MNLU Mumbai
MNLU Mumbai

Distinguished Visiting Faculty

Global Scholars & Legal Experts Collaborating with MNLU Mumbai

Justice Mohan Peiris

Hon’ble Justice Mohan Peiris

Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations

Former 43rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka & Attorney General. Chairman Seylan Bank. Expert in Constitutional Law & International Law. Represented Sri Lanka at UN Committee Against Torture.

Prof. Thomas Pogge

Prof. Thomas Pogge

Leitner Professor, Yale University, USA

Director Global Justice Program Yale. Research Director University of Oslo. Editor Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Member Norwegian Academy of Science. Expert in Political Philosophy & Global Justice.

Prof. Richard Albert

Prof. Richard Albert

William Stamps Farish Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Director Constitutional Studies UT Austin. Co-President International Society of Public Law. Yale, Oxford, Harvard Alumnus. Expert in Constitutional Amendment & Comparative Constitutional Law.

Prof. Philippe Cullet

Prof. Philippe Cullet

Professor, SOAS University of London

Expert in International & Environmental Law. Convenor LEDC SOAS. Editor LEAD Journal. Author of Water Law, Poverty and Development. Member Govt of India Water Framework Bill Committee.

Dr. Umakanth Varottil

Dr. Umakanth Varottil

Associate Professor, National University of Singapore

Specializes in Corporate Law, M&A & Corporate Governance. Founder IndiaCorpLaw Blog. Former Partner leading law firm India. Editor Oxford Business Law Blog. ECGI Research Member.

Prof. Sandeepa Bhat

Prof. Sandeepa Bhat B.

Professor & Director, Centre for Aviation & Space Laws, WBNUJS

Ph.D Space Law. 50+ publications. Author of 4 books on Space Law. Member IASL, IISL. Editor-in-Chief Asian Journal of Air and Space Law. Research projects with ISRO & World Bank.

Dr. Stellina Jolly

Dr. Stellina Jolly

Associate Professor, South Asian University, New Delhi

Fulbright Fellow USF. IUCN WCEL Member. Author "Climate Refugees in South Asia". Expert in Private International Law & Environmental Law. Consultant ADB, EU, IRENA.

Prof. Srividhya Ragavan

Prof. Srividhya Ragavan

Professor & Director India Programs, Texas A&M University

Expert in International Trade Law & IPR. Author OUP & Cambridge Books. Fulbright Nehru Scholar. Represented India at USITC & USTR. BA LLB NLSIU, LL.M King's College London.

Prof. P. Leelakrishnan

Prof. P. Leelakrishnan

Former Dean & Emeritus Fellow, Cochin University

Ph.D Administrative Law LSE London. 30 years teaching CUSAT. Author of several books & research papers. Versatile career as Lawyer, Researcher & Professor.

Prof. Lakshmi Jambholkar

Prof. Lakshmi Jambholkar

Honorary Professor Emeritus, NLU Jodhpur

30 years Delhi University. Expert in Private International Law. Former Member Law Commission of India & NALSA. Advisor NRI issues to NCW. Professor Emeritus NLU Jodhpur.

Dr. Chetan Singai

Chetan Singai, PhD

Associate Professor, MS Ramaiah University

Ph.D NIAS IISc. Expert in Higher Education Governance. Former NLSIU Faculty. DAAD Visiting Faculty Germany. Erasmus Mundus Scholar. Social Justice Medal Awardee 2007.

Dr. Dinesha Samararatne

Dr. Dinesha Samararatne

Senior Lecturer, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Research: Constitution-making, Constitutional Resilience, Women & Constitutional Law. Published in Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. Senior Research Associate Melbourne Law School.

Yashwardhan Bandi

Yashwardhan Bandi

Banking & Finance Lawyer

18 years experience. NLIU Bhopal, LLM Melbourne. Expert in Project Finance, Derivatives, ESG & Sustainable Finance. 18+ research publications. Teaches Project Finance at MNLU.

Prof. Dr. Matthias Koetter

Prof. Dr. Matthias Koetter

Professor, Berlin School of Economics and Law

Visiting Professor Oct 2025-Mar 2026. Expert in German Constitutional Law, Police & Security Law, Global Supply Chains. Co-Director RSF Hub Berlin. Research: EU-India Trade.