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B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) (Jindal Global Law School) (2020)

LLM (University of Cambridge) (2023)

 

Anujay Shrivastava

Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean (Research), JGLS and Research Fellow, Centre for Constitutional Law Studies

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Key Expertise Comparative Constitutional Law, Theory and Design, Indian Constitutional and Administrative Law, Legislation, Legislative Drafting, Design, and Interpretation, Jurisprudence (Analytical Positivist and Normative Natural Jurisprudence, and Empirical Legal Realism), Legal Profession and Judicial Institutions

B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) (Jindal Global Law School) (2020)

LLM (University of Cambridge) (2023)

 

Biography

Anujay is an Assistant Professor at JGLS. He read his Master of Law (LLM) at the world-renowned Wolfson College, University of Cambridge undertaking specialist courses in legislation, jurisprudence, international human rights law, and criminal justice and human rights law. He served as an Editor and a Conference Reviewer to the prestigious Cambridge International Law Journal (SCOPUS Q2), and concomitantly worked as a Project Researcher for the Cambridge Pro Bono Project on a project evaluating Gender Based Violence (GBV) in a selected country from lens of the best practices under international law and comparative domestic laws for the World Bank, Washington D.C., USA. 

During his legal studies at JGLS, he was among the only two alumni to graduate with four Outstanding Dean’s Awards (2015-20) for ‘academic initiatives’, ‘mooting’, ‘institution building’, and ‘leadership in election commission’ all received from the JGU Vice Chancellor. He was also awarded but did not avail of the coveted CEU Master’s Distinction Scholarship (100%) to pursue the LLM in Comparative Constitutional Law from the Central European University. 

Predominantly interested in comparative constitutional law, theory, and design, he has written extensively in leading journals and forums such as the Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Journal, NLSIU’s Indian Journal of International Economic Law, NUJS IJLPR, IACL-AIDC Blog, Völkerrechtsblog, The Solitaire Law (UK), The Sunday Guardian, National Law School of India Review, and the IndiaCorpLaw Blog, and was previously involved with various research centres at JGLS. He is ranked among the top 5% of SSRN authors globally by downloads as on February 2023. 

At JGLS, he has taught courses such as Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence. He has extensively served as an Assistant Dean at the Research Dean’s Office for nearly two years, and was heavily involved in the ideation and organisation of the National Convention on the Constitution of India, 2024 led by the Vice Chancellor’s Office. He is an active fellow of the Centre for Constitutional Law Studies and leads its new Citizenship series. He has previously lectured for Jindal Global Business School (JGBS) while simultaneously teaching at JGLS. More recently, he has co-written a chapter on ‘Constitutional Change’ for the forthcoming Cambridge Companion on the Constitution of India. 

Beyond scholarly pursuits, he loves exploring, music, movies, anime/manga, general knowledge, gaming, and world history. He has frequently performed Hindi and English songs at Cambridge and JGU.

Primary Research Interest

  • Comparative Constitutional Law, Theory and Design

Secondary Research Interests

  • Jurisprudence, Legal Theory and Constitutional Values
  • Legislations, Legislative Drafting & Legislative Design
  • Legal Professions & Judicial Institutions
  • Administrative Laws & Interpretation of Law
  • International and European Human Rights Law

Current Research

  • Constitutional Changes
  • Constitutionalism(s)
  • Constitutional Design

Constitutional Law I & II 

Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence I (Analytical Positivism and Normative Natural Law, Legal Realism, and Principles & Interpretation)

Comparative Constitutional Law

Legal Aspects of Business

Felicitated by the JGU Vice Chancellor for acting as a Presenter and Faculty Coordinator at the National Convention on the Constitution of India 

Appointed as a Peer Reviewer (2024-25) to the Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Journal

Acted as a Grand Adjudicator for the Grand Final Rounds of the JGLS 1st Freshers Intra-Moot Court Competition, 2024

Cambridge Pro Bono Gold Award (Chair – Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, 2023)

Top 10% of Authors on SSRN (by downloads) (September 2021 to February 2023)

