the water has run into the ocean.”

Professor Stephen G. Barnes is Penn State Law Assistant Dean, Graduate and International Programs, at The Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.

Professor Stephen G. Barnes Global Professor Nirma University

04 PREFACE

Internationalisation at the Institute of Law, Nirma University is a strategy that integrates an international and intercultural vision into the curriculum of law, revolutionizing the conceptual understanding and pedagogical approaches for the subject.

Throughout internationalisation, the Institute has created a platform for collaboration of academicians and thinkers from many parts of the world and different walks of life. It gives the students an opportunity to interact and learn from experts who have proven their mettle in their respective fields. Today more than ever, there is a fundamental need for people of diverse backgrounds and fields to come together and share their experiences and ideas. This stems from the fact that the world today is a global village where people of different regions face similar challenges, being at the cusp of ideological and political shifts. The Institute understands the importance of shaping competent individuals who are capable of fulfilling their social obligations by acquiring a global understanding of law.

05 06 COURSE CURRICULUM

Law as a subject never operates in isolation in a country especially in times when global trade and global education are at their peak. Keeping this in mind, the Institute offer global courses to the students, inviting experts from leading foreign Universities:

• Chinese Legal System • European Legal System • American Legal System • International Commercial Arbitration • International Law • International Taxation Law • International Relations • Public International Law • Private International Law • International Humanitarian law • International Business Transaction • Emerging Trends in Global Constitutionalism • International Artificial Intelligence course • Comparative Criminal Procedure/ Constitutional Law/Research Methodology • International Human Rights • International Space Law

07 Visiting Professors In the previous years, Prof. Peter Shaefer from HoF University, Germany taught a course on European Legal System. Mr. Ylli Dautaj Practising Legal Counsel, Civil Litigation, Sweden conducted sessions on International Commercial Arbitration. Prof. Dunja Stadtmann from HoF University and Prof. Stephen G. Barnes, Assistant Dean of Graduate and International Programs, Penn State Law taught courses on Chinese Legal System and American Legal System respectively. We haveappointed Judge Mel Flanagan, Former Circuit Judge & Adjunct Professor, University of Sarajevo, USA and Prof.(Dr.) John Winterdyk, Professor of Criminology, Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada as Adjunct Professors at the Institute of Law, Nirma University

Prof. Stephen G. Barnes Prof. Peter Shaefer Prof. Dunja Stadtmann Judge Mel Flanagan Prof. John Winterdyk

Foreign Languages: The modern era is transcending boundaries and is becoming more inclusive with each passing day. To ensure that language does not serve as an impediment and hampers the growth of an individual, students at Institute of Law Nirma University are offered multiple courses and thus help enable them compete at the global level. Language courses in Chinese, French, Spanish, Arabic and Mandarin are offered to students to better prepare them for the competition at the global level. Ms. Elfriede Marzolf from France taught the French and Spanish learning course at the Institute. She was ngaged with the Institute for two months for teaching these two courses. Ms. Pennont Khadidja from France taught the French and Spanish learning course at the Institute, engaging with the Institute for two months teaching two languages. Ms. Claudia Hermelinda Mezones Rueda from University of Peru conducted the Spanish learning course for the students of Semester IV. Ms. Claudia Mezones

Short Courses: The goal at the Institute of Law is to develop skills that a law student should possess. For which, the Institute has built strong relations with multiple universities and professors in order to provide international exposure to the students so that the courses are up to date. In order to achieve this goal time and again we invite professors, practitioners, judges and highly experienced people who are active in their expertise to engage with students in form of certificate courses. Till this point, the Institute has introduced multiple certificate courses and workshops which have been taught by professors from across the globe and includes Course on Public International Law, Course on Litigation Advocacy, Public Defense, International Business Transaction, Legal Research and Writing, Course on Freedom speech, Women and Law, Fine Arts, Business in Germany: Regulatory and Legal Framework, Changing Dynamics of Constitutionalism in China, and many more coming in future as institute further deepens the bond. Prof. Ylli Dautaj, Practising Legal Counsel, Civil Litigation, Sweden International Commercial Arbitration marked his presence for an entire semester from August to December 2018 as a visiting faculty with the college for teaching course on International Commercial Arbitration for the students of Semester X. Prof. Ylli also took a joint course of Jurisprudence for Semester II. International Taxation laws, International relations, Public International law, Private International law, International Humanitarian law and multiple course curriculum of international standards are being adopted by the institute. In order to keep pace with 21st Century, skill lab is an innovative idea inspired from the curriculum of Harvard, London school of Economics and from multiple renowned universities. The course aims at equipping students with skills fundamental to every lawyer in the making. The course is offered to students in their first semester. For the academic session of 2018-19 Jennifer Berg from Portland, USA was invited to conduct the course. She introduced students to new perspectives and helped them lay a strong foundation. She introduced critical thinking, communication and creativity to students.

08 A course on the Course on Emerging Trends ‘International Women and in Global Business Law by Judge Constitutionalism Transaction’ was Mel Flanagan -This course was conducted by Prof Former Circuit conducted with an William F Fox, Judge & Adjunct aim to study the Former Dean and Professor, overview of the Professor of Law, University of contemporary Catholic Sarajevo, USA developments in University of She engaged the field of America, USA. students on constitutional The course designed to introduce students to contemporary issues like, It is imperative that law inclusive of constitutionalism and to study cross-border business transactions between the question of gender equality, on which the impact of alternate dispute resolution private business firms. It considers a wide feminist jurisprudence also rests, is addressed mechanisms in International Commercial range of different transactions taking place by all legal systems worldwide. It is also Contracts and Arbitration. The workshop was across borders. The course has a double essential to keep a check that in societies like conducted by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohan Peiris, emphasis on contract law and basic business India’s, the archaic and traditional cultural Former Chief Justice and Attorney General of organizations law found in those transactions, conversation surrounding women does not Sri Lanka. but also a strong emphasis on understanding come in the way of their rights. The ground the economics and business motivations of reality requires more effective actions on the Course on Fine the transactions. part of law to permeate changes in the very Arts by Ms. heart of the society, which should become a Susie Muise, Course on Free level playing field for women. well known speech was Painter, USA. taken by Prof. Course on Corporate Law and Governance Showcasing to Raphael Cohen- and Financial Market Regulations was taken students that Almagor (Director by Prof. Trotman Art always MESG, School of Lindsay Gordon remains as a Politics, Simpson great agency to University of Associate express and Hull, U.K.) Professor, emulate life’s wherein he Massey experiences and manifest beauty in various dealt with Free University, New ways. The visual and creative arts provide a of speech is a principle that supports the Zealand. The window to channel the creativity inside all of freedom of an individual or a community to course included us and develop aesthetic appreciation. In the articulate their opinions and ideas without understanding contemporary world, the focus lies more on fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal of Corporate the intent of the artist than the means and sanction. Should there be absolute freedom of governance as technique in which it is conveyed. Fine arts are speech or should there be limits to the same? the collection of also a great way to present and celebrate This course, along with answering these mechanisms, processes and relations by cultural diversity. questions, will present laws that define free which corporations are controlled and Prof. Dietmar Boernar, HoF University speech and the jurisprudence that has been operated. Governance structures and Germany developed to safeguard it. principles identify the distribution of rights and conducted a responsibilities among different participants in course on Arbitration course by Mr. Jan Kunstyr the corporation (such as the board of “Business in Advocate in directors, managers, shareholders, creditors, Germany: Prague and in the auditors, regulators, and other stakeholders) Regulatory and Litigation team of and include the rules and procedures for Legal Fried, Frank, making decisions in corporate affairs. Framework”.. Harris, Shriver & Corporate governance is necessary because Prof. Boerner Jacobson, London. of the possibility of conflicts of interests dealt with the Introducing between stakeholders primarily between legal Arbitration as shareholders and upper management or regulations for often used for the among shareholders. doing trade resolution of and commerce in Germany with their interplay commercial Prof. Gopal with international regulations. disputes, Balachandran particularly in the Director, Adjunct context of international commercial Professor, Penn transactions. In certain countries such as the State Law, USA United States, arbitration is also frequently conducted a employed in consumer and employment course on Public matters, where arbitration may be mandated Defense Course. by the terms of employment or commercial contracts and may include a waiver of the right to bring a class action claim. Mandatory consumer and employment arbitration should be distinguished from consensual arbitration, particularly commercial arbitration.

