Awards Received

• Winner of the 1st Prize for the Inter Collegiate Elocution Competition during the Graduation Course for all the three years, 1970 - 73.
• Winner of the 1st Prize for Moral Science for all the 3 years of Graduation.
• Winner of the Special Prize for Selfless Service to the Institution, during the B.A. Course in 1973. (St. Teresa’s College, Kerala University)

Highlights of Important Contributions

I. Work Experience

(A) 34 years in the Legal Profession, (Enrolled as an Advocate in the High Court of Kerala in 1976).

• Practised in the High Court of Kerala from 1976 - 1983,
• Lecturer in Law, Andhra Christian College of Law, Guntur, Nagarjuna University, July 1, 1985 - October 30, 1988.
• Member of the Faculty, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, from November 1, 1988 till September, 1992.
• Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, from January 20, 1994
• Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, from February 2008.

(B) Deputy Director (Legal) (Honorary), Independent Bureau for Humanitarian Issues, Geneva, from October 1992 to January 1993 undertaking Legal research on humanitarian issues.

(C) Engaged in Research and promotional activities on Humanitarian Issues in the capacity of Founder Secretary-General Honorary), Indian Centre for Humanitarian Laws and Research (Since 1993).

(D) Consultant (Legal), National Commission for Women from October, 1993 to April 9, 1995.

II. Participation in the Academic Staff Training Programme /Refresher Course

• Attended two Academic Staff Training Programmes sponsored by the U.G.C., and organized by the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.
• Co-ordinated the first U G C sponsored Refresher Course in Law, organized by the Academic Staff College, JMI, in February 2009.

III. Research Activities

• Assisted Prof. Gene Kassebaum, Professor of Sociology, University of Hawaii, in a research project on the Working of Lok Adalats in Karnataka, in India, under the auspices of the American Institute of Indian Studies, in 1989 - 90.
• Completed a Project under the Scheme of Prevention of Atrocities on Women, sponsored by the Department of Women and Child Welfare, Government of India, in 1992.
• Completed M. Phil. In Law from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, 1993.
• Completed Ph. D. in Law from the University of Delhi, 2008.

IV. Other innovative activities

• Staff advisor of the Student Bar Association, National Law School 1991 – 92.
• Subject Advisor of the Jamia Law Students Association,
• 1996 - 97, 1997 - 98 & 2005 - 06.
• Accompanied students for a Legal Literacy/Awareness Programme for the visually handicapped at New Delhi on March 1, 1997.
• Participated and won prizes in Moot Court, Literary, Dramatics and Cultural Activities, and also organized and coordinated such activities.
• Prepared the Curriculum Design and the Course Outline and edited cases in Criminal Law and Tort Law and assisted in the preparation of reading material for Law and Urban Development for the Students of the B.A., LL.B (Hons.) Course, while teaching the above Courses at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

V. Membership of Professional/ Learned Bodies/ Societies

• Member of the Counseling Centre for Women set up by JMI.
• Member of the Anjuman (Court), JMI.

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(a) Number of Papers published in refereed journals

