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Prof. (Dr.) V. K. Ahuja
Vice-Chancellor, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam
Born (1967-03-06) 6 March 1967 (age 57)
India
NationalityIndian
EducationUniversity of Delhi (LL.M)

Jawaharlal Nehru University (M.Phil.)

University of Delhi (PhD)
Occupation(s)Professor, Vice-Chancellor
Organization(s)Vice-Chancellor, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, India; June 2021-till date

Joint Director, Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Delhi; 2020 – 2021 Professor In-Charge, Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi; July 2017 – Sept 2020

Education Officer, Directorate of Research, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi; May 1997 - February 1998
AwardsFirst Prize in the Fifth South Asian Teaching Session on International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law (2003)

V. K. Ahuja is a senior professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, India[1] and is presently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA), India.[2][3][4] He has been a legal academic in the field of Intellectual Property Rights and International Law.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Education

Prof. Ahuja obtained his Master's degree in Law from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi,[13] Master of Philosophy (M. Phil) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and Ph.D. from the University of Delhi.[14]

Early life

He began his career in the field of law as a Research Associate at the Faculty of Law in 1994, and subsequently worked as a Lecturer at Law Centre - II from 1995 to 1997, and then from 1998 to 2000. In 1997-98, he briefly served as an Education Officer at the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). He continued his teaching career at Law Centre - II as a Senior Lecturer from 2000 to 2004, and then as a Reader from 2004 to 2007. In 2005-06, he also served as the Principal of Lovely Institute of Law. Prof. Ahuja's contributions to legal education and research have been widely recognized, and he was appointed as an Associate Professor at Law Centre - II in 2007. He was promoted to the post of Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi in 2010.[1] [2]

Academic career

Prof. Ahuja started his career in 1994 as a research associate at Faculty of Law, University of Delhi and became a Lecturer in 1995. In the year 2004, he was elevated to the post of Reader.[15] Later he became associate professor in the year 2007 and professor in 2010 at University of Delhi.[16] He also served as the Principal[17] of Lovely Institute of Law, Punjab (affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar). He was the Professor In-charge of Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi during 2017-2020.[18] Furthermore, he was also appointed as Joint Director of Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance established under the Institute of Eminence (IOE), University of Delhi in 2020.[19] In June 2021, Ahuja was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, India.

Memberships and Boards

Prof. Ahuja served as a member of the Governing Body of Hindu College and Aryabhatta College[20] of University of Delhi. He is also associated as a member of the Board of Management of Judicial Academy, Assam and a Member of the General Council of Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam.[21] He served as a member of the Board of Studies/Academic Council/Executive Council of several Central and State Universities such as Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim University,[22] Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat, School of Law, VIT-AP University,[23] B.B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow to name a few. He was the Regional Co-Ordinator for the entire North-East for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) in the year 2021 and a member of the Governing Body of the Consortium of NLUs.[24] Prof. Ahuja is one of the Jury members of India Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) 100 Awards 2022.[25]

Awards

In 2003, he received the first prize as an exemplary teacher in the Fifth South Asian Teaching Session on International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law organized jointly by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and National Law School of India University, Bangalore.[26]

Selected publications

Books

  • Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights (1st edition 2007, 2nd edition 2013 and 3rd edition 2017)[27]
  • Law of Copyright and Neighboring Rights: National and International Perspectives (1st edition 2005, 2nd edition 2015)[28][29]
  • Public International Law (1st edition 2016, 2nd edition, 2021)[30]
  • Intellectual Property Rights in India (1st edition 2009, 2nd edition 2015)[31]
  • Halsbury Annotated Statutes of India (Vol.2 and Vol.5)[32]
  • Krishna and Mediation[33]

Books edited/co-authored

  • Human Rights: Contemporary Issues - A Festschrift in the Honour of Professor Upendra Baxi (2019)[34]
  • Legal Education in India in 21st Century: Problems and Prospects (1999)[35]
  • Law of Copyright: From Gutenberg's Invention to Internet (2001)[36]
  • The Law of Intellectual Property Rights: In Prospect and Retrospect (2001)[37]
  • Human Rights in 21st Century: Changing Dimensions (2012)[38]
  • Mediation (2020)[39]
  • Intellectual Property Rights: Contemporary Developments (2020)[40]
  • International Law: Contemporary Developments (2021)
  • Mukul Asher on Economic Reasoning and Public Policy: Case Studies from India (2021)[41]