09 Organizing international level Conference/Seminar/workshop at ILNU is regular activities which gives exposure to the students to develop their skills and also to mould them at international level. International Conference at ILNU With an aim to provide first considered discussion on the intricacies of how artificial intelligence impacts all walks of our lives and has major implications for law practitioners, professionals, technocrats and citizens at large, the ILNU organised its first International Conference on Justice Education, on the theme "Artificial Intelligence and It's Legal Implications. In the recent times, the global community of governments and organizations have come together in addressing questions related to ethics, business processes and global governance. The event was organised at ILNU on March 15-16, 2019. Dr Steven Robinson, Former Special Advisor, Office of the Secretary, US Department of Education was the key note speaker of the Conference. The Conference was attended by many foreign experts;

International Seminar on Transnational Litigation The Institute organized an International Seminar on Transnational Litigation on March 23-24, 2019. Dr. Stephen G Barnes, Associate Dean, Penn State Law, Pennsylvania State University, USA was the Guest of Honor. Prof William Fox, Dean and Professor of Law, Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America, Washington, USA, Dr. Crina Baltag, University of Bedfordshire, London, UK, Mr. Ajay Thomas, Vice Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce(ICC), India Arbitration Group, Mr. Bruno Gustafsson, Attorney, Litigation Department, Roschier Attorney, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Mr. Ylli Dautaj, Founder ORIMLIGHYRA SE, Edinburgh, Stockholm were the Keynote Speaker.

10 International Seminar on Global Law Learning The Institute of Law organised an International Seminar on Global Law Learning on February 11, 2020. The seminar witnessed various foreign academic luminaries including Prof. Stephen Barnes, Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Law, Penn State Law, USA, Prof. Letlhokwa Mpedi, Executive Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; Judge Mel Flanagan, Former Circuit Judge & Adjunct Professor, University of Sarajevo, USA; Prof. Adam Dubin, Professor Faculty of Law, Comillas Ponitfical University, Faculty of Law, Comillas Pontifical University Madrid, Spain; and Dr. Venkat Iyer, Professor and Head School of Law, Ulster University, United Kingdom. Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar, Director, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar also graced the seminar. The esteemed guests highlighted the significance Global Law learning and stressed on the need for collaboration among universities at the International level.

Release of international brochure

Dr. Stephen Barnes addressing the audience Prof. Letlhokwa Mpedi addressing the audience

Prof. Venkat Iyer addressing the audience Judge Mel Flanagan addressing the audience

Prof. Adam Dubin addressing the audience Prof. S. Shantakumar addressing the audience 11 Seminar on Legal 'Education: International Perspective' The Institute organised a seminar on “Legal Education: International Perspective” on February 19, 2020 wherein various foreign legal dignitaries shared about the education system prevalent in their countries. The seminar was graced by the presence of Prof. Luis G. Franceschi, Senior Director, Governance and Peace, Commonwealth Secretariat, London; Prof. (Dr.) Stephen Thomas Hardy, Professor of Law & Dean, Coventry University Law School, United Kingdom; Dr. Peter Schaefer, Professor, HoF University, Germany; Prof. Dietmar Boerner, Professor and Head, Business and Law Department, HoF University, Germany; Dr. John Winterdyk, Professor of Criminology, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada; and Dr. Ricky Lee, Professor of Law, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia.

ILNU believes not only inviting foreign experts for teaching at ILNU for the academic growth but also sending faculty and students to foreign universities as part of faculty and students exchange programme. By this, we aim a paradigm shift in the ILNU curriculum revamping at international level and also will boost the academic relations of ILNU between the universities.

Dignitaries on the dais during the Seminar Dr. Luis G. Franceschi addressing the audience

Prof. Stephen Hardy addressing the audience Prof. Peter Schaefer addressing the audience

Prof. Dietmar Boerner Prof. John Winterdyk Prof. Ricky Lee addressing the audience addressing the audience addressing the audience

12 Workshops:

A three-day clinical workshop on Campus to Courtroom: Clinical Pedagogy for Practice Ready Professionals was organized at the Institute. Prof. Jane Schukoske, Former CEO, S. M. Sehgal Foundation, New Delhi conducted the workshop. The workshop was conducted in order to develop skills among the students and to explore various tools, techniques and models to engage the students inside and outside the classrooms so as to learn through experience and develop a habit of reflection. Through this reflective practice, they are able to improve their professional practice. The areas covered under the workshop were Skill Education: introduction, skill mapping through rubrics, experiential learning and reflective practice: Conceptualization and implementation, Clinical Legal Education Models: Prospects and Processes, Designing Clinical model for different courses: Group Exercise, Presentation and discussion and Feedback, Report writing and documentation.

A workshop on Problem Based Learning was organized at the Institutein November 2018. The workshop was conducted by Prof. Victoria Bui from Uppsala Universitet, Sweden and a Barrister in International Construction Arbitration. In the session, she highlighted the importance and benefits of problem based and experiential learning for both students and faculty. The session focused on the increased output levels that this form of education delivery holds for students

Prof. Jane Schukoske Prof. Victoria Bui

Skill Building (Moots, Debates, Arbitration, ® ELSA WTO Moot Court Competition South Asia Pacific Rounds Meditation and Negotiation) ® Commonwealth Moot Court Competition

Acknowledging the skills that moot court competitions help ® Jean Pictet Competition develop, Students from Institute of Law, Nirma University ® Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot are provided with an opportunity participate in the following International Moots Debates ® William C Vis Hong Kong

® William C Vis Vienna The fact that Debate as an activity contributes in the holistic ® Pre-Vis Moot, Kuala Lumpur development of an individual, students from Institute of Law, Nirma University participate in the following International ® Pre-Vis Moot, Shanghai Debates ® Pre-Vis Moot, Budapest ® World University Debating Championship ® Pre-Vis Moot, Stockholm ® Asian Universities Debating Championship ® Red Cross Moot Court Competition

® Stetson International Moot Court Competition Alternate Dispute Resolution:-

® Philip C Jessup International Moot Competition ADR is an emerging field of law and to ensure that students ® ICC Moot Court Competition have a first-hand experience of the same, students from ® 28th Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition Institute of Law, Nirma University are provided with an opportunity to participate in the following International ® Frankfurt Moot Alternative Dispute Resolution ® FDI Moot ® Louis M Brown Client Counselling Competition ® Nelson Mandela Human Rights Moot Court Competition ® NLS Negotiation and Mediation Competition

13 DISTINGUISHED TALKS AND WORKSHOPS

The provide in-depth knowledge on various subjects, the Institute organised many distinguished lectures of international experts.

Prof. Dinesh religious symbols and the relation of Israel as well as Indo-Israel Relations. Patel communities with the state. He introduced to students the issue of Professor, HOF Prof. Philip J. Israel continuing to be a prominent University McConnaughay political presence in the world and a great source of military strength. Its delivered a Dean and relations with India have been lecture on Professor, increasingly positive for the past few Germany- School of Law, years, with their Prime Minister Intercultural Peking University Netanyahu even visiting India in 2018. Management talked on China Marketing his own country's success in which he China's Impact an innovation based, he signed deals talked to students regarding the on the Western with India for purposes related to initiatives taken by German Legal Tradition cybersecurity, oil and gas production, Government to manage and engage emphasizing on A Preview from the transport, medicine, space technology with inter cultural dealings. Intercultural Transnational Pearl River Delta. management is the combination of and innovation. India also remains one knowledge, insights and skills which of the largest buyers of their military are necessary for adequately dealing Hon'ble Mr. equipment, and the second largest with national and regional cultures and Justice Mohan defence supplier for the country. differences between cultures, at the Pieris several management levels within and Former Chief Mr. Ripal Vyas between organisations. The purpose of Justice and CEO, Softweb this course is to provide the students Attorney General Solutions, with some knowledge about and of Sri Lanka Chicago, USA understanding of the impact of cultures shared talked on on management practice. experiences of Futuristic Sri lankan Dr. Ilias Technology, its Judiciary. In this talk, he exposed Trispiotis opportunities students to his lived experience of School of Law, and judge in Sri Lanka and compared and University of deficiencies it contrasted it with Indian judges. Leeds talked on might bring to the legal industry. In this UK- Religious Mr. Niels B. course, Mr. Ripal talked about Pluralism in the Schaumann Technology has resulted in a steady European President, growth of legal sector as well, along Public Sphere: California with other professions. Paperwork and Fraternity, Western School management is revolutionized, Civility and the Wearing of Religious of Law, USA research is streamlined and trans- Symbols in Public. Through the course, talked on national legal boundaries are blurred. he talked about that how Europe for studying in the Introduction of Artificial Intelligence has the past couple of decades has been a U.S. California helped in having wider research, it can place of conflicts and debates around Western School document, analyse and extract religion and how it affects the culture of of Law. Mr. Neils gave an experiential document clauses and can proofread. their society. Issues of religious freedom talk to the students regarding student The only question that is always have acted as a catalyst in furthering life in US. present is the lack of ethical human the discussion about complete Mr. Yaakov backing for these actions, when acceptance and tolerance of diverse Finkelstein, needed. faiths. Not only that, presence of Islam Consul General, and orthodox Christianity has made Consulate assumptions about religious General of Israel communities broader and has put talked on Present questions forward on the display of and Future of

