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Dr. Nikita Pattajoshi

Dr. Nikita Pattajoshi

Assistant Professor (Law)

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About Dr. Nikita Pattajoshi

Dr. Nikita Pattajoshi has 8 years of teaching experience in 3 different National Law Schools. Prior to joining NLUO in 2018, she has worked as an Assistant Professor (Law) in Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU), Tiruchirappalli and National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi.

Dr. Pattajoshi takes pride in joining back her own alma mater as an Assistant Professor. At NLUO, she is the Director of the University Research Centre on Natural Resources Management and a member of the Editorial Board of the NLUO Law Journal, NLUO’s flagship journal. She is a part of the Regional Network of Environmental Law Champions identified by Office of General Counsel, Law and Policy Reform Program, Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Apart from academics, Nikita takes deep interest in classical dance. She holds a Diploma degree in Classical Dance (Odissi) from Gandharv Mahavidyala Mumbai and the prestigious Talent Search scholarship awarded by Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India She has performed in various platforms across the country in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Kanpur, Pondicherry, Thanjavur and Puri

Research Interests: Climate Change Law and Policy, Environmental Law, Personal Laws

Subjects taught: Environmental Law, Personal Laws, Law on Mines and Minerals, Comparative Legal Systems

Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. (National Law University Odisha)
  • LL.M. (West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) 2016
  • B.B.A. LL.B. (National Law University Odisha) 2015

Publications

Book Chapters:

  • 2023: ‘Assessing the Climate of Shareholder Based Climate Change Litigation in the Global South’ in Jelena Baumler et al. (eds), European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2022 (Springer, 2023). [SCOPUS indexed]
  • 2019: ‘Analysis of Competition Commission of India v Co-ordination Committee of Artists and Technicians of W.B. Film and Television and Ors.’ in S. Prathyusha (ed), Cases and Materials on Competition Law (DSNLU and Asia Law House)
  • 2018: ‘IP in the way of clean and green environment: Is licensing the solution?’ in Dr. Usha Tandon (ed), Energy Law and Policy (Oxford University Press, 2018) (with Akash Kumar)

Journal Articles:

  • 2021: ‘Theory and Practice of Procedural Environmental Right of Right to Information in India’ (2021) VII/2 RGNUL Student Research Review (Guest article)
  • 2021: ‘Mediation: The New Trump Card in Commercial Dispute Resolution?’ (2021) 1 NUJS Journal on Dispute Resolution 74 (with Shweta Sahu)
  • 2020: ‘A missed chance to de-criminalise Indian Politics: A comment on Manoj Narula v Union of India’ (2020) 7 NLUO Law Journal 184 (with Swayamsiddha Mishra)
  • 2019: ‘Rules of Evidentiary Procedure in International Commercial Arbitration: Issues and Challenges’ (July – Sept, 2019) 8(1) Bharati Law Review 37
  • 2019: ‘Ridhima Pandey v Union of India: The Onset of Climate Change Litigation in India’ (2019) 6 NLS Journal on Environmental Law, Policy and Development 83 [UGC Care Listed]

Book Review:

  • 2021: Asha Hans and Kalpana Kannabiran (eds.), Migration, Workers and Fundamental Freedoms: Pandemic Vulnerabilities and States of Exception in India (Routledge, 2021), in NLUO Law Journal Vol. 8 (2021).

Conferencess

International

  • 2024: ‘Climate Risk Disclosure by Corporations and Need for Legal Mobilization by Shareholders’ in IEL Writing and Publications Workshop, University of Warwick, UK (16 – 17 April, 2024)
  • 2024: ‘Re-looking at Law School Curriculum from the Climate Justice Perspective: A Roadmap for Law Schools across India’ in International Workshop on Climate Justice Education in Law Schools’, Leiden University, Netherlands and Christ University, Bengaluru (30 – 31 January, 2024)
  • 2023: ‘Climate Change Litigation versus Separation of Powers: Who wins the battle in South Asian Courts’ presented in 3rd Asian Law Junior Faculty Workshop, National University of Singapore (26 – 27 January, 2023)
  • 2021: ‘Shareholder based Climate Change Litigation: A Global South perspective’ presented in 10th Annual Cambridge International Law Conference, Cambridge Law School (18 – 20 March, 2021)
  • 2019: ‘Shareholder Activism and Engagement for Environmental Issues: A comparison between developing economies of India and China’ presented in International Conference on Shareholder Voting and Engagement in Emerging Economies, National Law University, (NLU), Delhi (23 – 24 November, 2019)

National

  • 2024: ‘Mapping the Opportunity for ‘Rights’ Framing of Climate Claims in Indian Courts’ presented in National Conference on Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Climate Action organised by India University of International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER), Goa (24 – 25 February 2024).
  • 2020: ‘Need for an Economic Incentive based Environmental Regulation in India’ presented in 6th Conference on Law and Economics, National Law India University (NLIU) Bhopal (26 – 28 December, 2020).
  • 2020: ‘Climate Change Litigation in India: Mapping the role of the National Green Tribunal’ presented in National e-Conference on Future of Environmental Litigation in India, National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore (7 – 8 August, 2020).
  • 2019: ‘Protection of Climate Change Refugees: Challenges and Opportunities in Legal Framework’ presented at International Seminar on Global Refugee Crisis, Utkal University, (April, 2019).
  • 2016: ‘Towards Harmonization of Rules of Evidentiary Procedure in International Commercial Arbitration’ presented in UNCITRAL International Seminar on Harmonization of Global Trade Rules, KIIT University (December, 2016).
  • 2016: ‘IP in the way of clean and green environment: Is licensing the solution?’ presented in International Conference on Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable Energy: Law and Practice, Campus Law Centre (CLC), University of Delhi (January, 2016)

Projects

  • 2024 -25: Project co-ordinator, ‘Climate Change Education in Law School Curriculum: A Study of National Law Schools in India’ funded by National Law University Odisha
  • 2023: Member, Report writing team, ‘Study on Social Protection of Women Migrant Workers in Odisha’ (2023), funded by National Commission for Women (NCW), New Delhi
  • 2022: Member, Research and report writing team, ‘Social Mapping of Migrant Workers in State of Odisha’ (Phase II) 2022 funded by Department of Labour and ESI, Government of Odisha

Others

  • Acted as peer reviewer for Queen Mary Law Journal – 2024 issue published by School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, UK
  • Delivered guest lecture on Muslim Law on marriage, divorce, succession and gifts for newly recruited civil judges on 19th May 2024 and for newly recruited District Judges on 22nd and 23rd June, 2023 at Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack
  • Delivered guest lectures on ‘Common Concerns: Ozone and Climate Change’ as part of PACE contact classes for PG Diploma in Environmental Law by National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru in April, 2023
  • Delivered guest lecture on ‘Gender Sensitization and Sexual Harassment at Workplace’ at Institute of Dental Sciences, SOA University, Bhubaneswar on 24th November, 2022
  • Acted as guest reviewer for BLACC International Yearbook on Business Law and Dispute Resolution (2021 issue) published by Centre for Business Law Academics, Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal