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Dr MANJERI SUBIN SUNDER RAJ

Speciliazation : Law

Qualification : BA LLB, LLM, PhD

Department : SCHOOL OF LAW

Campus : BANGALORE CAMPUS

Dr. Manjeri Subin Sunder Raj is a fifth-generation lawyer and academician. His research focuses on the Rights of Nature and Environmental Rights. He earned his doctoral degree from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Dr. Subin advocates for embedding cultural practices in law to promote environmental stewardship. He has authored two editions of his book, Earth Justice: Developing a New Jurisprudence. With over fifty publications, he has spoken at more than one hundred programs globally. Twice awarded the Linnaeus-Palme Fellowship, he has taught at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm. Dr. Subin is the first Indian on the United Nations Harmony with Nature Network. He was a keynote speaker at the Eleventh Interactive Dialogue of the UN General Assembly in New York. In 2022, he served as a Special Rapporteur for the International Academy of Comparative Law in Paraguay. In 2017, Dr. Subin was one of fifteen global candidates selected to present his doctoral research at the University of Oslo?s Postgraduate Colloquium on International Environmental Law.

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Articles in Periodicals

Articles in Journels

2022

Name of Journal: Revista Catalana de Dret Ambiental

Date Of Publication: 28-Jun-2022

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 13/1/1 - 56

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Sole Author

Author Name (s): MANJERI SUBIN SUNDER RAJ (3126)

URL: http://www.rcda.cat

Indexing Agency: Scopus

2025

Name of Journal: Derecho Animal

Date Of Publication: 03-Apr-2025

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No:

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): MANJERI SUBIN SUNDER RAJ,AMRUTHA ROSE J VALAVI,ANTO SEBASTIAN

URL: https://revistes.uab.cat/da/index

Indexing Agency: Scopus

2014

Name of Journal: Journal Of Dharma

Date Of Publication: 01-Jul-2014

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: /181 - 192

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Sole Author

Author Name (s): MANJERI SUBIN SUNDER RAJ

URL: http://dvk.in/jme/journal-details/NA==

Indexing Agency: Scopus

2020

Name of Journal: Bangladesh Institute of Legal Development Journal

Date Of Publication: 01-Apr-2020

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 5/1

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Sole Author

Author Name (s): MANJERI SUBIN SUNDER RAJ

URL: http://bildbd.com/publications/bild-law-journal/bild-law-journal-51/

Indexing Agency: Scopus

Blog

URL: https://policymilieu.wordpress.com/2021/06/05/rewriting-climate-law/

Subject: Environmental LAw

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Invited Talks

2023

Name of the Program: Rights of Nature Symposium: Updates from across the Globe

Date: 2023-09-28 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Australian Earth Laws Alliance

2022

Name of the Program: Book Release

Date: 2022-11-29 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Universidad Anahuac, Mexico

Name of the Program: Guest lecture for PhD students

Date: 2022-11-26 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Universidad Anahuac

Name of the Program: Know your Laws

Date: 2022-09-27 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Universidad Anahuac

Name of the Program: XI Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature

Date: 2022-04-22 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: United Nations General Assembly

Name of the Program:

Date: 2022-03-31 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Global Association for the Rights of Nature Youth Hub

2021

Name of the Program: World Water Day Seminar, NSS, NLUJAA

Date: 2021-03-22 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: NLUJAA

Films / Videos / Documentaries

MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated

2023

Name of Student: OINDRILLA GHOSH

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: July 2023

2021

Name of Student: ANKITA KAPOOR

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: July 2021

Name of Student: AMRUTHA ROSE J VALAVI

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: February 2021

2022

Name of Student: JOSE VIKAS YESUDASAN

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: December 2022

2024

Name of Student: NAMAN SHUKLA

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: August 2024

Research Project

1

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

Sponsors:

Internal

Workshop / FDP / Training Programme

2024

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Building on Best Practices: Legal Education 5.0

Name of the Organiser: Christ(Deemed to be University)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-11-11

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: One Day workshop -Research to Reality: Publishing Insights for Academia

Name of the Organiser: School of Law, Christ University

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-11-07

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Publishing Academic Books

Name of the Organiser: Springer Nature and Christ University

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-08-22

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Elevating Manuscripts: Mastering the Art of Book Proposals

Name of the Organiser: School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-08-21

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Seed Grant Proposals

Name of the Organiser: Research Committee, School of Law

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-07-08

2023

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: One week FDP on Law?s Emerging Realms of Forensics, Conflict Resolution, Social Entrepreneurship and AI

Name of the Organiser: School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2023-12-11

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Beyond Boundaries: Through Innovative Andragogy to Address Student Learning Needs?