14 Prof. Victoria to the federal animal cruelty laws that were Lawyering in Shroff first introduced in 1892. London by Adjunct Judge Mel Prof. Victoria Professor, Peter Flanagan, Bui A. Allard School of Former Circuit Professor, Law, Vancouver, Judge & Adjunct Department of The University of Professor, Law Uppsala British Columbia, University of University, delivered a lecture Sarajevo, USA Sweden. on Canada- Canadian perspective on talked on Implicit

Animal Rights wherein she talked about Bias. Judge Mel A workshop on Animal welfare and rights in explained to Negotiation was Canada Canada is about the laws students the implicit bias that we undergo conducted by concerning and treatment of nonhuman everyday and thus cumulatively has great Dr. Crina Baltag, animals in Canada. Canada has been impact not only on person but society as University of considered to have weak animal welfare well. Bedfordshire, protections by the organization World Course on Community Lawyering by London in Animal Protection. The vast majority of Prof. Jane March 2019. Canadians are for further animal Schukoske protections, according to a poll conducted Vanderbilt Law on behalf of Mercy for Animals. While School, USA countries all over the world have updated or enacted effective animal cruelty legislation, Canada has not made substantial changes

Judge Keith Barnes interacting with the faculty members

15 LINKAGES & COLLABORATIONS

To facilitate the learning process, the Institute of Law, Nirma University has multiple collaborations, MoUs, linkages pertaining to cooperation in sharing of resources and faculties with leading foreign universities. To provide students with an opportunity to test themselves in different environments and culture, ILNU focuses on students exchange programmes and thus helps students to develop and hone their skills in a completely different environment.

16 LINKAGES & COLLABORATIONS

17 ILNU International activities

ILNU believes not only inviting foreign experts for teaching at ILNU for the academic growth but also sending faculty and students to foreign universities as part of faculty and students exchange programme. By this, we aim a paradigm shift in the ILNU curriculum revamping at international level and also will boost the academic relations of ILNU between the universities.

Foreign visit by ILNU Professors

Prof. (Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal participated in Global Law Prof.(Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal was Invited by HOF University, Deans Forum and Annual General Meeting under the Germany to deliver lecture in an International Teaching auspices of International Association of Law Schools at Week in May 2019. Prof.(Dr.) Pokhariyal delivered lectures Gdan'sk, Poland in September 2019 on "Introduction to Environment Law and the background of the Constitutional Law framework" and "Sustainability and Regulations"

Prof.(Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal visited Universities like Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Masaryk University, Bruno, Czech Republic, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway in May 2019.

Justice Education is one of the core functions of any Law school and to promote such initiatives and to have a global exposure, it is necessary to represent the Institute. With a view to this, Dr. Tarkesh Molia participated in the Global Alliance for Justice Education(GAJE) Conference held in Bandung, Indonesia in December 2019. Dr. Molia also presented a paper titled "Bridging the gap between the Functionaries in Legal Aid Clinics of Law Schools: A Case Study of Institute of Law, Nirma University.

Dr. Bishwa Kallyan Dash visited Stetson University, Florida, USA during 2019 as the Team Coach representing India and the Institute of Law, Nirma University at the 25th Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition.

Prof. Anubhuti Dungdung attended the 21st Commonwealth Law Conference on the theme: "The Rule of Law in Retreat? Challenges for the Modern Commonwealth, Zambia, South Africa during April 2019.

Prof. Nikita Koradia visited Faculty of Law, Kyushu University, Japan in November 2019 and attended conference on Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Algorithms: Regulation, Governance, Markets Conference. Prof. Nikita delivered lecture on the topic on Reinvigorating the Standard of Agreement for Human-Less Machines.

18 Students Exchange As part of MoU with the foreign universities, students at INLU have the opportunity of studying in foreign universities. The Institute has collaboration with foreign universities for the student exchange. • Ms. Trisha studied in Penn State Law, Pennsylvania University, USA for a semester during the academic year 2018-19 as part of students exchange programme. • Mr. Syed Fardeen Ali of Batch 2015 pursuing his Semester X in Penn State Law, Pennsylvania University, USA for the current academic year 2019-20. • Representing the Legal Aid Committee at ILNU, the final year student Ms. Toshit Godara participated the Global Alliance for Justice Education(GAJE) Conference held in Bandung, Indonesia from 2nd to 12th December 2019. Students Interns in Foreign countries • To get international exposure, students at ILNU are engaged with foreign universities and firms for internship projects as a part of their curriculum. • Priyanshi Joshi(Batch- 2016-2021): Interned at Lawyers without Borders, New Haven, Connecticut, USA . Dates - 2nd January to 28th January, 2020. • Toshit Godara (Batch 2015-2020): Interned with International and Regional Studies Institute of the University of Szeged, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences from 15th June to 15th July 2019. • Ayushi (Batch 2015-2020): Interned with Columbia University Summer School Programme 2019, held by University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1st July, 2019 to 25th July, 2019. • Abhishek (Batch 2015-2020): Interned with Summer School at LSE London from 19th June to 7th July 2019. Course: Introduction to English law • Prakharshree Jain(Batch 2015-2020): Done internship with LSE Summer School on Human Rights Law from 17th June 2019 to 5th July 2019. • Prakul Khera (Batch 2016-2021): Interned in Canada.Law office of Salim Momin from 14th to 30th July 2018 and Patel Law offices from 4th to 15th July 2018. • Devashish Trivedi(Batch 2015-2020): Interned with Xiamen Academy of International Law in July 2018. • Devi Jagani (Batch 2013-18) pursued Summer School and BCL Graduation at Oxford University.

19 Cultural Exchanges

City of Ahmadabad has rich cultural heritage and we offer an insight about the same to our guests by arranging cultural events, and taking them around the city. The tour of the city includes visit to important places like Gandhi Ashram, Adalaj Stepwell, Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, Calico Museum and Riverfront. All our guests have appreciated the stay and hospitality of India's first World Heritage City. The tours are guided by our student volunteers and they value the cultural exchange that takes place as part of the interaction that takes place with the faculty experts. Residents here are enterprising and visitors get to experience a rich vibrant culture and warmth that adds to their experience and they take back beautiful memories with them.

20 21 22 The International Teaching Month: February 2020

The Institute of Law celebrated February 2020 as International Teaching Month. The program was spread over two weeks, from February 10 – 22, 2020. It witnessed collaboration of professors and thinkers from universities and institutes across the world. It gave students an opportunity to interact and learn from luminaries who are best in their field.

Professor(Dr.) Stephen Thomas Prof. Luis G. Franceschi Hardy Senior Director of Governance and Peace, Professor of Law & Dean Commonwealth Secretariat, London Coventry University Law School, United Subject: Comparative Constitution Kingdom Subject: Comparative Criminal Procedure

Prof. Letlhokwa Mpedi Prof. Adam Dubin Executive Dean Professor Faculty of Law, University of International Public Law Department, Johannesburg, South Africa Faculty of Law, Comillas Pontifical Subject: Administrative Law University Madrid, Spain Subject: Human Rights

Judge Mel Flanagan Dr. Peter Schaefer Former Circuit Judge & Adjunct Professor, Professor, HoF University, Germany University of Sarajevo, USA Subject: European Legal System Subject: US Legal System

Dr. John Winterdyk, Dr. Ricky Lee Professor of Criminology, Professor of Law Mount Royal University, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Calgary, Canada Australia Subject: Space Law Subject: Criminology & Comparative Research Methodology

Prof. Dietmar Boerner Mr. Ylli Dautaj Professor and Head, Head of Law, DER Juridik, Stockholm Business and Law Department, Founder, OrimligHyra.se HoF University, Germany Subject: International Commercial Subject: Comparative Labour Law Arbitration

Dr. Venkat Iyer, Professor and Head School of Law, Ulster University, United Kingdom Subject: International Law

23 International Teaching Month: February 2021

The Third edition of ILNU International Teaching Month is scheduled through ONLINE mode in the month of February 2021. Due to global pandemic situation, this time, all the classes are scheduled online. The student are getting ample opportunity for interacting with the foreign experts.