References

  1. ^ Department of Law, Delhi University. "Faculty Members: Prof. V. K. Ahuja". Delhi University. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  2. ^ National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam. "Vice Chancellor of NLUJA: Prof. (Dr.) V. K. Ahuja".
  3. ^ Chacko, Jelsyna (18 June 2021). "Prof VK Ahuja takes charge as Vice-Chancellor of NLU Assam". Bar and Bench.
  4. ^ Hans News Service (29 May 2021). "VIT-AP School of Law offering sustainable legal education". The Hans India.
  5. ^ Law Commission of India. "184th Report on The Legal Education & Professional Training and Proposals for Amendments to the Advocates Act, 1961 and the University Grants Commission Act,1956" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Best Books for AIBE 2022: Topic-wise Books recommended by Experts and Toppers". www.shiksha.com. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  7. ^ Ahuja, V.K (2007). Intellectual Property Rights in India. Nagpur: Lexisnexis India. ISBN 978-81-8038-143-0.
  8. ^ Mittal, Raman (2006). "Review of LAW OF COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES". Journal of the Indian Law Institute. 48 (4): 580–582. ISSN 0019-5731. JSTOR 43952067.
  9. ^ Ahuja, V.K (2016). Public International Law. Nagpur: Lexisnexis India. p. 500. ISBN 978-81-8038-143-0.
  10. ^ "IP Books". SpicyIP. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  11. ^ Galgotias University. "Galgotias University Curriculum for LL.M. programme" (PDF).
  12. ^ OCLC. "Worldcat Identities: Ahuja, V. K. (Virendra Kumar) 1967-". worldcat.org.
  13. ^ "Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site" (PDF). Delhi University.
  14. ^ "Prof. V.K. Ahuja – Institution of Eminence". Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  15. ^ "Prof. V.K. Ahuja – Institution of Eminence". Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  16. ^ Ahuja, V.K. "Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site" (PDF). University of Delhi.
  17. ^ "Lovely Institute of Law, Phagwara, Punjab » PunjabColleges.com". www.punjabcolleges.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  18. ^ Ahuja, V.K. "Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site" (PDF).
  19. ^ "Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance". Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  20. ^ "ANNUAL REPORT (2020-21) ARYABHATTA COLLEGE" (PDF). Aryabhatta College.
  21. ^ "General-Council". DSNLU. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  22. ^ "Board of Studies". cus.ac.in. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  23. ^ "Board Advisors – VIT-AP". Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  24. ^ "Consortium". consortiumofnlus.ac.in. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  25. ^ "India SME 100 Awards | India SME Forum". www.indiasme100.com. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  26. ^ "V.K. Ahuja - Law Intellectual Property Rights". lawbookshop.net. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  27. ^ Ahuja, Virendra Kumar (2007). Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights. LexisNexis Butterworths. ISBN 978-81-8038-143-0.
  28. ^ Mittal, Raman (2006). "Review of LAW OF COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES". Journal of the Indian Law Institute. 48 (4): 580–582. ISSN 0019-5731. JSTOR 43952067.
  29. ^ "IP Books". SpicyIP. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  30. ^ "Search Result|Sugamya Pustakalaya". library.daisyindia.org. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  31. ^ "V.K. Ahuja : Authors page - EBC Webstore". www.ebcwebstore.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  32. ^ "University Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site" (PDF). Delhi University.
  33. ^ Ahuja, V K (2023). Krishna and Mediation (1st ed.). Guwahati: National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam. p. 200. ISBN 978-81-954276-3-5.
  34. ^ "Human Rights: Contemporary Issues - EBC Webstore". www.ebcwebstore.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  35. ^ Seminar on "Legal Education in India in 21st Century: Problems and Prospects", Koul, Autar Krishan; Bravo Ahuja, Victor; All India Law Teachers Congress; University of Delhi; Faculty of Law, eds. (1999). Legal education in India in 21st century: problems and prospects. Delhi: Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. OCLC 48957357.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: editors list (link)
  36. ^ Koul, A. K.; Ahuja, V. K., eds. (2001). Law of copyright: from Gutenberg's invention to internet. Delhi: Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.
  37. ^ The Law of Intellectual Property Rights: In Prospect and Retrospect. Faculty of Law. 2001.
  38. ^ International Conference on "Human Rights in 21st Century : Changing Dimensions", Gurdip Singh; Ahuja, V. K; University of Delhi; Faculty of Law, eds. (2012). Human rights in 21st century: changing dimensions. Delhi; New Delhi: Faculty of Law, University of Delhi ; Universal Law Pub. Co. ISBN 978-93-5035-166-6. OCLC 794321382.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: editors list (link)
  39. ^ "Mediation - Indian books and Periodicals". www.ibpbooks.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  40. ^ Vashishtha, Prof V. K. Ahuja and Dr Archa (1 January 2020). The Professional book Intellectual Property Rights - Contemporary Developments.
  41. ^ MUKUL ASHER ON ECONOMIC REASONING AND PUBLIC POLICY : CASE STUDIES FROM INDIA, https://books.google.com/books?id=2TEtEAAAQBAJ
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