Gujarat National Law University
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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Dr Bimal N. Patel, BSc, MA, LLM, PhD, Post-graduate studies in International Relations and Development, International Relations and Law (the Netherlands), Foreign Policy and Government (Norway), since 2008 serves as Director (Vice-Chancellor) of the Gujarat National Law University, www.gnlu.ac.in –national law university established by the Gujarat Government Act 2003 and recognised for its model standards of education, equity, access and relevance by the University Grants Commission of India.

An international civil servant, administrator and scholar of international law and relations: Dr Patel possesses nearly 20 years combined experience of progressively academic leadership and scholarly research experience in international law, international relations, international organizations and academic/professional institutions. He has prepared administrative, procedural and substantive jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and International Labour Organisation Administrative Tribunal (Geneva). He has published, edited several books, research papers/articles/surveys in leading academic and international law journals. Dr Patel possesses practical experience in dealing with international administrative law (international civil service laws) and organizational staff-management bodies. Dr Patel has experience in designing and implementing international and national development and research programmes and projects and networking and coordination with governmental agencies, UN bodies and academic/research institutions in various parts of the world.



 

Honours/Membership

  • Visiting Professor, University of Barcelona, Spain

  • Hague University Faculty Member, the Netherlands

  • Visiting Scholar, Tel Aviv University, Israel (Invitee)

  • Expert Member, University of Mauritius, Mauritius

  • Visiting Associate Professor, University of Malaya, Malaysia

  • Visiting Professor & Eminent Scholar Member, Gujarat National Law University, India

  • Adjunct Professor, Sardar Patel University, V. V. Nagar, India

  • Visiting Professor & Advisor, MIT School of Government, Pune, India

  • Member, International Law Association Committee on Teaching of International Law

  • Life Member and Honorary European Coordinator, Indian Society of International Law

  • Member, American, Australian-New Zealand, Indian, European Society of International Law, International Law Association, Netherlands Association of International Law (NVIR)

Association with Governmental and Non-Governmental Agencies

  • Director, Gujarat UrjaVikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) – Energy Development Company

  • Member, Academic Council, Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala

  • Member, Executive Council, Meghalaya Law University, Meghalaya

  • Member, Executive Council, Indian Law Institute (Gujarat chapter)

  • Life Member, Indian Society of International Law (New Delhi)

  • Member, Asian Society of International Law

  • Member, Ministry of Forest and Environment, Government of Gujarat

  • Member, Gujarat Council on Science and Technology

  • Member, Gujarat Legal Services Authority

  • Resource Person, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva

  • Expert/Resource Persons on several other governmental and academic/research institutions

Lectures

  • Cambridge University, UK

  • Hague Academy of International Law, the Netherlands

  • Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, the Netherlands

  • Erasmus University of Rotterdam School of Law, the Netherlands

  • University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

  • University of Rome, La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

  • University of Auckland, New Zealand

  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

  • National Law University, Jodhpur, India

Current research interests/role in legal research and publications

  • Editor-in-Chief, Developing World Review on Trade and Competition

  • Chief Editor, Journal of Law, Development and Politics

  • Chief Editor, GNLU Law Review

  • Editor-in-Chief, Gujarat Law Journal

  • Research interests in Law of the Sea and Maritime Laws, International Law & International Organisations, International Courts and Tribunals, Indian state practice on international law (policy and practice of India), Foreign Policy and International Law and Public-Private Partnership in Legal Education, Research and Training

  

Selected Books and Research Projects in individual and editorial capacity

 

International Dispute Settlement – Court and Tribunals

  • The World Court Reference Guide: Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders of the PCIJ and ICJ (1922-2000, Edition 1) – (Introduction by Shabtai Rosenne); (Kluwer Law International: the Hague: 2002 )

  • The World Court Reference Guide and Jurisprudence 2000-2010 (Edition 2),(Nijhoff: the Hague: upcoming 2012)

  • International Tribunal for the Law of Sea (ITLOS) Reference Guide and Digest, under preparation

  • Fiscal’s Friend – International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia Jurisprudence,(ICTY: the Hague: 2002)

  • Blue Print for Reducing the Backlog of Cases in the Subordinate Courts of the State of Gujarat,(GNLU: Gandhinagar: 2010)

  • GNLU Partnership with the Judiciary and Public Sector Undertakings in Gujarat in Reducing the Backlog of Cases,(GNLU: Gandhinagar: 2010)

International Organisations

  • A Comprehensive Guide on the Laws of Human Rights in Commonwealth Countries, (Wadhwa Publications: New Delhi: 2007)

  • International Legal Responsibility Regime between the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the European Union (upcoming 2012)

State Practice and International Law

  • India and International Law (volume 1), (Kluwer Law International: the Hague: 2005)

  • India and International Law (volume 2), (Brill: the Hague: 2008)

  • "History of International Law in India between 1500-1945", chapter In Oxford Handbook on History of International Law (Bardo Fassbender, Anne Peters and Simone Peter eds.), (Oxford University Press: Oxford: Upcoming 2012)

