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Prof. Dr. Bharat H. Desai

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Professor Bharat H. Desai was awarded the Humboldt Award, which is connected to a one-year stay at the Institute for International Law.

Bharat Desai initially obtained his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Law from Gujarat University as well as a Master’s of Philosophy and PhD in International Law from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). During his academic career at JNU, he published academic works in over a dozen books by global publishing houses and more than a hundred articles in journals of international repute as well as supervising 120 researchers working in the field of international law. Professor Desai has taught and conducted research into international law at JNU since 1987. He was the Chairperson of the Centre for International Legal Studies and, since 2004, has been holding a professorship and the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Chair. He serves as the editor-in-chief of the journal: Environmental Policy and Law (Environmental Policy and Law: Sage Journals). He has also been a visiting researcher at many other internationally recognized universities and research institutions as well as being consulted by the governments of India and Bhutan and a number of international organizations.

During his stay in Bonn, he will further develop his latest research ideas, including on the Planetary Future, and publish them in book form. He will also exchange views with Professor Stefan Talmon on international law in general and international environmental law, and on some of the global issues of our common concern such as climate change, plastic pollution, the use of weapons of war, resolution of global conflicts and the challenges presented by new technologies and AI.

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