Experts
C. Raj Kumar
Professor and Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University; Dean, Jindal Global Law School
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C. Raj Kumar on the Globalization of Law
We must empower the preexisting international institutions and make them more effective, says C. Raj Kumar. Read More
February 10, 2009 | In Truth & Justice
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C. Raj Kumar on the New Jindal Global Law School
The Jindal Global Law School is committed to a global curriculum. Read More
February 10, 2009 | In Politics & Policy
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C. Raj Kumar on Human Rights in China
According to C. Raj Kumar, it is important is to recognize that there are many aspects of human rights with which the Chinese have made great progress. Read More
February 10, 2009 | In World
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C. Raj Kumar on The US Supreme Court
C. Raj Kumar says domestic courts should consider different legal traditions. Read More
February 10, 2009 | In Truth & Justice
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C. Raj Kumar on the role of O.P. Jindal Global Univeristy
O.P. Jindal University hopes to challenge the status quo in law and legal reform, says C. Raj Kumar. Read More
February 10, 2009 | In Politics & Policy
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C. Raj Kumar on his Work as a Lawyer
C. Raj Kumar defines the role of an international lawyer. Read More
February 10, 2009 | In Truth & Justice
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C. Raj Kumar on Contemporary Issues in Human Rights Law
C. Raj Kumar discusses the importance of economic, social and cultural rights. Read More
February 10, 2009 | In Truth & Justice
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C. Raj Kumar on the Origin of Human Rights
According to C. Raj Kumar, all human beings have natural rights. Read More
February 10, 2009 | In Truth & Justice
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C. Raj Kumar on International Law
Law professor C. Raj Kumar has some ideas. Read More
February 10, 2009 | In Truth & Justice
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C. Raj Kumar on His Life in Academia
C. Raj Kumar discusses his academic background. Read More
February 10, 2009 | In Politics & Policy
Professor C. Raj Kumar is spearheading the initiative to establish India’s first global law school known as the Jindal Global Law School as a part of the proposed O.P. Jindal Global University to be located outside New Delhi (Sonipat, Haryana) and less than an hour from the Supreme Court of India in the heart of New Delhi. He was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, UK, where he obtained his Bachelor of Civil Law degree; a Landon Gammon Fellow at the Harvard Law School, where he obtained his Master of Laws degree, and a James Souverine Gallo Memorial Scholar at the Harvard University. He also obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Delhi, India; and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Loyola College of the University of Madras, India. Professor Kumar has held consultancy assignments in the field of human rights and governance. He is Consultant to the National Human Rights Commission in India. He has been a Consultant to the United Nations University, Tokyo; United Nations Development Programme; and the International Council for Human Rights Policy, Geneva. He has advised the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption in Sri Lanka and the National Human Rights Commission in India on issues relating to corruption and good governance.Professor Kumar’s areas of specialization, include, human rights and development, corruption and governance, law and disaster management, comparative constitutional law and legal education. He has more than hundred publications to his credit and has published widely in journals and law reviews in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan and the U.S. His three co-edited books are Human Rights and Development: Law, Policy and Governance, Tsunami and Disaster Management: Law and Governance, and Human Rights, Justice and Constitutional Empowerment.
