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Dr VIDYA ANN JACOB

Speciliazation : Law

Qualification : BA LLB, LLM, MPhil, PhD

Department : SCHOOL OF LAW

Campus : BANGALORE CAMPUS

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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Articles in Periodicals

Articles in Journels

Blog

Invited Talks

2024

Name of the Program:

Date: 2024-01-09 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: School of Business and management (MBA), Christ University

2023

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

2022

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

2021

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

2020

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

2017

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)

Films / Videos / Documentaries

MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated

2025

Name of Student: PERI PRATIMA

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: May 2025

2024

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

Research Project

1

Investigator(s): VIDYA ANN JACOB, MAXMILLAN MARTIN,MANJERI SUBIN SUNDER RAJ,SHIBU P,JITHIN V J

Sponsors:

Internal

Investigator(s): , VIDYA ANN JACOB

Sponsors: GEST Research Funding, Boston College

External

Workshop / FDP / Training Programme

2025

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

2024

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

2023

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

2022

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

2021

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

2020

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

2018

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

2017

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

2016

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

2015

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

2014

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

2013

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

Awards / Achievements /Others

2020

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Fulbright Scholarship Programme

Description:

Organisation: United States -India Education Foundation

Month/Year: 01 May 2020

Books

Book Chapters

2022

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

Case Study

Patents

Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium

2025

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


2024

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


2023

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Moderator/Chair


Title:


Date: 2023-07-21


Organising Institution: NMIMS in collaboration with Boston University


Level: International


2022

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


2021

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


2020

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


2019

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


2018

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


2017

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


2016

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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