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V. G. Hegde

V. G. Hegde

V. G. Hegde
V. G. Hegde
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for International Legal Studies,
School of International Studies
Room No
210, SIS-II
Off. Phone
011- 26704361, 26704338
Residence
011-26742668
Email
vghegde@mail.jnu.ac.in, vghegde@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

LLM, PhD

Areas of Interest/Specialization

International Law, International Trade Law, Intellectual Property Rights, International Settlement of Disputes

Experience

Legal Officer, Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO)  from 1990 to 1996;

Legal Officer, Legal & Treaties Division, Ministry of External Affairs from 1997 to 2004;

Associate Professor, Centre for International Legal Studies, SIS, JNU from 2004 to 2010;

Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University (2016)

Awards & Honours

ICCR Chair Visiting Professor for Contemporary Indian Studies, KU Leuven (Belgium) 2016-2017;

Visiting Fellow, Warwick University (2010);

Member, Editorial Committee, Asian Yearbook of International Law;

Member, Editorial Committee, Indian Journal of International Law;

Member & Treasurer, Executive Council, Indian Society of International Law;

Member, Executive Council, Asian Society of International Law

International Collaboration/Consultancy

FRAME (Fostering Human Rights Among European Policies) – Large Scale European Union Project – in collaboration with Indian Society of International Law (Co-ordinated by University of Leuven, Belgium with 15 partner institutions around the globe) 2013 to 2017;

Fellowship (2012-2015) for the study of “International Waters Cooperation: Catalytic Support to Advanced, Interdisciplinary Capacity Development and Partnerships” – implemented by Tsinghua University and Yunnan University (China) which included a study tour of United States (on Colorado River) and presentations in China. (funded by Department for International Development (DIFD): United Kingdom);

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Impact of Nationality Laws on Statelessness in South Asia (2008).

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Hegde V.G. “Contemporary Indian International Legal Perspectives” in ICSSR Research Survey and Explorations in Political Science, (Volume 4) India Engages the World Edited by Navnita Chadha Behera (2013:Oxford University Press),  pp. 421-475; ISBN No. 0-19-808540-0.

Hegde V. G. “International Law on River Water Sharing and India” in Ishwara Bhat (Editor) Inter-State & International Water Disputes, (2013: Eastern Book Company: The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences) pp.93-119; ISBN 93-5028-980-6

Hegde V.G, “Indian Courts and International Law”   Leiden Journal of International Law, 23 (2010), pp.53-77; ISSN 0922-1565.

Hegde V.G. (2007), “Intellectual Property Rights and African-Asian States” in Fifty Years of AALCO: Commemorative Essays in International Law (Asian African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO): New Delhi), pp.124-147;  ISBN: 81-902886-4-4.

Hegde V.G. (2005), “ India and International Patent System” in Bimal Patel (ed) India and International Law, (Martinus Nijhoff:Leiden/Boston) pp.93-116: ISBN 90-04-14519-2.

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

Hegde V.G., “Unrecognized Vulnerability? Migration and Statelessness in South Asia, with a special focus on the Indian treatment of intra-Asian refugee flows” in The Protection of Vulnerable Individuals in the context of European Policies on Border Checks, Asylum and Immigration for Frame Collaborative Project (Fostering Human Rights among European Policies), Abo Akademi University, University of Deusto, Indian Society of International Law, University College of Dublin and University of Leuven, 2016; http://www.fp7-frame.eu pp. 207-227;

Hegde V.G., “Gaps and Deviances in the human rights protection system in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation” in  The Global Human Rights Protection Governance System for Collaborative Project (Fostering Human Rights among European Policies), Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, University of Leuven and Indian Society of International Law, January 2015; http://www.fp7-frame.eu pp.221-236;

Hegde V.G. “India and International Settlement of Disputes” Indian Journal of International Law, March 2016, Vol.56, Issue 1,  pp. 1-40.

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.