HON'BLE JUDGE THOMAS B. statutory provisions, procedures and court STEPHEN G. BARNES precedence related with Land Acquisition GRIFFITH Prof. Stephen G. for infrastructure projects. Justice Sinha is Barnes, Assistant Hon'ble Judge also recognized trainer on various Dean of Graduate Thomas B. Griffith Commercial Law and Taxation issues at and International served as a Judge on the Nepal Judicial Academy, Nepal Bar Programs, Penn the United States Council and Nepal Bar Association. Court of Appeals for State Law, the District of Pennsylvania Columbia Circuit HON'BLE JUSTICE ABHILASHA University, USA oversees LL.M. and from 2005 until his KUMARI retirement from the bench in 2020. Prior to S.J.D. admissions. Before his appointment, his appointment to the D. C. Circuit, Judge Abhilasha Kumari is Steve lived for 8 years in China where he Griffith served as the general counsel of currently Judicial was a visiting law professor at the China Brigham Young University and before that Member of Lokpal, University of Political Science and Law in as Senate Legal Counsel, the chief legal India. She is a Beijing and also served as Penn State Law officer of the United States Senate. He former Judge, who China Programs Director. Steve is began his legal career in private practice was the first female proficient in French, Chinese, and Swedish, and before entering public service was a Chief Justice of the and is energized by the cultural diversity partner at a major law firm in Washington, Manipur High that talented international students bring D. C. Currently, he is a senior adviser to the Court and also served as a Judge in the to Penn State Law. Education: J.D., National Institute for Civil Discourse and a High Court of Gujarat. She has also been a University of Oregon; M.B.A., The George Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School. Chairperson of the Human Rights Washington University; B.A., Brigham Commission of the Gujarat State of India. Young University.

HON'BLE JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR ANDRÉA GALHARDO PALMA JUDGE KEITH BARNES SINHA Andréa Galhardo Judge Keith Barnes is Hon'ble Justice Anil Palma is a Civil Law an Associate Kumar Sinha, Judge, Judge, working Presiding Judge for Supreme Court of currently at the São the Fifth Judicial Nepal, also served Paulo State Court, District in Utah. as Senior Advocate with great Barnes has been in the Supreme experience in practicing law as Court of Nepal litigation over the owner and lead prior to his contract in general, attorney for Barnes appointment as Judge in the Supreme torts, corporation, construction Law, public Law Offices, P.C., Court of Nepal. Justice Sinha was a contracts. She is In Charge of 2nd Regional in Cedar City. Barnes is recognized as a National Consultant for Public Private Corporate, Insolvency and Arbitration top attorney for civil litigation, criminal Partnership for Urban Environment Court in São Paulo City which cover 29 defense and adoption law. Prior to (PPPUE, a UNDP project), Consultant for industrial cities around São Paulo State. practicing at his own law firm, Barnes was establishment of Early-state Hydro Power partner at Jensen, Graff & Barnes, P.C., and Equity Fund for a local Development Bank She took part in many lawsuits involving, Park, Park & Barnes, both in Cedar City. and coordinated a survey for contracts, insolvency/recovery and His career began as an associate attorney harmonization of hydropower laws of domestic arbitration issuing provisioning at The Park Firm, where his primary Nepal. Justice Sinha assisted to identify measures and awards according Brazilian responsibilities were handling the Iron requisite changes in Customs Act in arbitration law. County defender contract and family law compliance with international conventions, cases worked for revision of Manual for Foreign Investment for Department of Industries of Government of Nepal, reviewed the

24 STEPHEN HARDY in the 53 member countries of The International Agreements and Electronic Commonwealth. Prof Franceschi is the Commerce (Kluwer Law International, 6th Professor Stephen Founding Dean of Strathmore University edition, 2018) Hardy is Dean, Law School, which is today regarded as Faculty of Business one of the most reputable and innovative Law & Politics, law schools in Africa. As a thinker, HARI M. OSOFSKY University of Hull, UK educator and writer, he loves positive and with over 25 years Dean Hari M. disruptive innovation. He is currently experience. Prior to Osofsky is Dean of engaged on the Courts of the Future this, Prof. Stephen Penn State Law and initiative, where he has brought together served as a the Penn State academia, practitioners, governments and Professor of School of judicial officers to transform the way Employment Law and Head of School at International Affairs justice systems operate in Africa Coventry University Law School in HE. His and Distinguished expertise is in: TUPE; dismissals; Professor of Law, discrimination; trade union litigation; and, Professor of judicial review. WILLIAM FOX International Affairs, and Professor of Since 2011 he has been a fee-paid Former Dean & Geography. As Dean, she is deeply Tribunal Judge in the Social Entitlement Professor of Law, committed to collaboratively building legal Chamber and was recently assigned to the Columbus School of and international affairs education for a Employment Tribunal. He is a former Law, The Catholic changing society, and is leading initiatives General Editor of Sweet and Maxwell's University of in mentoring, technology, and Encyclopaedia on Employment Law. He is America, interdisciplinary and international currently an Executive Committee Member Washington, USA, partnerships. She has been recognized for of the UK's Society of Legal Scholars, a Professor Fox is her technology leadership by the American convenor of the Civil Procedure Doctrinal semi-retired Bar Association's Legal Technology Study Group of the International although he continues to serve as a Resource Center as one of the 2019 Association of Law Schools and an visiting lecturer in India and China, as well Women of Legal-Tech. She also has been academic panel member of the as other places around the world. He has very involved nationally in supporting Administrative Justice Council. been a practicing attorney and a professor more women and people of color to of law for more than 45 years. He has consider law school and university JUDGE MEL FLANAGAN served as a Distinguished Visiting leadership. Professor at Peking University, School of Judge Mel Flanagan Transnational Law. He now lectures in the is Former Circuit Institute of Law, Nirma University, SITAL KALANTRY Judge & Adjunct Ahmedabad, India. For five years, he was Professor, University A Clinical Professor Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Penn of Sarajevo, USA. of Law, Cornell Law State Law School, University Park, First appointed to School, New York, Pennsylvania and for almost twenty years the bench in 1993 Professor Kalantry was a member of the global faculty, by then Gov. writes in the fields of CEMPL. He began teaching in 1973 at Tommy Thompson, comparative Boston University Law School and Flanagan was feminist legal continued his teaching career with a most recently re-elected in 2012 for a six- theory, thirty-one year stint at the Columbus year term. Judge Flanagan served until her international School of Law, The Catholic University of resignation in January 2016 to serve as a human rights, and empirical studies of America where he also served as dean of Fulbright scholar. courts. Her scholarship seeks to identify the law school from 2003 to 2005. how legal norms aimed at promoting Professor Fox has worked as an attorney human rights sometimes undermine LUIS G. FRANCESCHI or served as law professor in more than 30 gender and racial equality when they Prof Luis G. different countries including an migrate across national borders. Informed Franceschi, LLB, appointment as senior lecturer, Fulbright by a decade of human rights practice in LL.M, LL.D is the Program, Bandung, Indonesia. He has international and domestic courts, she Senior Director of been a senior associate member at St. uses interdisciplinary methods to Governance and Antony's College, Oxford University and a understand what mechanisms best Peace of the visiting scholar at the London School of promote state compliance with Commonwealth. He Economics. Professor Fox is the author of international human rights. She also is in charge of numerous articles and more than seven studies why judicial institutions, judicial books, including Federal Regulation of particularly in India, fail to effectively transformation, the promotion of Energy (McGraw Hill, 1983), provide justice using empirical democracy, human rights, rule of law, legal Understanding Administrative Law methodologies. education, elections and good governance (Lexis/Nexis, 6th edition, 2012) and

25 STEVE ROBINSON politics, philosophy, media ethics, medical America as part of the design and ethics, law, sociology and history, including implementation of policies and reforms for Steve Robinson, most recently Confronting the Internet's growth and prosperity. Ph.D. was Special Dark Side (2015) and Just, Reasonable Assistant, White Multiculturalism (forthcoming 2021). He Is House Domestic now working on Resolving the Israeli- ROGER HALSON Policy Council, Palestinian Conflict: A Critical Study of Executive Office of Professor Roger Peace Mediation, Facilitation and the President Halson is a Negotiations between Israel and the PLO (retired), USA. Prior Professor of (forthcoming 2023). All three books by to joining the Contract and Cambridge University Press. Department, Robinson served as the Commercial Law at Legislative Assistant for education in the the University of Leeds. Presently, he office of then-Senator Barack Obama, CARLOS HAKANSSON advised on policy development during the is the International presidential campaign, and worked on Carlos Hakansson is a Director and has education issues with the Obama-Biden Lawyer and was also been the Head Presidential Transition Team. Dean at the School of the School of Law from 2010-13. His of Law and Director most recent book, Liquidated Damages Steve first joined the office of Senator of the Human Rights and Penalty Clauses, is the first Obama in July 2005, supported as a fellow and Democracy monograph published in the UK or the US through the Albert Einstein Distinguished Institute on this key commercial topic. He is also the Educator Fellowship Program. During his (Universidad de author or co-author of five other books on time as a Senate staffer, he also served as Piura). He's the private law topics. He has also edited and a mentor for students in DCPS, as a author of El contributed to a collection of essays on reading tutor for elementary grade neopresidencialismo. La forma de gobierno contract law. His work has been published students and as a math tutor with middle de la Constitución peruana (2001, 2020 in leading academic journals including the school students. editions); Curso de Derecho Constitucional Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, the Law Prior to joining Senator Obama's office, (handbook, 2009, 2012, 2020 editions), Quarterly Review, Current Legal Problems Steve was a high school science teacher in author of several articles published in and Lloyds Maritime and Commercial Law Eugene, Oregon. He grew up in the National and International Law Reviews, Quarterly. This work has been referred to suburbs of Chicago, earned a degree in professor of Constitutional Law at the by appellate courts in the UK and Biology at Princeton University, and then a University of Piura and Jean Monnet overseas. His area of research is focused Ph.D. at University of Michigan. On the Chairholder (European Commission). on the law of obligations, particularly Biology faculty at the University of contract law and the law of remedies Massachusetts, he headed a laboratory and mentored PhD students. His teaching NELSON DORDELLY-ROSALES experience includes more than 15 years in JUD MATHEWS Doctor Nelson the classroom at middle school, high Dordelly Rosales is Jud Mathews is a school, and postsecondary levels. a Special Advisor to Professor of Law at

