Prof. Rashmi Patowary

Prof. Rashmi Patowary

Assistant Professor

B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) (National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam);

LL.M. (King’s College London);

Ph.D. Candidate (O. P. Jindal Global University)

Prof. Rashmi holds an LL.M. in International Business Law from King’s College London (KCL) and B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA). Rashmi is currently pursuing her Doctoral Studies from Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University in the area of Green Finance.

Prior to joining JGU, she served as Teaching Assistant at National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ) from December 2017 to January 2019. Her primary areas of interest are banking law, financial law, investment law and environmental law.

Besides academics, Rashmi enjoys playing badminton, piano and is also a yoga enthusiast.

Book Chapter

  • “Corporate Governance vis-à-vis Banking Companies: An Investigation”, V.R. Tripathi & A.K. Srivastava (Eds.), Corporate Governance: Emerging Dimensions (Thomson Reuters 2021).

Journal Articles

  • “SWOT Analysis of Regulating ‘E’ in E.S.G. Ratings: A Comparative Study of E.U. and India”. Bancaria (Under review).
  • “Measuring the Strength of Sustainability in India’s New Model Bilateral Investment Treaty 2015: A Legal Discourse”. OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 13, No. 03, pp. 45-60 (2020).
  • “Corporate Social Responsibility vis-à-vis Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013: The Legal Panorama in India”. Gauhati Law Times, Vol. 01, Issue, pp. 01-15 (2020).

Blogs/ Magazines/ Others

  • “The Identity Crisis of Green Finance: A Hybrid Baby of Mankind’s Altruism and Egoism”. Oxford Business Law Blog (2021).

Work experience

  • Teaching Assistant, National Law University Jodhpur (NLUJ), 2017-19

Visiting/ Guest Lectures

  • University of Gda?sk, Erasmus + Staff Mobility for Teaching, Poland (2022)
  • NLUJAA & National Commission for Women, Capacity Building and Personality Development Programme (2021)
  • VIT-AP School of Law, Virtual Orientation Programme (2021)
  • JGLS, Birmingham Virtual Summer School (2021)

Paper Presentations (conferences)

  • “S.W.O.T. Analysis of Regulating ‘E’ in E.S.G. Ratings: A Comparative Study of E.U. and India” at the 1st Conference on Sustainable Banking and Finance by the University of Naples, Parthenope, in collaboration with The European Commission Joint Research (June 2023).
  • “‘E’ in ESG Regulation: A Conundrum for the Global South” at the Global Finance Conclave by Jindal School of Banking and Finance, JGU (February 2023).
  • “Measuring the Strength of Sustainability in India’s New Model Bilateral Investment Treaty 2015: A Legal Discourse” at the International Conference on Sustainable Development jointly organized by Ontario International Development Agency (Canada), Laurentian University (Canada) and Montclair State University (USA) (December 2019).

Training Programmes/ Workshops

  • Five Day Faculty Development Program on Law and Economics organized by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (2021).
  • One-day Workshop on Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 jointly organized by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (2019).
  • Faculty of Law Ph.D. Candidate Summer Workshop organized by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2017).
  • Banking law and financial regulation
  • Sustainable Finance
  • Political economy
  • Global South discourses
  • Yoga and law
  • Core Courses: Law of Banking (Course Co-ordinator, Fall 2021)
  • Corporate Governance in India, Corporate Finance.
  • Elective Courses: Law and Finance for Environmental Sustainability.
  • Specialized Courses for LL.M.: Law of Banking and Finance, Introduction to the Regulation of International Finance (Course Co-ordinator, Fall 2022 & 2023).