JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD
Patron for the Journal
Chief Patron
Prof. (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai
Patron-In-Chief, Vice Chancellor, National Law University Delhi
Patron
Prof. (Dr.) Ruhi Paul
Registrar, National Law University Delhi
Advisory Members
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Prof. (Dr.) Ritu Dewan
Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development
Prof. B.T. Kaul
Professor & Former Chairman, Delhi Judicial Academy, Delhi
Prof. (Dr.) Ruth Dukes
Professor, University of Glasgow
Prof. Babu Mathew
Professor & MPP Faculty, NLSIU Bangalore
Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh
Former and Founder Vice-Chancellor of National Law University
Prof. Alan Bogg
Professor in Law, University of Bristol Law School
Editor in Chief
Dr. Sophy K.J.
Associate Professor & Director CLLRA, NLU Delhi
Senior Editors
Dr. Roopa Madhav
Professor of Law, NLU Delhi
Dr. Maya John
Assistant Professor, University of Delhi
Sawmiya Raja Ram
Associate Professor, Jindal Global Law School
Prof. Debasis Poddar
Professor, NLUJAA Assam
Dr. Dipa Sinha
School of Liberal Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi
Managing Editor
Dev Dubey
PhD Candidate, NLU Delhi
Associate Editors
Ms. Shraddha Dubey
Assistant Professor, NALSAR
Mr. Shardool Kulkarni
Thesis Programme Candidate, Tel Aviv University
Mr. Gaurav Chaudhary
PhD Candidate, NLU Delhi
Nikita Agarwal
Movement lawyer, Policy practitioner and Aspiring Academician
Chinmayi Naik
Labour researcher, Policy practitioner, and Urban planner
Kavya Bharadkar
Research Scholar, University of Bristol Business School
Ms. Nandita Gugnani
Assistant Professor, GNLU Silvassa
Ms. Saumya
Phd Candidate and Fullbright Scholar, NLU Delhi
Mr. Shubhojeet Dey
Ph.D. Candidate at Ambedkar University, Delhi
Shraddha Jain
Ph.D. Candidate at Centre for Development Studies
Avi Majithia
Informal Sector Researcher
S Aishwarya
Informal Sector Researcher
Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Sophy K. J.
Dr. Sophy K. J. is Associate Professor of Law at the National Law University Delhi. She is currently the Director of Centre for Labour Law Research and Advocacy (CLLRA). Her areas of research interest are Law relating to Labour and Development, Gender and the Law, Legal History and Anthropology.
National Law University Delhi, Dwarka Sector 14, Delhi – 110078
Managing Editor
Dev Dhar Dubey
Dev Dhar Dubey is currently working with the Centre for Labour Law Research and Advocacy (CLLRA) as editor-in-chief. He is UGC-NET & JRF Qualified, Research Associate, CLLRA, NLUD.
National Law University Delhi, Dwarka Sector 14, Delhi – 110078
Senior Editor
PROF (DR). ROOPA MADHAV
Dr. Roopa Madhav holds a PhD in Law from SOAS, University of London, an LL.M (Public Service Lawyering) from New York University and a B.A.LL.B (Hons) from National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Post her graduation in 1993; she practised law in the fields of labour law, service law, property law, commercial law and family law before the courts in Mumbai and Bangalore. She was a Research Fellow at the International Environmental Law Research Centre, working on a project mapping water law reforms in the country. She has been an associate professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and is a visiting faculty member at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and Tamil Nadu National Law University.
Vidyashlip University, 125, Bettenahalli, Kundana Hobli, Chapparkallu Road,
Bengaluru - 562110
Senior Editor
PROF (DR). DEBASIS PODDAR
Dr. Poddar is professor at NLUJAA Assam and worked in premier institutions, including two National Law Universities, before joining National Law University Assam. Besides his Ph.D., M.Phil. in Law, and LL.M., he was awarded an M.A. in three social studies subjects, e.g., Political Science, Literature, and Education. He has eighty-odd pieces of publication to his credit, including those published in several flagship journals of National Law Universities. He was awarded a Fellowship by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for his visit to the International Training Centre in the Italian Republic. He is invited by leading academic institutions of repute to offer deliberation on myriad occasions. Immediately before joining here, he held the position of Dean at Xavier Law School in St. Xavier’s University Kolkata since its inception. His areas of interest include but are not limited to international law, jurisprudence, constitutional law, etc.
National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, Hajo Road, Amingaon, Guwahati–781031, Assam (India)
Senior Editor
DR. MAYA JOHN
Dr. Maya John is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History. She has a doctoral degree in History from the University of Delhi. She has published on the evolution of labour law in colonial India, the relationship between caste and the labour market, the question of education in the colonial and post-colonial period, challenges faced by unorganised workers in contemporary times, and problems with the current labour law regime. Her areas of interest include labour laws, social movements, caste and the history of reservation, dynamics of women’s participation in the colonial and post-colonial labour market, trends in the women’s movement, state formation in India, and modern European history. She teaches modern European history, early colonial history of India, contemporary history of India, and history option papers under the B.El.Ed course. Qualifications: Ph.D., Department of History, University of Delhi.
University of Delhi
North Campus, Delhi - 110007
South Campus, Benito Juarez Marg,
South Moti Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi - 110021
Senior Editor
DR. DIPA SINHA
Dipa Sinha has done her MA in Economics from JNU, MSc in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London and PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has worked on food rights, nutrition and public health issues. Before joining AUD, she worked with the Office of Commissioners to the Supreme Court (on the Right to Food), Centre for Equity Studies and Public Health Research Network. and is actively involved with the Right to Food Campaign.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi
Kashmere Gate Campus,
Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate,
Delhi-110006
Senior Editor
SAWMIYA RAJA RAM
Prof. Sawmiya Rajaram is an Associate Professor at Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global (Institution of Eminence Deemed to Be University). She received her higher education from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. She previously worked as an International Trade Law Expert for analysing and drafting responses to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Notifications. This response was cleared by the Department of Commerce, Government of India, and sent to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which effectively became India’s official position in the WTO. She has also worked as a Junior Local Expert (Technical Regulations) in a project run by EU-CITD. Assisted a technical team in conducting a ‘Gap Analysis’ involving a comparison of the EU’s system of Technical Regulations with that of India’s. Interacted with various regulatory agencies, industry bodies and domain experts, among other stakeholders from across the country. Contributed to the preparation of a guidebook on developing technical regulations in India. It has notably advocated for a common framework for Indian regulators. She has also assisted Adv. Deepak Singh, Ex-Deputy Director General (BIS)), in drafting two Bills on the Conformity Assessment Procedure for India. Her areas of interest are public international law, international trade law, European Technical Regulations and IPR
Jindal Global Law School
Sonipat Narela Road, Near Jagdishpur Village, Sonipat, Haryana 131001