Dr. Vidya Ann Jacob holds a B.A.LL.B. from Bangalore University and an LL.M. from Christ University. She earned her Ph.D. from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Her research focuses on Human Rights, Urban Development Law, and Environmental Law. She has contributed to research projects funded by the Karnataka Government and the National Law School of India University. In 2019-2020, she was a Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellow at Lewis and Clark Law School. Dr. Jacob has published extensively on topics such as climate justice policies in India, climate litigation, marine biodiversity, and gender justice in climate change. Since 2013, she has been a faculty member at the School of Law, Christ University. She teaches Environmental Law, Climate Change Law and Policy, and International Trade Law.
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Date: 2024-01-09 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: School of Business and management (MBA), Christ University
Name of the Program: Three Day Capacity Enhancement Programme on "Environmental Legislations: Interpretation and Enforcement" held for the Pollution Control Board Officers
Date: 2023-04-26 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: National Law School of India University Bangalore
Name of the Program:
Date: 2023-03-08 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: ActionAid
Name of the Program: International Women's Day
Date: 2023-03-08 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: Actionaid India
Name of the Program: Pune Lavasa
Date: 2022-10-04 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: School of Law, Christ University, Pune Lavasa Campus
Name of the Program:
Date: 2022-08-06 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: JusFocus Academic Consultancy
Name of the Program: Lecture Series
Date: 2021-07-24 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: Central University of Kerala, Department of Law
Name of the Program: One week National Level Online Law Lecture Series on "Environmental Law"
Date: 2021-02-04 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: Manikchand Pahade Law College, Aurangabad
Name of the Program: Webinar on Climate Change: Postulating Policy and a Systematic Model for Climate Change Law in India
Date: 2020-06-15 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: NITI MANTHAN
Name of the Program: Workshop on Environmental studies
Date: 2017-08-28 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: Deanery of Science, Christ University (Bannerghatta Road Campus)
Name of the Program: Environmental Studies
Date: 2017-08-17 00:00:00
Name of the Institutions: Deanery of Science, Christ University (Main Campus)
Name of Student: PERI PRATIMA
Institutions: Christ University
Month & Year: May 2025
Name of Student: ATHULYA M P
Institutions: Christ University
Month & Year: March 2024
Name of Student: VINEET KUMAR
Institutions: Christ University
Month & Year: July 2024
Investigator(s): VIDYA ANN JACOB, MAXMILLAN MARTIN,MANJERI SUBIN SUNDER RAJ,SHIBU P,JITHIN V J
Sponsors:
Investigator(s): , VIDYA ANN JACOB
Sponsors: GEST Research Funding, Boston College
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Interdisciplinary Approach to Climate Change Law
Name of the Organiser: Indo-Dutch Research Centre on Climate Change Law, Research and Education
Level: International
Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer
Date: 2025-02-04
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Climate Change Mitigation in Developing countries
Name of the Organiser: Coursera
Level: International
Role: Participant
Date: 2024-10-01
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Workshop on Seed Grant Proposal
Name of the Organiser: Christ University
Level: Institutional
Role: Participant
Date: 2024-07-08
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: ?Scaffolding Adult Learning Through Learner-Centered Approach?
Name of the Organiser: TLEC, Christ University
Level: Institutional
Role: Participant
Date: 2024-02-26
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Beyond Boundaries: Through Innovation Andragogy to address student learning needs
Name of the Organiser: School of Law, Christ University
Level: Institutional
Role: Participant
Date: 2023-12-05
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Leadership Workshop
Name of the Organiser:
Level: Institutional
Role: Participant
Date: 2023-11-03
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: 5 day Faculty Development Program on Curriculum Design and Revision with specific focus on OBE
Name of the Organiser: Christ University
Level: Institutional
Role: Participant
Date: 2022-12-05
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: e-content development programme
Name of the Organiser: HRDC, Christ University in collaboration with Centre for Concept Design
Level: National
Role: Participant & Presenter
Date: 2022-11-21
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Programme -1
Name of the Organiser:
Level: Institutional
Role: Participant
Date: 2021-06-16
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: 8th Online Faculty Development Programme: Recent Trends in Law and New Legal Pedagogy
Name of the Organiser: UGC-HRDC
Level: National
Role: Participant
Date: 2021-06-14
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Quality Improvement Program on Hybrid Teaching
Name of the Organiser: CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Level:
Role: Participant
Date: 2021-03-02
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Developing Future Ready Legal Education- Design/Engage/Assess/Impact/Lead
Name of the Organiser: School of Law, Christ University
Level: Institutional
Role: Participant & Presenter
Date: 2021-01-11
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: The Use of Hazardous Pesticides and the Impact on Environment and Health: Legal and Social Implications
Name of the Organiser: National Law School of India University, CEERA, in association with Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India
Level: National
Role: Participant & Presenter
Date: 2020-12-18
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Five day online Faculty Development Program on " Climate Change and Environment Legal Protection" under the UGC-STRIDE Project