the Foreign Affairs Penn State Law and RAPHAEL COHEN-ALMAGOR Committee of the an Affiliate Professor National Assembly at Penn State's Raphael Cohen- of Venezuela. He is School of Almagor, DPhil, St. responsible for International Catherine's College, tracking, analyzing, Affairs. His University of Oxford; and providing advice on the full range of scholarship brings Professor and Chair policy and legislative development at the a comparative and of Politics, Founding European Union level. Previously he was interdisciplinary approach to questions of Director of the the Head of the International and public law. He has written extensively Middle East Study European Law Department of Vesalius about techniques of constitutional rights Group, University College in affiliation with The Vrije adjudication, in the United States and in of Hull. Raphael Universiteit Brussels. Before taking this other jurisdictions, and in particular about taught, inter alia, at Oxford (UK), responsibility Dr Dordelly Rosales was the proportionality review. His scholarship in Jerusalem, Haifa (Israel), UCLA, Johns Director of the Sustainable Development administrative law has explored, among Hopkins (USA) and Nirma University and Human Rights programme run by the other topics, the political economy of (India). He was also Senior Fellow at the Law and Development Group of the judicial deference doctrines and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Faculty of Law here in the University of tensions between administrative law and Scholars, Washington DC, and Antwerp. His research interests include the democratic theory. He is the author of two Distinguished Visiting Professor, Faculty of role of law to assist countries in Latin books published by Oxford University Laws, University College London. Raphael has published extensively in the fields of

26 Press, Extending Rights' Reach: Faculty of Law in Split. He was a member International Postgraduate Research Constitutions, Private Law, and Judicial of the President of the Republic's Expert Scholarship (Australia), Monash Graduate Power, and Proportionality Balancing and Commission on Constitutional Issues. Scholarship (Australia) and Scholarship by Constitutional Governance: A Global and Besides Constitutional Law Prof. Bačić the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He Comparative Approach (co-written with also teaches European Law, Human Rights has written three books and many journal Alec Stone Sweet). Law, as well as Constitutionalism and articles. Judicial Activism. He has written Prior to joining Penn State Law, Professor extensively on Croatian and Comparative Mathews was a visiting assistant Constitutional Law and Human Rights, SARAH STEELE professor at the University of Illinois including several books and fourty College of Law. After law school, he Prof. Sarah Steele is scientific articles. His main research worked as a law clerk for Judge Guido the Deputy Director interests have been in the field of Calabresi on the U.S. Court of Appeals for of the Intellectual Comparative Constitutional and European the Second Circuit. Professor Mathews has Forum at Jesus. She Public Law, Judicial Activism and Human been awarded a research fellowship from is also a Senior Rights. the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Associate, to support research at the Humboldt focusing on themes and problems of University of Berlin during the 2021-22 MICHAL RADVAN academic year interest to Michal Radvan is communities across the world at the Vice-Dean for interface of public health and law, and a EMANUEL TOWFIGH foreign and external Senior Research Associate at the affairs at the Faculty Department of Politics and International Professor Emanuel of Law, Masaryk Studies. Towfigh was Dean, University, Czech EBS Law School Republic, and University, Professor, Associate Professor CATHERINE F. KLEIN Chair in Public Law, of Financial Law at Professor Klein is Empirical Legal the Department of the Director of Research and Law Financial Law and Economics. He Columbus & Economics, EBS specializes in tax law. He is the author of 5 Community Legal Law School, and books and the co-author of approx. 55 Services and Professor of Law books. He presented his scientific research Professor of Law at and Economics, Department of in more than 90 reviewed articles in The Columbus Management & Economics, EBS Business prestigious journals and conference School of Law, the School, EBS University, proceedings. He is a member of the Catholic University Wiesbaden/Germany. He has also been European Association of Tax Law of America, Washington, DC., the law worked as Visiting Professor of Law, Chair Professors and the Information and school's highly regarded in-house clinical in Public Law, Public International Law Organization Centre for the Research on program. Professor Klein co-directs the and European Law, Faculty of Law, the Public Finances and Tax Law in the Families and the Law Clinic, one of the first Humboldt-University Berlin and University Countries of Central and Eastern Europe. law school clinical programs in the United of Virginia School of Law. States designed to address domestic violence through individual representation, MUHAMMAD EKRAMUL HAQUE community outreach and education and PETAR BAČIĆ Dr Muhammad legislative advocacy. Prof. Dr. SC. Petar Ekramul Haque is a At Columbus Community Legal Services, Bačić is Full Professor of Professor Klein teaches and supervises in Professor of Constitutional Law the holistic representation of clients in a Constitutional Law and Comparative variety of family law cases including at the Faculty of Constitutional Law emergency domestic violence remedies, Law, University of in the Department complex domestic relations cases involving Split (Croatia). Prof. of Law at the domestic violence, and immigration. Bačić is a member University of Professor Klein conducts classes on of the South East Dhaka. He did his PhD in Constitutional substantive law and procedure topics European Law Schools Network (SEELS) Law and International Law at Monash related to the clinic's practice and rules of Management Board and member of the University in Melbourne, Australia. He professional responsibility. Professor Klein Croatian Association for Constitutional completed his LLB (Hons) and LLM at also supervises students involved in Law. He is Editorial Board Member of the Dhaka University, in both of which he got community outreach and legal education SEE Law Journal and of the SEE/EU Cluster First Class and was awarded a Gold projects that serve the Washington, DC of Excellence in European and Int'l Law Medal. He has received Monash Law community. Series of Papers. Prof. Bačić is acting Vice Deans Award (Australia), Monash dean for International Cooperation at the

27 SUSAN L. BROOKS from the Canadian Criminal Justice THOMAS YUNLONG MAN Association, and he has just been Prof. Susan L. Thomas Y. Man, nominated for the “Research and Brooks, Associate Associate Dean and Scholarship Excellent Award” at his Dean for Professor from university. Experiential Practice, his Learning, Professor academic interests of Law. Drexel MARCO VENTORUZZO encompass evidence University, USA. law, comparative Susan L. Brooks is Professor Marco judicial process, a pioneer in the Ventoruzzo is cross-border emerging field of Professor of Law at business therapeutic jurisprudence. She is also an Bocconi University in transactions and legal history. In addition expert on experiential learning, family law Milan (Italy), and at to various academic appointments with and children's rights. A widely published Penn State Peking University and Harvard-Yenching scholar on clinical legal education, Dickinson School of Institute of Harvard University, he has 17 Professor Brooks is a frequent presenter at Law (U.S.A.), years of law practice in cross-border M&A national and international conferences where he teaches and corporate transactions with a number that focus on experiential learning in legal corporations and securities regulation. He of leading international law firms in education has been director of the Institute in 2012 Chicago, Shanghai and Beijing, including and 2013, and of the Ph.D. in Business as a partner with Baker & McKenzie, Law of Bocconi University. He is the Vice Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Hogan JOHN WINTERDYK Director of the Paolo Baffi Center at Lovells and Morrison & Foerster. During his Bocconi University, and a research affiliate law practice, he participated and led Dr. John Winterdyk of the ECGI. Professor Ventoruzzo holds a numerous cross-border transactions, is specialized in the B.A. in Business and Economics from including several projects that were named areas of youth Bocconi University, a J.D. from Università di “Deal of the Year” in the China market by justice, human Milano, an LL.M. from Yale Law School and leading law publications. He was listed as trafficking (in a Ph.D. from Università di Brescia. He has a “Leading Lawyer” in the Mergers & Canada and taught and lectured at many law schools Acquisition and Project Finance categories internationally), in Europe, the U.S. and Asia; and has by International Financial Law Review in comparative written extensively in the field of business 2011. In 2015, he was appointed to the criminal justice and law. Council for the International Association of crime prevention, among other research Evidence Science. interests. Dr. Winterdyk is a full professor in the Department of Economics, Justice, DAVOR DERENCINOVIC Professor Man serves as arbitrator of and Policy Studies and founding Director Shenzhen Court of International of the Centre for Criminology and Justice Prof. Davor Arbitration (SIAC) and Beijing Arbitration Research (CCJR) at Mount Royal University Derencinovic is a Commission/Beijing International in Calgary (AB). He has held various Full professor of Arbitration Center (BIAC). He also teaches adjunct/visiting professorships in Canada, Criminal Law and as an adjunct professor at China India, and Namibia, served as a visiting Criminology at the University of Political Science and Law professor at the Max Planck Institute in Zagreb Faculty of Germany, as well as carried out research Law, University of into local beliefs about violence and Zagreb. He is also DMITRY POLDNIKOV honour in Sub-Saharan Africa and in India President of the Prof. Dmitry and led multiple criminology/criminal Croatian Academy of Legal Sciences and Poldnikov is justice study tours to Europe and most Founder and Director of Dubrovnik Associate Professor, recently to China. John has authored/edited Interuniversity Centre Postgraduate in Legal History at some 35 academic books and co-authored Course on Crime Prevention and Security the Higher School of dozens of articles in a wide array of Studies. He has been the President of the Economics distinguished journals. He is the current Croatian Association for Criminal Law and University(Moscow) Book Review Editor for the “Journal of Practice as well as Member of National , Faculty of Law, Human Trafficking” and the “Canadian Preventive Mechanism for the Prevention Russia. His area of Journal of Criminology and Criminal of Torture. Prof. Davor was the President expertise lies in history of legal thoughts, Justice'. In 2019 he was awarded the and member of the Council of Europe legal theory, Roman Private Law. He has “Outstanding Scholar Award” by the Group of Experts on Action against research in the development of the learned Faculty of Arts at his university and he Trafficking in Human Beings and also an law in Western Europe and has received the “Public Education Award” Ad hoc Judge of the European Court of extensively researched on evolution of Human Rights. contractual doctrines and common principles of modern contract doctrine.

