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VIVEK (VIK) KANWAR
I. Current Academic Appointment
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Jindal Global Law School (JGLS),
 O.P. Jindal Global University (National Capital Region of Delhi, India), Assistant Professor of Law, August 2009-Present
Courses Taught:
Judicial Process (Fall 2012); Public International Law (Fall 2010, Fall 2011); Comparative Constitutional Law (Fall 2011); Law and Social Theory: Normativity and Coercion (Spring 2012); Legal Pluralism: Disputing Beyond the State (Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012); Global History (Fall 2010); International Relations (Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012); Legal English I & II (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)
Committees:
 (2009-2012) Member, JGLS Steering Committee for ABA Accreditation, Electives Committee, Course Allocation Committee, Library Committee, (From 2012) Member, Committee on Teaching, Curriculum, and Examination, Committee on Research and Knowledge Creation
Concurrent Appointments:
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Centre on Public Law and Jurisprudence (CPLJ),
 Executive Director, July 2012-Present;
 
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Previously Assistant Director (Academic Head) October 2009-June 2012 Responsibilities at CPLJ:
 Founded and directed interdisciplinary research center at JGLS offering interdisciplinary expertise on questions of justice, integrity, corruption, accountability, and coercion.
 Conducted research projects and supervised research of four faculty members and numerous research associates and assistants. From 2012, supervising projects of seven faculty members.
 Established International Advisory Board of leaders in public, comparative, and international law
 Established contacts and specific collaborations with the United Nations University, Griffith University, European Public Law Organization (EPLO), Brown University, Harvard IGLP, Asian-African Legal Consultation Organization (AALCO), United Nations Development Program Asia-Pacific Centre (Bangkok, Thailand) and the International Institute on Law and Society (Lima, Peru).
 Published research reports and newsletters, and maintained social media presence. Research Projects at CPLJ:
 
PROJECT I: “STRU
CTURAL FAILURES AND
DELAYS IN THE INDIAN COURTS.”
 National
Seminar and Published Report: “
Justice without Delay.
 Report inaugurated by Chief Justice of India
 
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and provided to all members of Indian Parliament. (August 2009-October 2010; continued as University Project 2012, "Addressing Delays in the Indian Legal System: Challenges
for Ensuring Access to Justice”,
Co-Director with Amit Bindal)
 PROJECT II:
LEGAL PLURALISM: NON-STATE JUSTICE SYSTEMS.
 Developed Seminar, Colloquia, and Textbook (August 2010- present)
 PROJECT III:
PUBLIC LAW/ PRIVATE GOVERNANCE
.” International Seminar and Published Report: “C
rafting Governance: A Case Study in Private Codification from the Point of View of Inter-Public Regulation
.”
 Awarded grant by UNESCO, Australia India Institute, University of Melbourne (August 2011- present)
 Convenor, Collaborative Project on Post-Coloniality and Culture
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 Ongoing colloquia and seminar series:
VIOLENT MODERNITIES
 (2010-2011);
“RE
-VISITING THE UNIFORM CIVIL CODE
DEBATE” (
 April 2011)
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 "HUMAN RIGHTS: BEYOND THE LAW." Major international conference over four days.  Awarded BIARI grant, Brown University, USD 20,000 (September 15-17, 2011). 3.
Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA),
  Affiliated Faculty, 2011-present Projects at JSIA:

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