1st Edition

International Law in Pursuit of Global Justice Reflections from Contemporary India

Edited By Shashikala Gurpur, Aakarsh Banyal Copyright 2025
306 Pages
by Routledge

306 Pages
by Routledge

306 Pages
by Routledge

This book discusses the core concepts of international law with a focus on India’s position concerning contemporary developments in the field. The project of international law—both in its origin and evolution—has been predominantly anchored in Global North realities. Over the years, however, narratives from ‘other’ parts of the world (the Global South) have emerged to confront the traditional... Read more

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Biography

Shashikala Gurpur, Jean Monnet Chair Professor, Fulbright Scholar, AHRB Fellow UK and National Merit Scholar, is the Director of Symbiosis Law School, Pune, and Dean Faculty of Law, SIU since 2007. She has worked in corporate, academic and non-governmental sectors. She holds PhD in International Law and was a member of Law commission of India. She is the Head of Symbiosis Centre For Advanced Legal Studies And Research (SCALSAR).

Aakarsh Banyal is an MPhil in Law candidate at the University of Oxford, specialising in Public International Law and Dispute Settlement. He previously read for the BCL (Distinction) at the University of Oxford and completed his BA LLB (Hons.) at Symbiosis Law School, Pune (Chancellor’s Gold Medal).