CEU Master’s Distinction Scholarship and Stipends (Received, Not Availed) (Central European University, Vienna, 2022) 

Invited as a Distinguished Alumnus and Panellist to speak at the 7th JGLS Young Scholars Colloquium, 2021 (JGU, 2021)

Dean’s Award (Certificate of Achievement) for “Outstanding Contribution to Institution Building” (JGU Vice Chancellor, 2020)

Dean’s Award (Certificate of Achievement) for “Outstanding Performance in Mooting” (JGU Vice Chancellor, 2020)

Dean’s Award (Certificate of Achievement) for “Outstanding Contribution to Academic Initiatives” (JGU Vice Chancellor, 2020)

Dean’s Award (Certificate of Leadership) for “Outstanding Contribution as Member of the Election Commission 2020” (JGU Vice Chancellor, 2020)

World Rounds Quarterfinalist & recipient of ‘Herbert Smith Freehills Scholarship Award’ for ‘Best Combined Written Pleadings’ at Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot (London, 2019)

Qualified to the World Rounds of the Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot (London, 2019)

Savitri Jindal Merit-cum-Means Scholarship (2017-20)

Savitri Jindal Studentship (2015-20)

Felicitated by Directors, JGLS Moot Court Society for acting as Judge - Grand Finale Rounds and Problem Drafter of Intra Moot Court Competition in honour of JGU Chancellor, Shri. Naveen Jindal's Birthday (30 March 2025)

Qualified as an Advocate in India having previously cleared the All India Bar Exam. Applied for voluntary suspension of bar license to pursue full-time academia. 

‘’Too Presumptuous’?: Electoral Bonds Judgment and the Presumption of Constitutionality Doctrine’ (National Law School of India Review, 11 October 2024).

Various Authors (including Jaideep Singh Lalli and Anujay Shrivastava), World Bank Project: A Comparative Assessment Of The Gambia’s Law On Gender-Based Violence for The World Bank (Cambridge Pro Bono Project, July 2023).

‘Indian Supreme Court’s Judgment on ‘Horizontal Application’ of Fundamental Rights: An ‘Unconstitutional Informal Constitutional Change’?’ (IACL-AIDC Blog, 31 January 2023).

‘Mapping ‘Unconstitutional Informal Constitutional Changes’ By Constitutional Courts – A Comparative Study Of ‘Supreme Courts’ In India, Bangladesh, Honduras, And The USA’ [2022] 7(1) Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Journal 42-94 (solicited).

‘‘Senior Advocates’ In The Indian Legal Profession – Origins, Evolution, Demerits, And A Call For Reform’ [2022] 11(2) NUJS International Journal of Legal Studies and Research 142-211 (co-authored with Anubhav Khamroi).

‘How “Attack On Titan” Complicates The Genocide Convention’ (Völkerrechtsblog, Germany, 7 December 2022) (co-authored with Abhijeet Shrivastava).

‘The Origins, Jurisprudential Fallacies and Practical Limitations of a ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ in the European Union’ [2021] 10(2) NUJS International Journal of Law and Policy Review 152-203.

‘Understanding The Misunderstood: Mapping The Scope Of A Deity’s Rights In India’ [2021] 10(1) NUJS International Journal of Law and Policy Review 1-45 (co-authored with Yashowardhan Tiwari).

‘Court’s Refusal To Refer Parties To Arbitration In Disputes Involving ‘Time-Barred’ Claims: Analysing The BSNL vs. Nortel Decision’ [2021] 10(2) NUJS International Journal of Legal Studies and Research 167-182.

‘Judicial Appointments, Collegium System, and Unresolved Constitutional Enigmas in India: Proposing an ‘Emergency Collegium’ and the ‘Automatic Elevation Alternative’’ [2021] 1(4) JCLJ 290-304 (co-authored with Abhijeet Shrivastava).

‘‘Economic’ Dignity and Transformative Constitutionalism in India – Attempting to Cut the ‘Gordian Knot’’ [2021] 1(4) JCLJ 446-457 (co-authored with Abhijeet Shrivastava).