(b) Number of Papers/ Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops

VII. Participation in Seminars/Workshops

1. Participated in two National Seminars sponsored by the U.G.C. in the University of Cochin on "Law and Environment” and on "Consumer Protection".
2. Presented a paper at the Annual Conference of Criminologists in Bangalore, on "Food Adulteration and Consumer Protection". (1989)
3. Presented a paper on "Abuse of Public Interest Litigation" at a Round Table organised by the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.
4. Participated in a National Seminar on "Law and Urban Development" organized by the National Law School, Banagalore.
5. Participated in a 2 days People's Orientation Programme and a 15 days Emergency Management Training Programme organized by the UNHCR and Wisconsin University, at Kathmandu, Nepal from October 1 - 15, 1993.
6. Attended a Public Enquiry on Crimes Against Women and a discussion on the Beijing Conference organized by the Asia – Pacific Women's Human Rights Council at Bangalore on January 28 and 29, 1994 as Legal Consultant, National Commission for Women, New Delhi.
7. Participated in an International Conference on "Shaping the Future by Law: Child, Environment and Health", organized by the Indian Law Institute at New Delhi and sponsored by the UNICEF from March 21 to 25, 1994.
8. Attended a National Conference on Emerging Horizons in Child Development organized by the Indian Council for Child Welfare, at New Delhi from April 5 to 7, 1994.
9. Attended a National Seminar on “Women and Law” organized by the All India Social Trust, at New Delhi on December 3 and 4, 1994.
10. Assisted in organizing and attended a National Seminar on “Family Courts” organized by the National Commission for Women at New Delhi on December 19 and 20, 1994.
11. Assisted in organizing and attended a Public Enquiry on Crimes Against Women organized by the National Commission for Women, at New Delhi on January 5 and 6, 1995 as Legal Consultant, National Commission for Women.
12. Participated in a Colloquium on "Ombudsman" organized by the Indian Institute of Public Administration and the British Council at New Delhi from March 8 to 10, 1995.
13. Addressed Senior Police Officers / Assistant Commissioners of Police on several occasions on "Human Rights and Police", "Human Rights and Victims of Crime" and "Victimology", on the invitation of the Police Academy, Kingsway Camp, Delhi, National Police Academy, Hyderabad and at the invitation of the Faculty of Law, GGSIP University, Delhi.
14. Attended a Peoples Orientation Programme and Training of Trainers Programme organized by the UNHCR Head Quarters, at New Delhi from April 24-27, 1995.
15. Organized, addressed and attended several One Day Symposia on "IHL & Refugee Law for Law Professors" –at    
    a) Bhubaneswar, Orissa on July 6, 1996
    b) at Calcutta, West Bengal on July 16, 1996
    c) at Ahmedabad, Gujarat on January 11, 1997
16. Addressed the IPS Officers at the National Police Academy, Hyderabad, on Legal Aspects of Refugee Protection, 1996.
17. Addressed NGOs on Refugee Women and Legal Protection, organized by the UNHCR at Madras, 1996.
18. Attended and assisted in organizing a workshop on "Codification of Criminal Laws Relating to Women", at New Delhi - Feb. 1 & 2, 1997.
19. Resource Person in the Refresher Course sponsored by the UGC on "Human Rights, IHL & Refugee Law" at the National Law School, Bangalore. Addressed the Course Participants on the proposed International Criminal Court besides organizing Case Studies on the subject - February 11 to 15, 1997.
20. Addressed the participants of a training programme at the National Labour Institute on “Sexual Harassment at the Work Place and its Legal Aspects” in 1994.
21. Addressed 250 School & College students on "The Degeneration of the Modern Society and its Impact on the Youth of Today", in March 1997.
22. Delivered an extension lecture on “Criminal Laws Relating to Women” as part of a Legal Awareness Programme, to the Faculty and students of the Daulat Ram College, Delhi University.
23. Addressed Panchayat Leaders on "Criminal Laws relating to Women", at the National Labour Institute, for three training programmes, 1994 – 96.
24. Represented India, as a member of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG), headed by Justice P. N. Bhagwati at the Eminent Persons Group, "Regional Consultation on Refugee and Migratory Movements in South Asia" organized by the UNHCR, Geneva at Colombo, Sri Lanka and presented the paper on behalf of the Indian team on “The Contemporary Refugee Problem and the Concept of Asylum in South Asia”, in October 1994.
25. Presented the paper on behalf of the Indian team on "Building a Regional Consensus on Asylum: the Indian Perspective" as a member of the EPG, at the ‘Regional Consultation on Refugee and Migratory Movements in South Asia’ at New Delhi, November 14 & 15, 1996.
26. Addressed a group of 200 women in New Delhi on "The Crisis That Women Face Today and the protection under Criminal Laws", on February 9, 1997.
27. Attended a "Regional Consultation on Refugee and Migratory Movements in South Asia" as a member of the Eminent Persons Group from India, at Dhaka, Bangladesh in November 1997 and presented the draft Model Law on Refugees to the members of the EPG being the Co-ordinator of the Committee to prepare the draft Model Law.
28. Attended a Three day Conference of Scholars and other Professionals Working on Refugees and Displaced Persons in South Asia, held at Rajendrapur, Bangladesh from February 9 – 11, 1998.
29. Attended and organized a Two day Course on Refugee Law for Law Professors at Pune, February 15-16, 1998.
30. Attended a Five-day PARinAC Workshop organized by the UNHCR, Geneva at Tokyo, Japan from March 2 – 6, 1998.
31. Attended a Regional Consultation on Refugee and Migratory Movements in South Asia as a member of the Eminent Persons Group from India held at Kathmandu, Nepal on November 9 & 10, 1998.
32. Presented the Introductory Address and organized a Seminar on Anti–Personnel Land Mines at Hyderabad on November 14, 1998.
33. Attended the PARinAC meeting organized by the UNHCR Geneva at Colombo on August 24 & 25, 1999.
34. Attended the Pre-EXCOM and EXCOM Meeting organized by the UNHCR Geneva from September 29 - October 4, 1999.
35. Attended a Regional Consultation on Refugee and Migratory Movements in South Asia as a member of the Eminent Persons' Group from India held at Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 23 & 24, 2001 and presented the Country Report on the Refugees in India.
36. Addressed the Post Graduate Students of Political Science at JMI on the topic, “Refugees in the South Asia Context”.
37. Attended a Regional Consultation on Refugee and Migratory Movements in South Asia as a member of the Eminent Persons' Group from India held at New Delhi on December 15 & 16, 2002, presented the Country Report on the Refugees in India and presented a paper on “Strategising Durable Solutions for Urban Caseloads – the India Experience”
38. Member of a Committee of Experts, set up to discuss the introduction of a Course on Human Rights, IHL and Refugee Law, organized by the Bar Council of India and the Association of Indian Universities, in New Delhi.
39. Chaired a Session on Humanitarian Issues, organized by the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace, JMI in 2008.
40. Presented a paper on “Perjury – Causes and Strategic Remedies in the light of the Adversarial System of Criminal
    Justice in India” at a National Seminar on Perjury: Perspectives and Responses in the Indian Legal System, organized by Jamia Millia Islamia on April 24, 2010.

