Professor (Dr) Usha Tandon appointed new Dean and Head of the Faculty of Law, Delhi University

Professor (Dr) Usha Tandon has been appointed as the new Dean and Head of the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi . She is the 32nd Dean of the institution and occupies a position which has been previously held by many legal stalwarts.

. Professor (Dr) Usha Tandon is an eminent Professor of Environmental Law, Population Law, Gender Justice and Family Law. With the teaching experience of more than 30 years, she is a world renowned scholar for her work on human development focusing on environmental protection and women empowerment.

. Her book on Population Law in India is the only book of its kind which covers various population issues through the perspective of law and has been referred to extensively in India and abroad.

. She has authored/edited several books on various aspects of law relating to environmental protection and women rights viz. Energy Law (Oxford University Press ); Biodiversity Law ( Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group ); Climate Change ( Eastern Book Company ); Gender Justice ( Regal Publications ); and Human Trafficking Law ( Central Law Agency ).

. She has more than 50 research papers to her credit published in the journals of international and national repute. Her research articles have been published in international journals like Transnational Environmental Law, Cambridge University Press, ( UK ), Coventry Law Journal, ( UK ), Yonsei Law Journal ( South Korea ), IIUM Law Journal ( Malaysia ), TOAEP, ( Brussels, Belgium ), OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development ( Ontario Canada ), Palgrave Macmillan, ( Singapore ). NOUN International Journal of Private and Property Law ( Nigeria ).

. Her published work got applauded by the Supreme Court of India (2003). She has presented her research work at various international academic platforms in countries including the USA, U.K. France, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, China, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.

She has also been contributing to international scholarship by serving as a Reviewer for manuscripts submitted to SCOPUS indexed journals like “Environmental Law Review, SAGE, UK”; “Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, Wiley, USA and “Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning” ( Taylor & Francis, UK ).

. The recipient of “World Population Day Award, 2000” and “Phenomenal She, 2019”, she served as Professor-in-Charge of Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi (2013-2019) and the Director of a Five-Year Law School- Vivekananda Law School, GGS Indraprastha University, Delhi (2005).

She holds professional memberships with Population Association of America, MD, USA; South Asian Law Schools Forum for Human Rights ( founder member ) Kathmandu; All India Law Teachers Congress, New Delhi ( founder member ); Indian Law Institute, New Delhi ( life member ) Institute for Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies, New Delhi ( life member ) and Indian Society for International Law, New Delhi.

. As the Professor-in-Charge of Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi (CLC), she undertook various initiatives to enhance the infrastructure of the college.

Professor (Dr) Usha Tandon appointed new Dean and Head of the Faculty of Law, Delhi University

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