Name of the Organiser: School of Law

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2023-12-05

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: FDP-1

Name of the Organiser: CEDBEC and SDC, Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2023-06-26

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: Staff Development College, Christ (Deemed to be 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 and Centre for Concept Design

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-11-21

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: FDP on Technology Tools in Research

Name of the Organiser: Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-11-07

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: 3 day workshop om Developing E-Content

Name of the Organiser: Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-11-03

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: FDP 1- 2022

Name of the Organiser: CEDBEC and IQAC,

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-07-06

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: FDP on Leadership and Innovation in Legal Education

Name of the Organiser: School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-01-05

2021

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Offline Orientation Program

Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College, Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2021-12-07

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Legal Foundations and Game Theory to Combat Climate Change

Name of the Organiser: Global Policy Insights, Envipol and NLU, Delhi

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2021-11-20

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: First International Meeting on Law, Sociology and Political Science

Name of the Organiser: University of Guayaquil, Ecuador

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2021-09-13

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: International Course on Nature Rights, Theory and Practice, and the United Nations Harmony with Nature Programme

Name of the Organiser: Brazilian Federal Judicial Center and the United Nations Harmony with Nature Programme

Level: International

Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

Date: 2021-09-02

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: E- Learning in Legal Education: Leadership Strategies

Name of the Organiser: School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant & Presenter

Date: 2021-08-25

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Envipol Certificate Workshop on Climate Change

Name of the Organiser: Envipol

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2021-07-17

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: ONE-DAY ONLINE CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON LEGISLATING CLIMATE CHANGE LAW IN INDIA

Name of the Organiser: CEERA, NLSIU

Level: International

Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

Date: 2021-06-18

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Preferred Future: Ideas and Strategies

Name of the Organiser: Centre for Education Beyond Curriculum (CEDBEC)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2021-06-16

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Constitutional Values and Fundamental Rights

Name of the Organiser: Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2021-06-07

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Hybrid Teaching

Name of the Organiser: Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2021-03-03

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Certificate Corse on International Environmental Advocacy

Name of the Organiser: Government Law College, Ernakulam

Level: International

Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

Date: 2021-01-25

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Developing future ready legal education- Design/engage/access/impact/lead?

Name of the Organiser: Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant & Presenter

Date: 2021-01-11

2020

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Contemporary Issues in Law

Name of the Organiser: School of Legal Studies, CUSAT

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2020-06-17

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: 'Structured Experiential Learning of Various Practical Legal Arenas'

Name of the Organiser: ICFAI Law School, Dehradun

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2020-06-06

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Programme

Name of the Organiser: CEDBEC, Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2020-05-15

Awards / Achievements /Others

2014

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Linnaeus Palme Fellowship

Description:

Organisation: KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Month/Year: 29 January 2014

2021

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Invited speaker - International Course on Nature Rights, Theory and Practice, and the United Nations Harmony with Nature Programme, conducted by the Brazilian Federal Judicial Centre

Description:

Organisation: Brazilian Federal Judicial Centre

Month/Year: 28 August 2021

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Invited speaker, XI INTERNATIONAL CONSTITUTIONALISM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS: THE NEW LATIN AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONALISM

Description:

Organisation: Network for Latin American Democratic Constitutionalism

Month/Year: 22 November 2021

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Invited Speaker, Webinar on Advances in the Rights of Nature: Cases from Ecuador and India

Description:

Organisation: Facultad De Jurisprudencia Y Ciencias Sociales Y Pol�ticas, University of Guayaquil, Ecuador

Month/Year: 18 October 2021

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Member, Global Animal Law GAL Association, Germany

Description:

Organisation: Global Animal Law GAL Association, Germany

Month/Year: 15 September 2021

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Keynote Speaker, 1st International Congress: "Fundamental Rights in Constitutional Law and the Constitutionalism

Description:

Organisation: Clinica de defensa de los Derechos Fundamentales and Comprender Graduate School, Mexico