Name of the Organiser: Department of Law, School of Legal Studies
Level: National
Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer
Date: 2020-09-07
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: FDP cum Training Program on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
Name of the Organiser: National Institute of Disaster Management (Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India), New Delhi
Level: National
Role: Participant
Date: 2020-08-18
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Approaches and Challenges to Interdisciplinary Research
Name of the Organiser:
Level: National
Role: Participant
Date: 2020-08-05
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: How to Publish with Oxford Journal
Name of the Organiser: Oxford University Press
Level: Institutional
Role: Participant
Date: 2020-07-27
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Global Energy and Climate Policy
Name of the Organiser:
Level: International
Role: Participant
Date: 2020-05-20
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Global Energy and Climate Policy
Name of the Organiser: University of London
Level: International
Role: Participant & Presenter
Date: 2020-05-01
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Two day National Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing and Conservation of Biological Diversity
Name of the Organiser: National Law School of India University and School of Law, Christ
Level: National
Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer
Date: 2018-09-28
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Inception and Five-Day Training the Trainers Workshop
Name of the Organiser: National Law School of India University and UNDP
Level: National
Role: Participant & Presenter
Date: 2018-02-12
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Quality Improvement Programme on Law and Economics
Name of the Organiser: Academic Staff college, Christ University and School of Law, Christ University
Level:
Role: Participant & Presenter
Date: 2017-11-16
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Programme
Name of the Organiser: School of law, Christ University
Level: Institutional
Role: Participant & Presenter
Date: 2017-11-02
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: One week refresher course for law teachers
Name of the Organiser: NLSIU in association with Bar Council of Kerala Menon Academy
Level:
Role: Participant
Date: 2017-06-10
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Programme on Research Methods and Skills
Name of the Organiser:
Level: Institutional
Role:
Date: 2016-10-24
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Quality Improvement Program on Legal Research
Name of the Organiser:
Level: Institutional
Role:
Date: 2016-05-19
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Quality Improvement Program on Corporate Laws
Name of the Organiser: CU-Academic Staff College
Level:
Role:
Date: 2015-11-16
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Quality Improvement Program on Intellectual Property Law
Name of the Organiser: CU-Academic Staff College
Level:
Role:
Date: 2015-11-05
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Quality Improvement Program on Criminal Law
Name of the Organiser: CU-Academic Staff College
Level:
Role:
Date: 2015-11-02
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: 21st Century Developments in Constitutional Law
Name of the Organiser: CU - Academic Staff College
Level:
Role:
Date: 2015-03-23
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: ONe Day Training Programme on "Cyber Crimes- Legal & Forensic Issues"
Name of the Organiser: National Law School of India University , Bangalore in association with Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Law College, Mangalore
Level: National
Role:
Date: 2014-10-19
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: The second National Workshop on Research Methods & Data Analysis
Name of the Organiser: The National Law University, Delhi
Level: National
Role:
Date: 2014-05-08
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: National Workshop on Learning to Teach Law
Name of the Organiser: Center for Education Beyond Curriculum
Level: National
Role:
Date: 2014-01-16
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Programme (FDP)
Name of the Organiser: School of Law, Christ Universtiy
Level: Institutional
Role:
Date: 2013-11-05
Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Orientation Program on Current Trends in Knowledge Development and Education Mangement
Name of the Organiser: Academic Staff College, Christ University
Level:
Role:
Date: 2013-10-22
Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Fulbright Scholarship Programme
Description:
Organisation: United States -India Education Foundation
Month/Year: 01 May 2020
Type of Book: Chapter
Title : Environment, Climate and Social Justice
ISBN: 978-981-19-1987-9
Month/Year: Jul 2022
Type of Book: Chapter
Title : Environment, Climate and Social Justice
ISBN: 978-981-19-1987-9
Month/Year: Jul 2022
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Incentivising Environment Protection with Green Technology Innovations: Potential and Limits of Patent Law in India
Date: 2025-01-08
Organising Institution: Manipal University
Level: International
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Greenmark and Greenwashing in the Era of Climate Change
Date: 2024-02-24
Organising Institution: IIULER, Goa
Level: International
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Moderator/Chair
Title:
Date: 2024-01-17
Organising Institution: CUSAT, Kerala
Level: National
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Moderator/Chair
Title:
Date: 2023-07-21
Organising Institution: NMIMS in collaboration with Boston University
Level: International
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Is there a need for a robust climate justice water policy in India?
Date: 2022-08-06
Organising Institution: Faculty of Law, GLS University
Level: International
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Is There a Need for a Robust Climate Justice Water Policy in India?
