Rahul Mohanty
I did my B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) degree at NALSAR University of Law. I graduated in 2017, as the topper my class, with 13 gold medals, for subjects such as Intellectual Property Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Law of Contract, Company Law, Law & Poverty, Civil Procedure and Law of Limitation and for overall excellence and best student.
After graduation, I did worked briefly in a law firm, where I advised clients on transactions under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016. I subsequently also worked in a leading Indian company where I advised on issues concerning intellectual property rights, contract and liaised and briefed external advocates on the company’s ongoing litigations.
However, my love of research and teaching, which I had discovered during my time at NALSAR, especially during my tenure as teaching assistant in International Law, led me back to academia. I did my masters degree (BCL) at the University of Oxford, where I specialised in International law, which I am very passionate about. After completion of my BCL, I joined my alma mater, NALSAR, which offers one of the most advanced pedagogy and academic environment among law universities in India.
In my leisure time, I enjoy reading fiction, ranging to classics to contemporary to sci-fi and fantasy. I firmly believe that reading good literature can enrich our mind and broaden our perspective beyond our familiar areas of expertise.
- BCL, University of Oxford (2020-2021)
- B.A., L.L.B. (Hons.), NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (2012–2017)
My research interests broadly revolve around public international law generally and more specifically includes issues such as regulation of armed conflicts; making and maintaining institutions of international law; issues concerning the third world in international law; and developing international environmental law and climate change law. In addition, I enjoy doing research concerning jurisprudence and theories of international law.
Among domestic law, I have researched issues of public law such as exercise of public power (legislative, executive and judicial) and working of federalism in India.
- Co-authored ‘Examining the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations 2012: A Capital Market Perspective of Hedge Fund Regulation in India’, KLUWER Business Law Review, 2017, Vol. 38.
- Protecting personal data: Is there a need for a Special Data Protection Law, NLIU Journal of IP Law, Vol. 5, 2016.
- Co-authored ‘The Introduction of Genetically Modified Crops in India: Examining the Need for an Effective Legal and Policy Regime’, NLSIU Journal on Environmental Law, Policy and Development, Issue 2, 2015.
- Balancing of Priorities: A Chronicle of Judicial Review of Public Policy on ground of Arbitrariness, International Journal of Law and Policy Review (WBNUJS), Vol. 4, No. 2., 2016.
- Head of State Immunity in International Courts in Prosecution for International Crimes: Immunity or Impunity?, A38 Journal of International Law, Vol.3, Issue 4, 2015.
- Enforcing International Humanitarian Law in Non-International Armed Conflicts, RMLNLU Law Review, Vol. 4, 2014.
- Theorising Special Category Status: Question of Asymmetric Federalism, Rajasthan University Law Journal, Vol. 1, 2015.
- Religious Symbols and Attire in Public Schools: A Comparative Constitutional Analysis, Nirma University Law Journal, Volume 3, Issue 2, 2014.
I teach the following courses at NALSAR:
- International Law (mandatory)
- Environmental Law (mandatory)
- International Law and Armed Conflict (elective)
- International Law and Environment (elective)
- Theoretical approaches to International Law (seminar)