Month/Year: 10 December 2021

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Member, Editorial Board, Comparative Law in Global Perspective, Edited by Mauro Bussani and Giacinto della Cananea, Brill | Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden, Netherlands ISSN: 2772-5332

Description:

Organisation: Brill | Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden, Netherlands

Month/Year: 10 April 2021

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Special Rapporteur - Rights of Nature, Globalization, and Legal Pluralism, International Academy of Comparative Law General Congress, Asunci�n, Paraguay

Description:

Organisation: International Academy of Comparative Law General Congress, Asunci�n, Paraguay

Month/Year: 09 March 2021

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Invited Speaker at the fourth JeongSeon Forum 2021

Description:

Organisation: Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea

Month/Year: 09 July 2021

2023

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Invited Speaker, I Congreso Internacional: ?El desaf�o ambiental desde el Derecho: retos y oportunidades, Esade Law School, Barcelona, Spain

Description:

Organisation: Esade Law School, Universidad Ramon Lull, Barcelona, Spain and Asociacion Mexicana de Derecho Administrativo, Mexico

Month/Year: 21 June 2023

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Expert Member, The Institute of Latin American Studies HK, University of Foreign Studies Hankuk, South Korea

Description:

Organisation: The Institute of Latin American Studies HK. the University of Foreign Studies, Hankuk, SOuth Korea

Month/Year: 20 March 2023

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Invited Speaker, 2023 ILAS- HUFS HK+ 3rd International Conference, Santiago, Chile

Description:

Organisation: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and UN Harmony with Nature

Month/Year: 10 January 2023

2022

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Invited Speaker, Oslo International Environmental Law C0nference

Description:

Organisation: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Month/Year: 18 August 2022

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Invited Speaker, 2022 ILAS- HUFS HK+ 2nd International Conference

Description:

Organisation: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and UN Harmony with Nature

Month/Year: 14 February 2022

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Keynote Speaker, Eleventh Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature

Description:

Organisation: United Nations General Assembly

Month/Year: 10 April 2022

2020

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Member, Knowledge Network Experts, Harmony with Nature, United Nations

Description:

Organisation: United Nations

Month/Year: 14 June 2020

2019

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Member, Editorial Board, National Law School Journal

Description:

Organisation: NLSIU, Bangalore

Month/Year: 11 October 2019

2015

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Linnaeus Palme Fellowship

Description:

Organisation: KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Month/Year: 10 April 2015

2007

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Second Rank, B.A., LL.B (Hons), 2007

Description:

Organisation: NUALS, Kochi

Month/Year: 01 June 2007

2024

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Member, Editorial Board, The Chinese Civil Code in the Global Legal Order, Mauro Bussani et al (Eds)

Description:

Organisation: Brill | Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden, Netherlands

Month/Year: 01 July 2024

Books

Book Chapters

2025

Type of Book: Chapter

Title : Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics of Health and Healthcare

ISBN: 9798369360552.

Month/Year: Jun 2025

Type of Book: Chapter

Title : Community Climate Justice and Sustainable Development

ISBN: 9798337306193

Month/Year: Jun 2025

Type of Book: Chapter

Title : Community Resilience and Climate Change Challenges: Pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

ISBN: 9798369365229

Month/Year: Jan 2025

2024

Type of Book: Chapter

Title : The Chinese Civil Code in the Global Legal Order

ISBN: 9789004704411

Month/Year: Aug 2024

2021

Type of Book: Chapter

Title : Comparative Tort Law: Global Perspectives

ISBN: 978 1 78990 597 7

Month/Year: Feb 2021

Case Study

Patents

Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium

2025

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Does ?Cruelty-Free? And ?Ethically Certified? Cosmetics Labels Generate Real Sustainable Consumption In India?


Date: 2025-03-31


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Prohibition vs. Regulation: Assessing the Feasibility of Australia?s Social Media Ban on Children in India


Date: 2025-02-28


Organising Institution: Faculty of Law, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Harnessing Technology to overcome Jurisdictional Barriers in Cross-border e-Commerce: Innovations and the Evolution of Global Consumer Protection Frameworks


Date: 2025-02-28


Organising Institution: Faculty of Law, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur


Level: International


2024

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: Voice for the Voiceless: An Indian Cultural, Traditional and Legal Exploration


Date: 2024-06-11


Organising Institution: El Instituto Distrital De Proteccion Y Bienestar Animal, Bogota, Colombia