28 ADAM DUBIN RICKY LEE Zealand. He has also worked as a Barrister and Solicitor with Messrs T.S Dr. Adam Dubin is Dr. Ricky Lee is Dacre and Son, Barristers and Solicitors, an Assistant Professor of Law, Christchurch, New Zealand. Professor Professor of Law at The University of Trotman is a Scholar in Residence at Universidad Notre Dame,Sydney, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Additionally, Pontificia Comillas in Australia. He has he is a Visiting Professor in TC Beirne Madrid, Spain, done supervision of School of Law, University of Queensland, where he teaches Doctoral, Masters, Australia, Visiting International Scholar in subjects related to and Graduate the School of Commerce, University of human rights and research Adelaide, Australia, Visiting Associate is the Director of candidates. Member of the School of Law's Professor of Commercial Law in the an LL.M. program in International and Board of Examiners. He has participated in University of Southern Queensland, European Business Law. He is also an curriculum design and course planning for Australia, and Visiting Scholar, Law School Adjunct Professor of Development Studies proposed international LL.M. program with in the University of the South Pacific, and Human Rights at New York University universities in France and the United Emalus Campus, Port Vila, Vanuatu. (Madrid). Dr. Dubin has served as a Kingdom. Specialising in corporate and Visiting Professor of Comparative Human commercial law, commercial litigation, Rights Law at National University of West international disputes, insolvency law, LISA RADTKE BLISS Bengal (Kolkata), the University of taxation law, international trade law, Strasbourg, France, the University of mergers and acquisitions, and trade Dr. Lisa Radtke International Business and Economics´ in practices. Bliss is a Fulbright Beijing, China and Catholic University of Scholar, Clinical Porto (Portugal). Dr. Dubin´s scholarship Professor, and focuses on human rights in the region of GOPAL BALACHANDRAN Associate Dean of Sub Saharan Africa. In 2019 experiential Professor education and Balachandran is clinical programs. Assistant Professor PÉTER MEZEI She oversees the of Clinical Law, college's experiential programs, and co- Prof. Peter Mezei is Director, Externships directs and teaches in the Health Law Associate Professor Program, Co- Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic, a of Law, Associate Director, Indigent civil clinic that is part of a medical-legal Dean for Criminal Justice partnership. In the clinic, Bliss teaches and International Affairs Practicum, works alongside law students, medical Institute of PennState Law, USA. He directs the students and graduate students in the Comparative Law, Externships Program as well as the fields of social work, public health and Faculty of Law, Criminal Appellate-Postconviction Track of bioethics to represent clients and address University of the Indigent Criminal Justice Practicum. their health-harming legal needs. Bliss Szeged Adjunct Professor. He is a part- Professor Balachandran also maintains an holds an adjunct faculty appointment in time faculty member of the College of Law, active presence in international legal the Department of Pediatrics at University of Toledo (United States), and a education by teaching legal writing to LLM Morehouse School of Medicine. visiting professor of the Université Jean students. He has presented working Moulin Lyon III (France). His courses papers on teaching English language include comparative law, comparative learners how to better read cases at the VENKAT IYER copyright law, and digital copyright law. Global Legal Skills Conference and has He has prepared the national report for the taught legal writing at Nirma University in Dr Iyer is a barrister 18th International Congress of India. Prior to his employment at the law and academic Comparative Law (2010) on the limitations school, Professor Balachandran worked as based in Northern and exceptions in Hungarian copyright a public defender in Massachusetts, New Ireland. He is law; and the national report for the 19th York and Maryland. attached to the International Congress of Comparative School of Law at Law (2014) on license contracts, free Ulster University software and Creative Commons. Besides LINDSAY GORDON SIMPSON where, in addition his academic career he is working as a TROTMAN to being Director of legal advisor specialized in the field of Educational Partnerships and International copyright law. Prof. Lindsay Affairs, he teaches media law, Gordon Simpson constitutional law, and business law. Dr Trotman is the Iyer has been in legal practice since 1981 Senior Lecturer in and is, among other things, a trained Law, Massey mediator. Between 2008-15 Dr. Iyer University, New served as Law Commissioner for Northern Ireland. 29 A former Nuffield Press Fellow at Partners Forum Awards for Management courses on arbitration, mediation, Cambridge University, Dr Iyer has lectured Excellence for Best managed international negotiation, foreign investment arbitration, in a number of foreign universities, firm and Best collaboration across WTO Law, international trade, banking including Meiji University (Japan), international frontiers. law, foreign investment in Hong Kong, University of Melbourne (Australia), Macao, India, Australia, China and Africa. Tsinghua University (China), Fordham University (USA), University of Malaya, PER MAGNUSSON International Islamic University of Malaysia ELMARIE SUSAN FOURIE Founding Partner of (Malaysia), University of Bombay (India), Magnusson Minds, Dr. Elmarie Susan and Soochow University (Taiwan), and Stockholm, Sweden Fourie is a Senior continues to be a visiting professor in and was Senior Lecturer, University several institutions. As part of World Bank Partner at of Johannesburg, Project he has designed a programme on Magnusson. Mr. Per South Africa. Dr. Continuing Legal Education for the Kenyan Magnusson offers a Elmarie also hold Bar. range of advisory the position of services, has a full- Head of the time professional staff of Department: Public VICTORIA SHROFF one—Magnusson—and clients ranging Law in University of Johannesburg. She Prof. V. Victoria from corporations to boards of directors to has been Coordinator for many research Shroff is credited as law firms, on matters ranging from projects. She is a member of the National one of the first and litigation and arbitration to mergers and Committee for Legal Skills and a member longest serving acquisitions and strategic planning. of the South African Society of Labour Law animal law lawyers (SASLAW) and the ambassador for the in Canada. She has SASLAW Student Conference. She is also been practicing DIETMAR BOERNER a member of the Global Advisory Council animal law for 20 for Therapeutic Jurisprudence. Prof. Dietmar years in downtown Boerner is a Full Vancouver at Shroff and Associates and Time Professor at has been Adjunct Professor of animal law MARK STORSLEE Hof University of at Allard School of Law at UBC for the Applied Sciences, Prof. Mark Storslee is past few years. She founded and taught Business an Assistant a new course in animal law for Capilano Department. Prof. Professor at Penn University in 2019, is chair and founder of Boerner specializes State Law. His the Canadian Animal Law Study Group in the field of scholarship focuses and helped establish a ground breaking public, civil, employment and social on the First new pro-bono animal law clinic with the security law. He is the Academic Advisor Amendment of the Law Students Legal Advice Program. Prof. for Master Human Resource Management United States Shroff was awarded a prestigious SEEDS and Labour Law and Associate Dean of Constitution, award from the International Society for Business Department. especially the Animal Rights for her ground breaking freedoms of religion and speech. Professor work in animal law. Storslee's work has been published in the . RAJESH SHARMA University of Pennsylvania Law Review, the University of Chicago Law Review, The MARIUSZ KOWALSKI Prof. Rajesh Sharma, Review of Politics, Political Theology, and Assistant Professor, Mr. Mariusz other journals. He is also a co-editor of the teaches at RMIT Kowalski, CEO, multi-volume series Comparative Religious University, Waterwalk Ethics (Routledge 2014). Melbourne in Partners, Manager Australia. Dr. and trusted advisor Sharma was the with decades of CRINA BALTAG Director of Mooting experience in law and coach of VIS Dr Crina Baltag is firm marketing, Arbitration Moot at Senior Lecturer in business CityU. He has also designed the International development, and management. His past International ADR Moot Competition run Arbitration at positions include, among others, chief by the CityU. This moot is unique in the Stockholm marketing officer and executive world because it combines arbitration and University and management member roles in leading law mediation where a student also takes part qualified attorney- firms. Member of a law firm management in as a mediator. Dr. Sharma has taught at-law since 2004, team which has won 'The Managing

30 with extensive practice in various aspects KABIR DUGGAL CATALINA BIZIC on international dispute resolution, private Dr. Kabir Duggal is an attorney in Arnold Ms. Catalina Bizic is and public international law. Crina is and Porter's New York office focusing on Legal Manager at member of the Stockholm Chamber of international investment arbitration, Morgan, Lewis & Commerce Arbitration Institute (SCC) international Bockius LLP in Board. Crina is the editor of Kluwer commercial Frankfurt, Germany. Arbitration Blog, co-managing editor of arbitration, and Previously, Ms. Bizic ITA Arbitration Report and member of public international was an intern with editorial boards of prestigious journals in law matters, serving leading the field, including of the Journal of both as counsel and international law International Arbitration. Crina has been arbitrator. Dr. firms in London and Dubai, assisting with appointed in numerous arbitrations, as Duggal is a arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator under the Lecturer-in-Law at LCIA, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA and SIAC. Ms. Bizic rules of the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, and CCIR- Columbia Law graduated with a dual degree in French Romania. School, teaching "International Investment and Romanian law from the University of Law and Arbitration." He is also a Course Bucharest and University of Sorbonne, as AMBASSADOR DENNIS JETT Director and Faculty Member for the well as with an LL.M. from Penn State Columbia Law School-Chartered Institute University. She is an active member of the (Ret.), Ph.D. of Arbitrators Comprehensive Course on Willem Vis community, having participated Ambassador Dennis International Arbitration. He also acts as a on behalf of and coached top performing Jett(Ret.) is a Consultant for the United Nations Office of teams from the University of Bucharest, founding faculty the High Representative for Least Penn State Law, as well as Royal Institute member of the Penn Developed Countries, Landlocked of Colombo and Faculty of Law, University State School of Developing Countries and Small Island of Colombo (Sri Lanka). She is currently International Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) on the part of the organizing committee of the Affairs. While in creation of a novel "Investment Support Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot and the U.S. Foreign Program." a member of Young ICCA Service, his career spanned 28 years and three continents. His academic research interests focus on international relations, NAWAL HEND YLLI DAUTAJ peacekeeping and U.S. foreign policy. Dr. Nawal Hend, working as an Assistant Mr. Ylli Dautaj is the Immediately prior to joining Penn State, he Professor "Lecturer" of International Public Managing Partner was dean of the International Center at Law and Moot Court of DER Legal. He the University of Florida for eight years. at Jindal Global Law has experience from During his tenure with the US Department School, is an LLM practising, teaching, of State, he has served as an Ambassador graduate from Penn and conducting to Peru and Mozambique. He was also State University,. Dr. research in various Special Assistant to the President and Hend worked as an jurisdictions – Senior Director for African Affairs, National international including, India, Security Council. He has also served as arbitration lawyer Sweden, USA, UK, Turkey, and Ireland. Mr. Deputy Chief of Mission in the US at Herbert Smith Ylli teaches as a guest lecturer on Uppsala Embassies in Liberia and Malawi. Freehills Law Firm- University's LL.M. programme on New York. Dr. Hend also maintained a Investment Treaty Arbitration and is also position in the "Arbitrator Intelligence" an Assistant Editor on the Kluwer THOMAS VALENTI Corporation under the auspices of arbitriao Arbitration Blog. He has taught at India's Tom Valenti is a and professor Catherine Rogers as a premier law schools like Institute of Law, Chicago based research associate. Nirma University and Jindal Global Law conflict resolution School, Jindal Global Law School. specialist offering mediation, ALBAN DAUTAJ arbitration, and Mr. Alban Dautaj is facilitation services Partner and the and training, founder of DER globally. A certified Legal. He works in mediator, Tom has conducted numerous the field of mediations involving civil, commercial, Corporate Law, interpersonal and workplace matters. He Sports Law and has mediated and trained extensively, both Dispute Resolution. nationally and internationally, in jurisdictions all over the world.

31 KATARINA CHOVANCOVA TAMAS PONGO ISA FERRERRA BACA

Prof, Katarina Dr. Tamas Pongo is Ms. Isa Ferrerra Chovancova is the a Senior Lecturer at Baca, Director Latin senior research University of Szeged and South American fellow at the Faculty of Law and Programs at Institute of State and Political Sciences, PennState Law, Law of the Slovak Constitutional Law USA, is an Academy of Department, experience Program Sciences with main Szeged (Hungary). Director with focus on His areas of demonstrated international economic law, international expertise includes history of working in the higher education investment law and international Constitutional Law, Human Rights and industry. Ms. Baca is skilled in investment arbitration. She works also as Legal Aspects of Cyberbullying. Environmental Law, International Law, an associate professor in international law Immigration Law, Criminal Law, and at the Faculty of Law of the Pan European Human Rights. She is a strong business University in Bratislava. As a former BRUNO GUSTAFSSON development professional focused in banker, she served in 2008-2009 as an Immigration Law, International Law, Mr. Bruno arbitrator with the Permanent Arbitration Environmental Law, negotiation and Gustafsson is a Court of the Slovak Banking Association design etc. Stockholm-based and she is currently listed as an Associate. He works international arbitrator in the Israeli with Roschier's Chamber of Arbitrators (Israel). She is the EWA IHRMAN Dispute Resolution author of several monographs on the practice. In addition Ms. Ewa Ihrman is subject of international commercial and to his LL.M. degree Founder of Base of investment arbitration from Stockholm Business, Sweden University, Bruno has studied international and engaging and arbitration at Pennsylvania State results-focused PRANAV MENON University. He joined Roschier in 2018. leader blending Mr. Pranav Menon is vision with a member of the pragmatic New York State Bar MUHAMED solutions; able to and a doctoral TULIC quickly analyse business needs, create candidate in Penn meaningful strategy, envision new State Law. His area Mr. Muhamed Tulic, concepts and drive outcomes. Belief is of specialisation is a Research Scholar strongly formed around the meaning that Intellectual at PennState Law, success is increasingly dependent on how Property and USA is specialised we interact with others. This belief serves Media laws in India. He also focuses on in Arbitration. He as the foundation to effectively network, International Commercial Arbitration & has contributed as collaborate, leading the top team, and Litigation. Mr. Pranav has co-authored a Oralist to the maintain positive partnerships. textbook manuscript titled “Data Privacy Winning team of Penn State Law for the and GDPR Handbook” with the Founder & 26th Willem C. Vis International CEO of Green Point Global, Sanjay Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition. Sharma. He is currently pursuing his Prior to joining Wilmer Hale, London, UK. Doctorate in Law (S.J.D) from Penn State Mr. Tulic was an arbitration intern at Wolf Law and is writing a doctoral dissertation Theiss Sarajevo law firm. He has on the topic of Technological Immortality successfully passed the Newyork Bar and its Legal Issues. Exam.

32 REFLECTIONS - Sharing experiences

The Institute believes that the feedback is the most important value addition for the overall development of any organization. Here, the excerpts from the foreign faculty experts who had visited us in the past, gives glimpses of highlights at the ILNU.

Prof. Stephen G. Barnes

Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Programs|Penn State Law

Penn State Law and Nirma University Institute of Law have enjoyed a terrific partnership since 2016, represented by student and faculty exchanges, LL.M scholarships for Nirma law graduates, and other academic activities. More personally, I have been honored to work with Dr. Purvi Pokhariyal, and am especially thrilled to annually teach 1-2 ten-day courses. I call Ahmedabad my "home city in India": an important city in the lifetime of Gandhiji and the New India; also the city where Nirma University Institute of Law convenes learners from around the world to share and learn with Nirma students and professors.

