Nandan Nawn (On Leave)

BIO

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Educational Qualifications:

• Pursuing PhD under the supervision of Prof. Prabhat Patnaik, from Centre for Economic Studies and Planning [hereinafter CESP], Jawaharlal Nehru University [hereinafter JNU], New Delhi 110 067.]. Title of the thesis 'A Comparative Study of Modern Chemical Based Agriculture and Organic Farms in terms of Sustainability'.
• Completed Master of Philosophy in 1998 under the supervision of Prof. Prabhat Patnaik, from CESP, JNU. Title of dissertation was 'Trade Restriction as an Instrument of Controlling Environmental Degradation'. Final Grade Point Average was 7.5 (A Only, equivalent to 70-79%). This was the highest FGPA in the Centre for the 1995 MPhil batch.
• Completed Master of Arts in 1995 from CESP, JNU. Final Grade Point Average was 5.56 (B Plus, equivalent to 59-64%).
• Completed Bachelor of Science with Honours in Economics in 1993 from St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College, Calcutta University with 52.5% (Second Class). This was the highest mark in the college for Economics, for 1990 batch.
• Completed Higher Secondary Examination in 1990, from Patha Bhavan, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education with 61.4% (First Division).
• Completed Madhyamik Pariksha (Secondary Examination) in 1988 from Jagadbandhu Institution, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, with 74.6%.

1. Assistant Professor in Economics, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, LB 12, Salt Lake, Sector III, Kolkata 700 098, since September 2001.
2. Have been teaching two compulsory courses in Economics to first year students of five year LLB programme since I have joined.
1. Economics-I deals with Microeconomic foundations
2. Economics-II discusses the role of the State in the economy with special emphasis on economic reforms since 1991.
3. Have offered two optional courses to the LLB students of third year onwards.
1. 'Law and Economics', where an introduction is given to economics of tort, contract and property with special focus on intellectual property.
2. 'Ecology, Policy and Law', interdisciplinary in its approach, discusses the challenges faced by Law in handling ecological problems.
4. I wish to offer a new optional course titled 'Social Security and Law' in the Monsoon semester, starting 1st July 2009.

1. Lecturer (Temporary), Ramlal Anand College (Evening), University of Delhi, Benito Juarez Marg, New Delhi 110 021, August 2000 - January 2001.
   
2. Lecturer (Ad-Hoc), Ramlal Anand College (Evening), University of Delhi, Benito Juarez Marg, New Delhi 110 021, August 1999 - March 2000, and January 2001 - April 2001.
3. Lecturer (Ad-Hoc and Guest), S G T B Khalsa Post Graduate Evening College, University of Delhi, Dev Nagar, New Delhi 110 oo5, November 1998 - March 1999.
4. Junior Research Fellow, University Grants Commission, at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, August 1997 - July 2001, with interruptions due to teaching assignments.
5. Junior Project Associate, Environment Policy Cell, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, 18/2 Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area (Near JNU), New Delhi 110 067, March - December, 1996. [Worked with Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, then Director and Dr. Sreekant Gupta, then Head, Environmental Policy Cell, for the Task Force to Evaluate Market Based Instruments for Industrial Pollution Abatement (January 1997, Chairperson: Parathasarathi Shome), Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as assisting members of the Cell in preparation of the academic papers.]

• Prepared course material on 'Environmental Law for MA in Environment and Development, a Web-based Distance Learning Course of Jadavpur University
• 'Legal Reform and Economic Development in India: case of Alternative Dispute Resolution' in Arnab Kumar Hazra and Debroy Bibek eds., 2007, Judicial Reforms in India, Academic Foundation, New Delhi, pp. 157-69
• 'Entry Through Backdoor: Non-Tariff Barriers in Disguise-WTO Case between India and European Communities on Conditions for the Granting of Tariff Preferences to Developing Countries' in Debnarayan Sarkar, ed., 2005, Emerging Issues on Development, conference volume, Centre for Economic Studies, Presidency College.

• 'Political economy of Music Copyright: challenges from recent technological developments and the survival of the Justificatory Rhetoric', Inaugural Conference of Law and Social Sciences Research Network, Centre for Studies in Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 9-11 January, 2009
• 'Environmental laws and legal issues' at a seminar entitled 'Environmental Issues: achieving a sustainable future', Smt. J D Birla Institute, 15 March 2008
• 'Environmentalism to Ecologism', at UGC-Academic Staff College, Jadavpur University, as a participant of 19th Orientation Programme, 21st February 2008
• 'Capability Approach and Natural Resources', at UGC-Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, as a participant of Refresher Course in Economics, March 2007
• 'Access to natural resource and environmental justice: case of ground water in India', Workshop on Water, Law and Commons, International Environmental Law Research Centre, New Delhi, 10th December 2006
• A poster titled 'Legal Framework for Sustainable Agriculture', at Ninth Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics, 15-18 December, 2006, New Delhi
• 'Economics, Environment and Law: an analysis of Govadarman Judgment(s)', in Associates Seminar, UGC Inter-university Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, 21 April 2006
• 'Trade and Environment in World Trade Organisation: Lessons and Experience', First Biennial Conference of the Indian Society of Ecological Economics at Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, 22-24 December 2001
• 'Trade and Environment in World Trade Organisation: Lessons and Experience', Seminar organised by Economics and Statistics Department , Kalyani University, West Bengal, June, 2000.
• 'Trade and Environment in World Trade Organisation: Lessons and Experience' in National Conference on Environment, organised by Paschimbanga Vigyan Mancha [West Bengal Science Forum], Science City, Kolkata, 2-5 February 1999.

