SIKANDAR Mohd (Mr.)

Assistant Professor of Law (Contractual)

Email: sikandar@nluo.ac.in
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Personal Information

Qualifications:

LL.M (NALSAR University of Law) 2021;
LL.B (University of Lucknow) 2016,

Subjects Taught:

Public International law
Human Rights Law
Terrorism Law
International Investment Law
Labour Law

Mohd Sikandar has an LLB from University of Lucknow and LLM from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. His research interest lies in Public International Law, Human Rights Law and Terrorism Law. In particular, his research explores the rights of the minorities and women’s rights during armed conflict. Besides, he is interested in examining the impact of emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence on human rights. His recent work has analysed the viability of a dedicated AI Law in India.

Representative Publications

Representative Publications Journal Articles

2021: “Do we really need an International Investment Court?” (2021) GNLU Law Review Journal, Volume 8, Issue 2, ISSN: 0974-9810.
2022: “Intervention by Invitation: The Legality of Saudi-led Military Intervention in Yemen” (2022) NALSAR Student Law Review Journal, Volume 16, ISSN: 0975- 0216 (Accepted for Publication).

Book Chapters

2022: “IPR and Healthcare: The Conflict between Right to Health and Property Rights,” (with Nasma Abidi) in Rights,” DPIIT IPR-Chair, Osmania University Edited book, “IPRs in Knowledge Era: Changing Contours.”

Others:

“Karnataka Hijab Ban: By Ignoring Religious Concerns, the State has Violated many Fundamental Rights,” The Leaflet (Feb 20, 2022).
“Concerns over Increasing Hate Speech and Judicial Inaction,” The Leaflet (Jan 30, 2022).
“Resolution of MSMEs: A Critique of the Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process under IBC,” IBC Laws (Nov 17, 2021).
“Persecution of the Uyghurs: A Case of Genocide, Minority Rights Violations and Discrimination,” Human Rights Blog, JGLS (Nov 7, 2021).
“Addressing the Demand Side of the Trafficking Equation,” Law Daily (Oct 28, 2021).

Projects

Conference/Seminar/ Workshops

“The Regulation Conundrum: Does India Need a Law on Artificial Intelligence?” at the International Conference on AI and Human Rights jointly organised by IILM University, Gujarat National law University and Knowledge Seeez (Nov 24, 2023).
“India’s Tryst with the Goddess of the Moon: The Artemis Accord and Beyond,” at the Global Conference on Resource Mining in the Outer Space: Artemis Accords and Beyond jointly organised by the University of Mississippi, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, and Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai (Oct 14, 2023).
“The Beijing Platform for Action and Women in Armed Conflict in India,” at the Fifth International Gender Conference 2023 titled “Dialogues in Gender: Past and Present,” jointly organised by Symbiosis School of Liberal Arts, Pune and DePaul University, Chicago (March 2, 3 & 4, 2023).