New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has appointed several national and international legal luminaries as Distinguished Fellows and eminent jurists.
This lifetime appointment is made in recognition of their outstanding contributions, global reputation, passionate commitment, and utmost dedication to the advancement of law and justice. These eminent jurists are internationally renowned as distinguished scholars and highly accomplished legal professionals in the world, and for inspiring leaders in their field with an unmatched record of public service with scholarly excellence and intellectual rigour, a JGU statement said.
This coveted group of legal luminaries has diverse representation, including senior judiciary leadership – 5 distinguished former and present judges and a senior advocate across 4 continents – Asia, Australia, North America, and Africa; and 8 outstanding academics from the leading universities and international organisations in the world.
JGU said the acclaimed Fellows and jurists hail from some of the best universities and most prominent national and international organisations, some also being independent legal practitioners. They will strengthen and augment the understanding of study and research in law and contribute to promoting innovations in legal education and institution building at Jindal Global Law School.
They bring with them outstanding expertise, vast experience and thorough knowledge of the law and are pioneers within the global academic, legal and judicial landscape as expert practitioners, distinguished jurists and faculty members at world class law schools and members of international organisations.
This is an unprecedented opportunity for the students of JGLS to gain and learn from the experience and knowledge of inspiring individuals in the field of law, the statement said.
The list of the Distinguished Fellows and eminent jurists includes Margaret Beazley, Governor of New South Wales (NSW) and Retired President, NSW Court of Appeal, Australia; Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Judge, International Court of Justice (ICJ), The Hague; Roger Hood, Emeritus Professor of Criminology, Emeritus Fellow, All Souls College; Sital Kalantry, Clinical Professor of Law, Cornell Law School and Faculty Director, Cornell India Law Centre (CILC), Cornell University, USA; Jayanth K. Krishnan, Milt and Judi Stewart Professor of Law and Director, Milt & Judi Stewart Center on the Global Legal Profession, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University, USA, Stephen P. Marks, Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights, Harvard University, USA.
It also includes Justice Sabrina S. McKenna, Judge, Supreme Court of Hawaii, USA, Lauren Kay Robel, Val Nolan Professor of Law, Provost, Indiana University – Bloomingdale, Peter H. Schuck, Simeon E. Baldwin Professor Emeritus of Law, Yale Law School, Yale University, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Kellye Y. Testy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and Former Dean and Professor of Law, School of Law, University of Washington, Justice Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Judge President, East African Court of Justice, Arusha, Tanzania, David B. Wilkins, Lester Kissel Professor of Law, Director, Center on the Legal Profession and Vice Dean, Global Initiatives on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School, and Justice Michael D. Wilson, Judge, Supreme Court of Hawaii.
C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, O P Jindal Global University and Dean, Jindal Global Law School said, “Our Distinguished Fellows and Eminent Jurists are the pillars of legal jurisprudence and have made significant and substantive contributions towards strengthening the rule of law and promoting access to justice. They are leaders and exemplary jurists and their contributions in the field of law and justice have transcended geographical boundaries and jurisdictional limitations.
“As leaders par excellence in the judicial fraternity, legal profession and the academic community, they will inspire many young people to believe in the idea of law and to work towards advancing the cause of justice. As international champions advancing the cause of promotion and protection of the rule of law, human rights and human dignity, their contributions to jurisprudence, legal profession and judicial processes are to be found not only in the issues of their interest dealt by them that helped shape the law, but also through their innumerable lectures, research and writings that enabled the understanding of varied areas of law.”
“As part of their intellectual contribution, the Distinguished Fellows and Eminent Jurists will engage with the students and faculty of JGLS in various ways. Some of the Fellows will be teaching full courses at JGLS and contribute to the development of research centres and other knowledge sharing initiatives, including research projects. The Fellows will also contribute a publication to the Jindal Global Law Review and deliver a ‘Distinguished Public Lecture’ on the subject of their choice for the students and faculty members of JGU,” said Professor Raj Kumar.
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