sujith koonan

Sujith Koonan is Assistant Professor at Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. He completed his PhD from SOAS–University of London where he was a recipient of the SOAS Doctoral Research Scholarship (2013-16). He holds a M.Phil. in International Law from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and LL.M. in Environmental Law and Human Rights from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi. He is a Member, Editorial Board of the Law, Environment and Development Journal (LEAD)—a joint publication of SOAS–University of London and International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC), Geneva.

He taught at various institutions in India and abroad including SOAS–University of London, National Law University Delhi, TERI School of Advanced Studies, Indian Society of International Law and Amity Law School Noida. He also worked with various research organisations including the Environmental Law Research Society (ELRS), New Delhi, Centre for Policy Research and the International Environmental Law Research Centre, Geneva, where he worked in research projects focusing on a wide variety of issues related to environment and development from a legal perspective. He has also the experience of providing legal and policy suggestions to the government. His work on water laws led him to be invited to join a Working Group on Water Governance constituted by the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-2017). The Working Group led the drafting of three key legal instruments on water governance and regulation in India. He recently completed a project with Government of Rajasthan where he played a key role in drafting a comprehensive water law for the State.  

His main areas of interest are Environmental Law, Water and Sanitation, Law and Natural Resources, Human Rights, International Law and Agro-biodiversity. He has co-edited a volume on water law instruments in India—Water Law in India: An Introduction to Legal Instruments (Oxford University Press, 2nd edn. 2017). He has published his research in various reputed journals, newspapers and online blogs. His publications can be accessed at http://ielrc.org/about_koonan.php.

Email: skoonan 'at' ielrc 'dot' org

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