VIII. Organization of Seminars / Symposia / Workshops

1. Organized and participated in a Symposium on "International Humanitarian Laws for Law Professors” at New Delhi on December 11, 1993 in the capacity of Secretary-General, Indian Centre for Humanitarian Laws and Research (ICHLR), New Delhi. (Jointly organized by ICHLR and ICRC, New Delhi).
2. Organized and participated in a Symposium on "International Humanitarian Laws for Law Professors" at NIAS, Bangalore on August 6, 1994 (jointly organized by ICRC and ICHLR New Delhi).
3. Organized and participated in a Symposium on "International Humanitarian Laws for Law Professors” at Calcutta on November 26, 1994.
4. Organized a Seminar on "Protection of Refugee Children" in collaboration with the UNHCR at New Delhi on January 19, 1995.
5. Organized and participated in a Symposium on "International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law for Law Professors" at Bombay on March 4, 1995.
6. Organized and participated in a 5 Day Course on "International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law for Law Professors" at Barog, Himachal Pradesh from June 26 – 30, 1995 (Jointly organized by the ICRC, UNHCR and the ICHLR.
7. Organized an intensive 5-day course on "IHL & Refugee Law" at Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu for 30 Law Professors from October 14 -18, 1996.
8. Organized a Panel Discussion on "Asylum in International & National Laws" at New Delhi, on January 25, 1997 introducing the theme to the participants.
9. Organized a Panel Discussion on "The Proposed International Criminal Court" for 65 participants at New Delhi on April 12, 1997, besides delivering the opening remarks.
10. Organized a one day Orientation Course on "IHL and Refugee Law for Law Professors" and addressed the participants on "Refugee Law – Legal Framework" at Goa, on May 17, 1997.
11. Organized a Panel Discussion on "The 1951 Convention on Refugees" and gave the Introductory Note, at New Delhi on August 30, 1997.
12. Co-ordinated the setting up and the work of a Committee which was involved in attempting a draft Model Legislation on Refugees.
13. Organized a Symposium on "IHL & Refugee Law" for Lawyers and Academicians at Nagpur on November 15, 1997.
14. Organized a Panel Discussion on "Anti-Personnel Land Mines" to address Army Personnel, Policy Makers, Lawyers and Academicians at New Delhi on November 23, 1997.
15. Organized a Seminar on Human Rights and Refugee Law in collaboration with the UNHCR on December 6, 1998.

IX. Publications

A. Books

1. Edited the cases for Cases and Materials on Criminal Law brought out by the National Law School.
2. A Report on Sentencing in Rape Cases: Legislative policy and Judicial Practice in the context of Gender Justice and Atrocities against Women submitted to the Department of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Welfare, Government of India. [40 copies of the Book of about 300 pages
3. Prepared the Chapter on Legal Aspects of a book on Mass Expulsions, published by the Independent Bureau for Humanitarian Issues, Geneva.
4. Editor of a book entitled Introduction to International Humanitarian Law published by the International Committee of the Red Cross, New Delhi.

B.  Articles

1. “Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone - Concept and Development”
2. “The Continental Shelf - from Truman to UNCLOS III”
3. “Age of the accused, a mitigating factor in rape cases - sentencing discrepancies at the Appellate level”
4. “Corroboration - a sine qua non for conviction in rape cases? - Judicial trends”
5. “The young age of a victim in rape cases - A relevant factor for victim compensation and enhancement of the sentence”, (All the above publications in the Cochin University Law Review, University of Cochin)
6. “Sentence Hearing : Intent and Scope in Criminal Proceedings”, (Published in the Journal of the Indian Law Institute, 1992, New Delhi)
7. "Indira Gandhi Murder case : An Appraisal of Kehar Singh's Judgment”, (National Law School of India Journal)
8. "Correctional Law" in the March of the Law, an Annual Survey in Indian Law, published by the National Law School.
9. “Law of Torts - a Survey of Cases 1991-1992”, March of the Law, published by the National Law School.
10. “The Contemporary Refugee Problem and the Concept of Asylum in South Asia”, in the Bulletin on IHL & Refugee Law, 1996.
11. Prepared the Curriculum Design and the Course Outline and edited cases in Criminal Law and Tort Law and assisted in the preparation of reading material for Law and Urban Development for the Students of the B.A., LL.B (Hons.) Course at the National Law School of India University.
12. “Crimes Against Women with particular reference to Rape – Legislative Policy on Sentencing”, National Capital Law Journal, 2001.
13. “Strategising Durable Solutions for Urban Caseloads – the India Experience”, in the UNHCR Publication, Seventh Informal Regional Consultation on Refugee and Migratory Movements in South Asia, New Delhi, 2002.
14. “Judicial Response in Sentencing in Rape Cases”, Amity Law Review, 2002.