Faculty

Biography

Amritha Viswanath Shenoy (PhD.) is Assistant Professor at Kathmandu School of Law. She pursued Ph.D. from Centre for International Legal Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Her thesis is titled “International Law in Pre-Independent India: From Ancient Times till 1947”. She has received awards such as the Elite Fellowship (2022-23) for teaching International Law at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and various distinctions for her academic expertise and active engagement in legal seminars, workshops, and publications. Currently, in her role as Assistant Professor, she shares her expertise with LL.B. and LL.M. students at Kathmandu School of Law.

Publication

Awards and Distinctions

1. 2012 - Received Merit Certificate for being the topper of Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kerala from Sarada-Krishna-Sadgamaya Foundation for Law and Justice from the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court on the 98^th Birthday Celebrations of Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer.
2. 2022- Awarded ELITE Fellowship for one year for teaching International Law in University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Academic Achievements

1. Participated in Workshop on Teaching and Research in International Law in the Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore, 2018.
2. Participated in Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law, 2013
3. Student Convenor, National Seminar on “Maintenance of Professional Standards”- Govt. Law College, Ernakulam, 2011.
4. Won Best Memorial prize in the All India Moot Court Competition for the Justice Ramachandran Memorial Ever Rolling Trophy conducted by Government Law College, Thrissur from 29^th to 31^st January 2010.
5. Project on “Development and Displacement in Kochi with regard to Vallarpadam International Container Trans- Shipment Terminal”.
6. Attended Indo Australian Judicial Exchange Programme on 4^th February 2010 at the High Court of Kerala.
7. Student Convenor, Moot Club, Government Law College- Host to XIIIth All India Moot Court Competition for T.S. Venketeswara Iyer Memorial Ever Rolling Trophy, 6^th to 8^th November, 2009 and Continuing Legal Awareness Programme.
8. Participated in Surana & Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition conducted in The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi from 13^th to 15^th November 2009.
9. Attended Workshop on Environmental Advocacy conducted by C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, Chennai at Government Law College, Ernakulam on 20^th July 2009.
10. Attended the Seminar on Law Reforms conducted by Bar Council of Kerala on 20^th June 2009 at Bar Council Auditorium, Ernakulam.
11. Volunteer in National Seminar on TRIPS and Globalization: Legal Frame Work And Changes, sponsored by University Grants Commission, at Government Law College, Ernakulam from 12^th to 14^th March, 2009
12. Participated as Researcher in the 20^th All India Moot Court Competition for the Kerala Law Academy Ever Rolling Trophy conducted in Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram from 12^th to 14^th February 2009
13. Participated in the 19^th All India Moot Court Competition for the Kerala Law Academy Ever Rolling Trophy conducted in Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram from 7^th to 9^th February 2008
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Paper Presentations

1. “Women Intellectuality and IPR: A Theoretical Understanding” in “The Changing Scenario of Intellectual Property Rights and the Way Forward” Organised by Vaikuntha Baliga College of Law, Udupi, Karnataka, India 2023
2. “TNCs and International Law in History: A Case Study of English East India Company” in Development of International Law in Asia 2020, Seoul, Korea, February 25
3. “India, The Centennial ILO and the Making of International Law” in 7^th Asian Society of International Law Biennial Conference, Manila, Philippines, 2019.
4. “The Centenary of League of Nations: Colonial India and the Making of International Law” in Development of International Law in Asia, Seoul, Korea, 2019.
5. “Economic Rights Under the UN System and the Creation of a Newer International Economic Order” in The British Academy Writing Workshop, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12-14 October, 2018.
6. “Alternative Histories of International Law: A Multicivilisational Perspective from India” in Third World Approaches to International Law, National University of Singapore, Bukit Timah Campus, 19-21 July 2018.
7. “Kulbhsuhan Jadhav Case: India vs. Pakistan at the International Court of Justice” in Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda, ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on India in South Asia: Changing Perspectives in the 21^st Century, March 15-16, 2018
8. “Freedom of the Seas, International Law and the South China Sea Dispute”
9. in Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 2017
10. “The Multi-civilisational Perspective of International Law: Imperative of changing Times” in 58^th Annual Convention, International Studies Association, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., 2017.
11. “Multicivilisational Perspective of International Human Rights Law: Quest for Global Justice” in Annual International Studies Convention organized by JNU, New Delhi, 2015.
12. “International Humanitarian Law in Ancient India: A Multicivilisational Perspective” in World Congress on International Law organized by Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi, 2015.
13. “Dharma and International Rule of Law: A Path to Peace” in Global Peace Leadership Conference organized by Global Peace Foundation, New Delhi, 2014.
14. ‘The U.N. of Tomorrow’ in Ravenshaw University, Odisha, 2013.
15. ‘Open Source Movement’ in CUSAT, Kochi, Kerala, 2011.
16. ‘Occupational Hazards’ on 5^th March 2011 in National Seminar on “Maintenance of Professional Standards” conducted in Government Law College, Ernakulam. Moderator Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon.
17. ‘Geographical Indications’ on 13^th March 2009 in National Seminar on TRIPS and Globalisation: Legal Frame Work and Changes conducted in Government Law College, Ernakulam. Moderator Dr. David Ambrose.

Books

1. Thamil Ananthavinayagan and Amritha Viswanath Shenoy (2024) (Eds.), The Wretched of the Global South: Critical Approaches to International Human Rights Law, Springer Nature