• Participated in 19th Orientation Programme of the UGC-Academic Staff College, Jadavpur University, 28th January-25th February 2008
• Participated in Refresher Course in Economics of the UGC-Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 5th March-30th March 2007
• Participated in a Workshop for PhD scholars on Agrarian Studies in India, organised by Foundation for Agrarian Studies, 26-29th March 2004, Bangalore
• Participated in a three-week workshop on Law and Economics at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development and Research, Mumbai, March, 2003.
• Participated in the One-day training programme on 'Hydrology for Social Scientists', organised by the Indian Society for Ecological Economics at Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, 18th December, 2001.
• Qualified the UGC test for Junior Research Fellowship held on 30th March 1997
• Qualified the UGC test for eligibility for Lecturership held on 24th December 1995

• Chairperson, Committee to deal with the matters relating to execution of the project in terms of MOU and proposal with M/s ERNET, since July 2008
• Co-ordinator, UGC Cell, NUJS, since June 2008
  · Nominated Teacher member, Executive Council, NUJS, since May 2005

• Secretary, Planning Board, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences [hereinafter NUJS], June 2008-April 2009
• Nominated Teacher member, Standing Committee, NUJS, May 2005-April 2009
• Member, Sub-Committee on Revision of Student Fees, March 2009
• Member, Committee for revision of existing rules and regulations for Incorporating the Recommendation of the EC appointed Committee to Examine Service Conditions of the Staff, April-July 2008
• Nominated Member, Examination Committee, NUJS, June-September, 2003 and again from April 2007-March 2008
• Member, Executive Council Appointed Committee for Examination of Service Conditions of the Staff of NUJS and Recommendation, December 2007
• Coordinator, School of Social Sciences, NUJS, 2004-2006
• Member, Advisory Committee on Computer matters, NUJS, January 2005-January 2006
• Nominated Coordinator for Centre for Studies in WTO Law, NUJS for organisining Advanced Regional Seminar for Govt. Officials on Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) in association with WTO Secretariat, Geneva, 7-11 November 2005 at Kolkata
• Member, Committee for Certificate Courses, December 2005-Febrauary 2006
• Member, Committee for framing Leave Rules, May 2005-December 2005.
• Nominated Faculty Advisor, Cyber Committee, Student Juridical Association, NUJS, June 2003-May 2005
• Nominated Member, Admissions Committee, NUJS, for National Admission Test 2003 and 2004.
• Nominated Faculty Advisor, Website Committee, NUJS, June 2003-January 2004.
• Nominated member, Organising Committee for various Keshav Chandra Basu memorial lecture, in 2003 and in 2004
• Faculty In-charge for Student Juridical Association, NUJS Election, 2003.
• Nominated Member, Staff Welfare Fund, NUJS, June-December 2003.
• Nominated Convenor, Defect Inspection Committee, NUJS, April 2003-December 2003.
• Nominated Member, Academic Council, NUJS, June 2002-December 2003.
• Nominated Convenor, Infrastructure Development Committee, NUJS, November, 2001-December, 2003.
• Nominated Member, Purchase Committee, NUJS, November 2001-May 2002, and June 2003-December 2003.
• In-charge, Computers and peripherals, NUJS 2001-2003.
• Unopposed Member of Student-Faculty Committee, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, September 1994-August 1999.
• Unopposed Member, Hostel Committee, Kaveri Hostel, JNU, 1996-97.
• Elected Convenor, Film Club, JNU, 1997-2000.
• Member, Computer Committee, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU, 1995-1999.
• Member of the Team for Operationalising ExIm Bank-JNU Library at Paschinmabad, JNU, 1996-2001.
• Member, Organising Committee, Conference on Economic Theory and Policy, CESP, JNU, 1999.

• Completed an Intensive Multi-Media Workshop organised by Fine Arts Club, JNU and Lalit Kala Academy at JNU, September, 1997.
• Completed a Basic Rock Climbing Course organised by JNU Mountaineering Club at Dhuj, Haryana, February, 1996.
• Completed a Kayaking and Ecological Awareness Programme, organised by Mercury Himalayan Exploration on behalf of National Adventure Foundation and University Grants Commission, March 1995.
• Completed an Adventure and Ecology Awareness Programme (White Water Rafting) organised by Mercury Himalayan Exploration on behalf of National Adventure Foundation and University Grants Commission, March 1994.
• Completed a Basic Skiing Course conducted by North Face Ski School, Manali, on behalf of National Adventure Foundation and University Grants Commission, January 1994.
• Completed a Basic Photography Course conducted by Chhayapath, Calcutta under the auspices of Federation of Indian Photography, 1991-2.

• Teaching a course on 'Environmental Law' for MA in Environment and Development, a Web-based Distance Learning Course of Jadavpur University
• Member, Executive Council, Indian Society for Ecological Economics, since July 2008
• Life member, Indian Society for Ecological Economics, a society for furthering the cause of sustainable development by providing a forum for continuous dialogue among scholars, practitioners and policy makers working on different aspects of the economy, ecology and the environment.
• Member, Law and Social Sciences Network, hosted at Centre for Study of Law and Governance, JNU, New Delhi
• Associate, UGC Inter-university Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, since 2006