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: Rights of Nature: The Indian Conundrum


Date: 2024-05-09


Organising Institution: Esade Law School, Ramon Lull University, Barcelona, Spain


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: Rights of Nature: The Indian Conundrum


Date: 2024-05-09


Organising Institution: Esade Law School, Ramon Lull University, Barcelona, Spain


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Cyber Crimes against children with Special Reference to Online Child Pornography


Date: 2024-02-29


Organising Institution: School of Law, Mahindra University


Level: International


2023

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Plastic Pollution Regime in India: A Critical Analysis


Date: 2023-11-25


Organising Institution: HNLU, Raipur and Chattisgarh Biodiversity Baord


Level: International


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Presenter


Title: Unlocking Tribal Inclusivity: Socio-Economic Rights as Catalysts for Change in India


Date: 2023-09-23


Organising Institution: NLU, Jodhpur


Level: National


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Tribal Women and Children under the Domain of the Indian Constitution: A Critical Study


Date: 2023-09-09


Organising Institution: Alliance University


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: India?s tryst with ecological jurisprudence?


Date: 2023-06-20


Organising Institution: Esade Law School, Universidad Ramon Lull, Barcelona, Spain


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Panelist


Title:


Date: 2023-04-04


Organising Institution: International Goodwill Society of India and Indian Economic Association


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Fostering Rights of Nature in India: Concerns, Considerations and Challenges


Date: 2023-01-16


Organising Institution: Institute of Latin American Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea and Central University, Chile


Level: International


2022

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Judicial Performance Index in India: Charting a New Course


Date: 2022-10-23


Organising Institution: International Academy of Comparative Law


Level: International


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: Protecting the Environment - Shouldn't Nature's Voice Be Heard?


Date: 2022-07-22


Organising Institution: GLC, Thrissur


Level: National


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: Earth Law: Emerging Eco-centric Principles


Date: 2022-06-28


Organising Institution: Calicut Bar Association


Level: National


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: Rights of Nature in India


Date: 2022-04-22


Organising Institution: United Nations


Level: International


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: Revamping Environmental Governance: Challenging the Basics


Date: 2022-04-09


Organising Institution: Renaissance University, Indore


Level: National


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: Rights of Nature in India


Date: 2022-03-31


Organising Institution: Global Association for the Rights of Nature Youth Hub


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Why Not Nature Rights? The Indian Dilemma


Date: 2022-02-14


Organising Institution: Institute of Latin American Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and United Nations Harmony with Nature Programme


Level: International


2021

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Nature Rights: The Indian Experience


Date: 2021-12-13


Organising Institution: United Nations and Objectif Sciences International and


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: Legal Reflections On Assimilating Eco-Centrism In India


Date: 2021-12-06


Organising Institution: Comprender Graduate School and Clinic for the Defense of Fundamental Rights, Mexico


Level: International


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Participant


Title:


Date: 2021-12-03


Organising Institution: University of Guayaquil, Ecuador


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: ENFORCING RIGHTS OF NATURE: THE INDIAN EXPERIENCE


Date: 2021-11-22


Organising Institution: Network for Latin American Democratic Constitutionalism, Bahia, Brazil


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Participant


Title:


Date: 2021-11-20


Organising Institution: ENVIPOL and NLU D


Level: International


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: Rights of Nature: India


Date: 2021-10-18


Organising Institution: University of Guayaquil, Ecuador


Level: International


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Keynote Speaker


Title: Rights of Rivers


Date: 2021-09-27


Organising Institution: SLS, Nagpur


Level: National


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Participant


Title:


Date: 2021-09-13


Organising Institution: University of Guayaquil, Ecuador


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Enforcing Rights of Nature in India


Date: 2021-08-28


Organising Institution: Brazilian Federal Judicial Center, the United Nations Harmony with Nature Programme and the Federal Universities of Cear�, Goi�s and Santa Catarina


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Reading Earth Law Into Indian Environmental Jurisprudence


Date: 2021-08-19


Organising Institution: Comit� d?organisation du Forum de Jeongseon 2021


Level: International


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Participant


Title:


Date: 2021-06-05


Organising Institution: ICFAI Law School


Level: International


Own MPhil / PhD Thesis

1970

Guide Name: Prof. (Dr.) M K Ramesh

Institution: National Law School of India University

Month Year: January 1970

Consultancy

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