General International/National/State Laws

  • Explaining and Understanding Legal and Interdisciplinary Research Methodology in India, (GNLU: Gandhinagar, 2012)

  • Global Maritime Security and Anti-Piracy: Issues and Challenges 2011,  Bimal N. Patel, Hitesh Thakker and AshaVerma (New Delhi: EBC Publishing House, upcoming 2012)

  • Treaty Law and Practice of India, Editor and Author of Selected Chapters (the Hague: Nijhoff: upcoming 2012)

  • Treaty Law and Practice of Asia, upcoming 2013

  • Indo-US Relations: Nine Months After President Obama Visit, Bimal N. Patel, William Nunes and Aruna Kumar Malik (GNLU: Gandhinagar: 2012)

  • Legal Guidelines for the Reduction, Recycling and Reuse of Waste, Editor, Research Report for the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of Gujarat, (GNLU: Gandhinagar: 2012)

  • Draft Statute of the Gujarat State Law Commission, Research Bill for the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of Gujarat (GNLU: Gandhinagar: 2011)

  • Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Amendment, Act 2010, Research Paper for the Ministry of Commerce and Trade, Government of India (GNLU: Gandhinagar: 2010)

  • Law, Politics and Development: Issues, Challenges and Solutions in the 21st Century of India,General Editor (EBC Publications: New Delhi: upcoming 2012)

  • Second Round of Economic Reforms in India and Issues and Challenges in the Insurance Sectors Laws, General Editor(upcoming 2012)

  • Separation of Powers between Executive and the Judiciary Wings of India and the Judicial Accountability, Bimal N. Patel, Mamta Biswal and Jaya Hemnani, (GNLU: Gandhinagar: 2012)

  • Journey of Women Empowerment: Miles to Go!,  Bimal N. Patel, Mamta Biswal and Anand Kumar Tripathi, (GNLU: Gandhinagar: 2012)

  • Live-In Relationship and Surrogacy: Legal Implications and Social Issues, Jointly with Mamta Biswal and Anand Kumar Tripathi (GNLU: Gandhinagar: 2012)

 

Articles/Research/Conference Papers & Addresses

  • Deliberating or Guessing Far-Sighted Solutions of the Emerging International Banking and Investment Issues and Challenges – Is this Realistic? , GNLU Conference on International Banking and Investment, Sunday, 22 July 2012

  • Indo-Japanese Relations: Future Trends, GNLU Centre for Foreign Policy and Security Studies, 31 January 2012

  • "Fragmentation of International Law: An Indian Perspective", Taipei Conference of International and Comparative Law, Taipei, Taiwan, 30-31 December 2011

  • "Integrated Maritime Defense Policy and Strategy of India: Some Critical Ideas for Preparing a Blue-Print for India", Bimal N. Patel, Arunakumar Malik, SoumyaPriyadarshinee and UditaKanwar (et. al), Global Maritime Security and Anti-Piracy Conference, GNLU, Gandhinagar, 26 November 2011,

  • "India-Australia Relations: Moving from Predicament to Permanency", GNLU Centre for Foreign Policy and Security Studies, 3 October 2011

  • "Teaching and Research of International Law in Asia: A Holistic Approach in the 21st Century", 4thAsian Society of International Law Annual Conference, Beijing, China, 28 August 2011

  • "Indo-US Relations: 1998 to 2010 and from 2010 Onwards - Nine months after President Obama Visit to India", Seminar on the Indo-US Relations: Nine Months after President Obama Visit to India: An Assessment; GNLU Center for Foreign Policy and Security Studies, 21 August 2011

  • Non-State Challenges to Higher Education: Foreign and Private Universities, West-Zone Vice-Chancellors' Conference, Udaipur, 29 July 2011

  • India- Singapore Bilateral Relations: A Strong Trading and Political Partner in the ASEAN – a concrete Result of the "Look Towards East" Policy, GNLU Centre for Foreign Policy and Security Studies, 25 July 2011 

  • India-Indonesia Bilateral Relations: A Strong Trading and Political Partner in the ASEAN – a concrete Result of the “Look Towards East” Policy, GNLU Centre for Foreign Policy and Security Studies, 20 July 2011

  • Legal Awareness on Obligations and Rights of Prisoners and Prison Administration – an important tool for the Good Governance of the Prison Administration, Bureau of Police Research and Development, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, SPIPA, Ahmedabad, 23 March 2011.

  • Post-Doha Linkage between International Trade and Competition: Policy and Practice of Developed and Developing Countries, GNLU Conference on International Trade and Competition Law, Gandhinagar, 5-6 March 2011

  • Value Oriented Higher Education System: Higher Education System in India, International Conference on Higher Education: Prospects for Gujarat, The Road Ahead, PanditDeendayal Petroleum University, 25 November 2010

  • Good Governance in the Higher Educational System in India: International Practices and Lessons, UGC-AIU All India Vice-Chancellors’ Conference, 85th Annual Meeting of Association of Indian Universities, BharatiVidyapeeth, Pune, 14 November 2010

  • International Courts and Tribunals: An Indian/Asian Perspective, GNLU Centre for Public International Law, 3 October 2010