Judge Mel Flanagan

Former Circuit Judge & Adjunct Professor, University of Sarajevo, USA

I have had the opportunity to be a guest instructor at the Nirma University, Institute of Law in 2018 and 2019 and look forward to returning again in February of 2020. I have previously taught classes on Women & Justice, and Trial Advocacy & Communication. This year I will be teaching a course on the United States Justice System.

I have taught law students in the United States and in Bosnia but teaching at ILNU has been a unique experience for me. The students are very engaged in the subject matter and willing to discuss and debate issues quite freely. My classes are very interactive and challenging for students, and often they challenge me. They don't sit passively listening and they are happy to engage with the class and the material which increases their understanding and retention.

Rather than lecture, I prefer to facilitate their examination and understanding of the material. I present opportunities for the students to understand and critically evaluate legal systems. I expect students to be prepared and to contribute in every class and the students of ILNU have not let me down.

We have lively discussions about comparing legal systems to better understand the purpose, impact and effectiveness of each, and to identify the common features, differences, conflicts and failings. We also discuss how important it is that any justice system have the trust and support of the citizens and protect and preserve the rule of law and equal justice to all.

I am very comfortable on campus and enjoy the closeness of the NIRMA and ILNU community. Everyone is very friendly and welcoming. There are many opportunities to meet with students, faculty and staff outside of normal classes and to learn more about each other – whether it is walking, running, playing badminton or just sitting and talking. Because I come from abroad and have experience in numerous legal systems, we often discuss my background and I am always interested in learning more about their lives, goals and aspirations.

I am very grateful for the opportunity to be part of the ILNU community and hope to continue this relationship for years to come.

33 Prof.(Dr.) Peter Schaefer HoF University of Applied Science, Germany At both occasions, I gave a one-week elective course on the European Legal System, both covering the law of the European Union and the basics of German as well as French national law. Each course was attended by roughly 70 Nirma Institute of Law students from higher semesters. I was truly impressed by the curious, open-minded and distinguished student body waiting for me in class. Students followed my speech in a serious and focused way, still having a smile on their face and – at least seemingly – understanding my German kind of humor. Questions asked and remarks made always mirrored the highly selective and competitive admission policy of the Institute of Law. Exam results and oral presentations were far beyond expectance and clearly above average – even on complex and picky issues of EU law. All in all, it was a challenging, promising and truly rewarding experience to have the privilege of teaching such an inspiring class of students with a subtle intellect.

Prof. Jane Schukoske Vanderbilt Law School, USA The Institute of Law, Nirma University, regularly hosts international and visiting Indian faculty. ILNU, with its state-of-the-art facilities and cordial faculty and students, is a superb setting for idea exchange and comparative study. The teachers, inspired and supported by Dean Purvi Pokhariyal, engage in ongoing discussions of adult learning theory, skills education, and justice education. Consistent with the theory, students learn by serving local communities and student representatives take an active role in designing skills training. I have learned so much from my interactions. The ILNU community warmly welcomes visitors. ILNU students and faculty have shown me their local community service work, shared the area's special cuisine, and taken me to the historic quarter of Ahmedabad as well as around the beautiful Nirma University campus.

Prof. Raphael Cohen-Almagor Director, University of Hull, UK Two cultures, with long traditions and much accumulated wisdom, have been my fascination for many years: Jewish and Indian. These powerful cultures have shaped our world, influenced millions of people, and have inspired thinking, creativity, scholarship, religion, art, architecture and much more. Eager to learn about India, I was very pleased to receive an invitation to deliver a condensed course on “Speech, Democracy and Liberalism” at the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad in January 2018. It was a fascinating visit during which I have learned a lot. The class at Nirma was attentive. Some of the students had engaged with their studies and were interested to read some articles of the reading list. Students were genuinely interested to contrast and compare between their systems of belief and other liberal conceptions of the good. During the course, they learned about others as well as about themselves as the course had put their systems of belief in an international perspective. They also helped me in elucidating my own views about democracy and freedom of expression in India. It was an enriching experience for all involved. Nirma is a thriving university with dedicated people who go out of their way to ensure student satisfaction. Dean Purvi Pokhariyal, Prof. Nitesh Chaudhary and their team were friendly, kind and attentive. In Ahmedabad, I was privileged to visit Gandhi Ashram, Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, a place of tranquility, peace and reflection. Besides teaching the course, I delivered 14 lectures in 8 cities. I had dozens of meetings with colleagues and students. Dean Purvi Pokhariyal took the time to arrange many of these interesting meetings. The famous Indian hospitality, the celebration of colours, the rich culture, spirituality and beautiful places make Ahmedabad and India at large a very special place. One cannot remain indifferent to Indian charm and contrasts. I carry with me long- lasting memories.

34 Prof. Ylli Dautaj Co-Founder ORIMLIGHYRA.SE, 2017 And Penn State International Arbitration Group: Board Member Having taught, worked, and been a student in several jurisdiction, in different continents, I have never seen the energy I encounter among law students in India. I am extremely impressed with ILNU's excellent leadership, professors, students, and the constant visits by foreign faculty and highly respected and esteemed professionals from the Indian legal community. All this makes for a vibrant and professional environment where students are groomed to be highly skilled and cross-cultural thinkers. I am looking forward to a life-long partnership with ILNU and the Indian legal community more generally! I genuinely consider India my second-home and Ahmedabad my second hometown.

Dr. Andras Hars University of Szeged, Hungary I have visited Nirma University for a week during the March of 2019 as a visiting lecturer and I must confess, it was a most delightful experience. During my stay, I've had fruitful professional discussions with colleagues, such as Dean Purvi Pokhariyal, Ms. Anviksha Pachori, Ms. Nidhi Saroj among others. The university is situated in a state-of-the-art campus which hosts a comfortable and up-to-date library that provides ample of opportunities for research and study. As always, the heart of university life is the cafeteria, where students and professors can exchange ideas, continue the debates regarding the curriculum that is prone to different understandings. The Faculty of Law is home to highly competitive spirited students who work very hard to achieve their ambitions and represent Nirma to the best of their abilities with outstanding results. Overall, Nirma University and especially its Faculty of Law is a great place to enrol as a student and an excellent institution to visit as guest lecturer

Fabricio Fortese Department of Law, Stockholm University, Sweden Teaching at the Institute of Law was an enriching experience. The faculty and the rest of the staff is highly competent and very welcoming. In addition to a comprehensive academic programme, the Institute excels in fostering an open communication channel with its students, to tailor and strengthen their education. And student life at Nirma University is not only about studying law, its campus offers plenty of social events. I particularly enjoyed my time during Navratri – I did not master Garba, but I would happily give it another try in my next visit!

Ms. Claudia Mezones University of Peru, Peru Having been an ILNU Spanish teacher was a very rewarding experience for me. I was able to meet and contribute to the training of future legal professionals in a country so far from mine (Peru), and be the way for them to expand their knowledge of the world and of Hispanic culture, as well as cultural and personal exchange. I thank the dean, my dear Purvi Pokariyal, this opportunity. Best wishes for the ILNU always, and, especially those who were my students.

35 Our Students Speaks

Tushar Choudhary President, Nirma Institute of Law Student Activities Association (NILSAA)

Internationalisation month at ILNU has contributed immensely to the knowledge of students. With changing paradigm of law in the modern era, law and language must not act as impediment and hamper the growth of an individual. The Experience of learning under the immensely experienced international faculty was unique and benefitted us in various aspects such as academics/moot activities/Alternate Dispute Resolution, professional Advocacy skills and much more. The expertise of the faculties at their subject, contributed to our knowledge a lot and the cultural exchange with the faculties was also mutually enriching, in terms of learning the diversity of each other’s country. The faculties also enjoyed the rich Indian heritage and vibrant culture of Ahmedabad during their stay at NIRMA University.

Nayanika Singhal 3rd year

The International Teaching Month is special for more reasons than one. It would be hard to come by an experience which offers not just the practical learnings of organising a month long event, but also, cultural exchange, conversations with experts and a sense of community that the ILNU Team and our guests develop. The International Teaching Month 2021 being hosted online, is a testament to the fact that the dialogue between international experts and students is inalienable to academic progress at ILNU.

Prakul Khera 5th year

International teaching Month is one of its kind event in the whole world, in which you won’t recognize the geographical location of your law school for one month. You will learn from the best in the world. Last year, on a singular day I got first hand exposure of Human Rights in US and Europe, labor laws in South Africa, corporate law in New Zealand and European legal system from the faculties with tremendous exposure in these respective areas. I’ve met amazing people from other end of the globe, who inspire me with their work. This box contains unparallel learning experience, inspiring stories, a few friendships and mutual respect for the cultures across the world, which you don’t want to miss.

ILNU International Office Contact

Prof. Shreya Srivastava Mr. Ramesh Nambishan Head, Coordinator International Office International Office Institute of Law, Institute of Law, Nirma University Nirma University [email protected] internationaloffi[email protected]

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