Date: 2022-08-06
Organising Institution: Faculty of Law, GLS University
Level: International
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Participant
Title:
Date: 2021-09-04
Organising Institution: Damodaram Sanjivayya National University and Sponsored by ICSSR-Southern Regional Centre, Hyderabad
Level: National
Type of the Program: Symposium
Role: Panelist
Title:
Date: 2021-04-15
Organising Institution: Navrachana University
Level: National
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: The Impacts of Climate Change on the Agricultural Sector: Need for Sustainable Water Management in India
Date: 2021-03-26
Organising Institution: National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
Level: National
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Right to Breathe Clean Air under the Indian National Clean Air Programme: An Analytical Study
Date: 2021-03-04
Organising Institution: Symbiosis Law School, Pune
Level: International
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Climate Change, Green Technology and Gender Justice: An Analysis of Management of Menstrual Waste in India
Date: 2021-02-06
Organising Institution: Sharda University
Level: International
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: Right to Maternity Care during a Pandemic:A Critical Analysis
Date: 2020-11-30
Organising Institution: Department of Law, Central University of Kerala
Level: International
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Participant
Title:
Date: 2020-10-27
Organising Institution: United Nations Association Gujarat in collaboration with GLS Law College
Level: National
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Restorative Justice: A New Means to Achieving Climate Justice in India?
Date: 2020-10-22
Organising Institution: Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla in collaboration with Institute of Corrective Administration, Chandigarh
Level: International
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: Climate Justice in India: Gender Perspective
Date: 2020-08-07
Organising Institution: National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
Level: National
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: Climate Justice in India: Gender Perspective
Date: 2020-08-07
Organising Institution: National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Level: National
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Is Gender Justice Necessary in the Era of Climate Change?
Date: 2020-03-06
Organising Institution: Christ Academy Institute of Law, Bangalore
Level: International
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Need for a Climate -smart Agricultural Policy for Climate Justice in India: A Comparative Study
Date: 2019-03-09
Organising Institution: National university and Judicial Academy, Assam
Level: International
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: Rehabilitation and Compensation challenges in the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018
Date: 2019-02-07
Organising Institution: Christ University
Level: International
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: Challenges and Possibilities in developing Smart laws for smart cities in India
Date: 2018-10-29
Organising Institution: Christ University
Level: National
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Panelist
Title:
Date: 2018-06-15
Organising Institution: National Law School of India University
Level: National
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: Truths of renewable energy - what next?
Date: 2017-09-18
Organising Institution: National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
Level: National
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Moderator/Chair
Title:
Date: 2017-09-18
Organising Institution: National Law School of India University. Bengaluru
Level: National
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Judicial Accountability In India: A Critical Study
Date: 2017-09-11
Organising Institution: Christ University
Level: National
Type of the Program:
Role: Presenter
Title: Indian Securities Market: Genesis and Challenges
Date: 2016-04-26
Organising Institution: JSS Law College, Mysuru
Level: National
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Life cycle and value of a insurance product
Date:
Organising Institution:
Level: National
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: 'Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in the New Companies Act: a boon or a bane?'
Date:
Organising Institution:
Level: National
Type of the Program:
Role: Participant
Title: One day Conference on Unfair Trade Practice: Challenges and the Way Forward
Date:
Organising Institution: GIZ and Chair on consumer Law and Practice, National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Level: International
Type of the Program:
Role: Participant
Title: "Recent Trends in Indian Politics"
Date:
Organising Institution: The Department of Political Science at Indian Academy Degree College, Bangalore.
Level: National
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: E-waste Management: A socio-legal perspective.
Date:
Organising Institution:
Level: National
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: Regulation of Social Media in India: An Option or Necessity?
Date:
Organising Institution:
Level: National
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: Treatment of Anti-dumping in the Anti-trust regime: A study on Indian perspective.
Date:
Organising Institution:
Level: National
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: Prevalence of Merchantability of Innocence in the Labour Market:A Critique
Date:
Organising Institution:
Level: International
Type of the Program:
Role: Participant
Title: UGC National Seminar on Law on Corporate Re-Organisation in India
Date:
Organising Institution: School of Legal Studies Cochin University of Science and Technology
Level: National
Type of the Program:
Role: Participant
Title: National Seminar on "Energy Law & Policy in India"
Date:
Organising Institution: CEERA, National Law School of India UNiversity and Green Skill Academy, Centre for sustainable Development, supported by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India
Level: National
Type of the Program:
Role: Participant
Title: 1st Indian Conference on Innovation, Intellectual propoerty and Competition
Date:
Organising Institution: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Level: National
Type of the Program: Seminar
Role: Presenter
Title: Applicability of Consumer Protection Laws in India with respect to e-commerce transactions: A comparative study
Date:
Organising Institution:
Level: National
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Corporate Social Responsibility in India: Need for clarity
Date:
Organising Institution:
Level: National
Type of the Program: Conference
Role: Presenter
Title: Globalization and the spill over of effects doctrine on Cross-Border Mergers
Date:
Organising Institution:
Level: International
Type of the Program:
Role: Participant
Title: International Conference on 'Liberalization and Globalization : Changing Legal Paradign'
Date:
Organising Institution: NLSIU, Bangalore
Level: International
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