  • Ethics and Values in Higher Education and Challenges of Globalisation, Western Zone Vice-Chancellors’ Conference, M. S. University, Vadodara, September 2010

  • Legal Infrastructure for the 21st Century of India, Gujarat Magazine, June 2010

  • India's participation in the Hague Conference on Private International Law is immensely beneficial to the country, its citizens, NRI and PIO communities, GNLU Centre on Private International Law, Gujarat National Law University, 10 April 2010

  • Importance of a National Sports Law Centre for the Growth and Development of Sports Industry in India, GNLU Centre for Sports Law, Forest Research Institute, Gandhinagar, 20 March 2010

  • Interdependence of Criminology and Forensic Science Management in the Efficient and Effective Administration of Criminal Justice, Gujarat Forensic Science University, Gandhinagar, 6 March 2010

  • Post-1991 Liberalization Polices and Programmes and Impacts on the Reduction of Regional Disparity in India, Interdisciplinary National Seminar on Inclusive Growth and Development: A Social Science Perspective, Jointly organised by the Departments of Labour Welfare, Political Science and Sociology, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 26 February 2010

  • Does international law offer a remedy to a state which has been and will repeatedly be a victim of terrorist attacks?, Daily News and Analysis, 2010

  • Peaceful Coexistence through Sustainable Development - Need to Minimize Ecological Imbalance, Pollution and Uncontrolled Exploitation of Natural Resources, Three Day Round Table Conference, MAEER’s MIT, Pune, 31 January 2010

  • Industry and Business Pro-activeness can mould an effective IPR Policy, Y. J. Trivedi – AMA Academy for Intellectual Property Rights, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad, 23 January 2010 

  • Legal Issues of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIOs): Challenges and Possible Solutions, Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, 7 January 2010

  • Concerns, Needs and Interests shaping the Future of Indian Foreign Policy, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 9 December 2009

  • Laws for the 21st Century India, Seminar by the Bureau of the Parliamentary Studies, Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Gandhinagar, Saturday, 31 October 2009

  • Food Security and Agro-Economy in the Developing Nations: The Millennium Development Goals, GNLU Centre for Food-Security and Agro-Economy, 10 October 2009

  • Role of Media in Realizing Developed India Vision 2020, Media & Law Training Programme, Townhall,Gandhinagar, 11 September 2009

  • Role of Mediation Mechanism in Dealing with the Problem of pending cases - Why and How,Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, 5 September 2009

  • Importance of Role of Rule of Law and Ethics and Business Practices and MBA Professional Studies, Mahavir Business College, VirNarmad South Gujarat University, 8 August 2009

  • Human Rights and Value Education in India, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, 27 March, 2009

  • Pressing concerns of the contemporary Legal World: International Law Today, For a Global tomorrow, GNLU First International Seminar, Gandhinagar,31 January 2009

  • India and the United Nations Reform (2005-2006): An Insightful Interplay between International Relations and International Law, in Bimal N. Patel (ed.) India and International Law vol. 2, 49-97 (Nijhoff: Leiden, 2008)

  • Recommendations on the Enhancement of Role and Effectiveness of the International Court of Justice and the State Practice: Gap between Recommendations and Practice (1971 – 2006), Singapore Yearbook of International Law 2008·

  • Some Reflections from Personal Experience on the Promotion of Teaching and Research of International Law, Indian Society of International Law International Seminar, 10 December 2007.

  • The Concept of Peace Dividend and the Chemical Weapons Disarmament (42 Indian Journal of International Law 2 (2005)

  • International Court of Justice and India in Bimal N. Patel (ed.) India and International Law (2005), 289-318 (Nijhoff: Leiden, 2005)

  • Can India afford to remain a non-member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law? (Second International Law Conference, Indian Society of International Law Proceedings, November 2004)

  • Principles and Practices of “Good Governance” and the Chemical Weapons Convention:Role of the OPCW (Sixth Hague Joint Conference on Contemporary Issues of International Law 2003)

  • Resolution 1540 and the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (2003 African Yearbook of International Law)

  • La CourInternationale de Justice plus sollicitée et plus active quejamais, Revue d’analysejuridique de l’actualitéinternationale (Année 2002)

  • Judicial and Administrative Activities of the ICJ - Year2001 (42 Indian Journal of International Law 3 (2002)

  • Renaissance of the International Court of Justice: An overview of the judicial and administrative activities of the ICJ in 2000, 41 Indian Journal of International Law 2 (2001)

  • Theory and Practice: Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention Destruction Regime under the Chemical Weapons Convention, 11 The Non-Proliferation Analysis Journal Summer (2000)

  • Accountability of International Organisations: A Case Study of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, 13 Leiden Journal of International Law 3 (2000)

  • Protection Zones in International Humanitarian Law, 4 Indian Journal of International Law 39 (1999)

  • Do the rules of evidence and procedure of the International Criminal Tribunal for ex-Yugoslavia ensure a fair trial?, 3 Indian Journal of International Law 39 (1999)

Dr Patel is married with Mrs Rupal Patel and has two sons – Pruthvi-Gerben and Nand. Mrs Patel provides active support in research and coordination of programs and activities.


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