‘Mahatma Gandhi and law: A historico-legal perspective’ (The Daily Guardian, 2 October 2021) (co-authored with Anirban Chanda and Yashowardhan Tiwari).

‘‘Anti-Anti-Suit Injunctions’ and ‘Anti-Enforcement Injunctions’ in the United Kingdom and Abroad – A Comparative Overview’ (The Solitaire Law, United Kingdom, 1 September 2021) (solicited) (co-authored with Anirban Chanda).

‘Significance of increasing representation of women judges in higher judiciary’ (The Daily Guardian, 27 August 2021).

‘Principles Governing ‘Anti-Enforcement Injunctions’ in India: Part 1 & 2’ (IndiaCorpLaw Blog, 9 & 12 June 2021).

‘Oriental Judgment: How Objective is “Just and Equitable” Interest Rate Modification?’ (IndiaCorpLaw Blog, 26 May 2021).

‘On Senior Advocate Designations And The Disproportionate Representation Of Women’ (The Sunday Guardian, 16 May 2021).

‘The Peculiar Introduction of ‘Collegium Approvals’ in ‘Ad-Hoc’ High Court Judge Appointments’ (NLSIU Law School Policy Review, 26 April 2021) (co-authored with Abhijeet Shrivastava).

‘Is Appointment Of ‘Ad-hoc’ Judges Subject To Filling ‘Regular’ Vacancies In The High Courts?’ (NLSIU Law School Policy Review, 11 April 2021).

‘WhatsApp Privacy Case: Does WhatsApp Perform A ‘Public Function’ Under Article 226 Of The Constitution?’ (Constitutional Law Society of NLU Odisha, 15 February 2021) (co-authored with Abhijeet Shrivastava).

‘Arbitrability Of Fraud In India And The United Kingdom: A Judicial ‘Magnum Opus’’ in R Venkata Rao (ed), Global Thoughts And Opinions On The International Law And International Relations 196-240 (2020) (co-authored with Anirban Chanda).

‘Scouring The Haziness In The Jurisprudence Of Contractual Time-Limitation Clauses In International Commercial Arbitration: Better Three Hours Too Soon Than A Minute Too Late’ in R Venkata Rao (ed), Global Thoughts And Opinions On The International Law And International Relations 474-503 (2020) (co-authored with Anubhav Khamroi).

‘Is The PM CARES Fund Open To Writ Litigation Challenges?’ (NUJS Constitutional Law Society, 12 August 2020) (co-authored with Abhijeet Shrivastava).

How Serious is Serious Enough? Understanding Arbitrability of Fraud in India’ (The Indian Review of Corporate and Commercial Laws Blog, 6 October 2020) (co-authored with Shourya Bari).

‘Significance Of International Investment Arbitration In India’s Efforts Toward Instituting A Robust Regulatory Regime’ [2019] 11 NLSIU Indian J. Int’l Econ. L. 82-111 (co-authored with Kaustubh Kapoor).

‘Analysing The Practical Implications Of A Right To Privacy: State Surveillance And Constitution’ [2019] 8 Indian Constitutional Law Review 97-116 (co-authored with Anubhav Khamroi).

‘Arbitrability of Fraud in India: The Rashid Raza test for Complex Fraud’ (IndiaCorpLaw Blog, 23 December 2019) (co-authored with Anirban Chanda).

‘Anti-arbitration Injunctions in International Investment Arbitration: An Indian Overview’ (IndiaCorpLaw Blog, 25 December 2018) (co-authored with Anubhav Khamroi).

‘Trade Policy Monitoring Report on Japan (January 2017 to March 2017)’, [2017] 20 Trade Policy Monitoring Report on Japan pp. 1-64 [ISSN: 2394-8752] (co-authored with Professor (Dr.) James J. Nedumpara and Archana Subramanian).
Email anujay.shrivastava@jgu.edu.in
Key Expertise Comparative Constitutional Law, Theory and Design, Indian Constitutional and Administrative Law, Legislation, Legislative Drafting, Design, and Interpretation, Jurisprudence (Analytical Positivist and Normative Natural Jurisprudence, and Empirical Legal Realism), Legal Profession and Judicial Institutions
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