B. S. Chimni
Encyclopedia
B. S. Chimni is an internationally renowned legal scholar. His areas of expertise include international law
, international trade law
and international refugee law. Currently, he is Chairperson of the Centre for International Legal Studies(CILS) at Jawaharlal Nehru University
, New Delhi. He had a two and a half year stint as Vice Chancellor of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
.
He has been a Visiting Professor at the International Center for Comparative Law and Politics, Tokyo University, a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School
, Visiting Fellow at Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Public International Law, Heidelberg, and a Visiting Scholar at the Refugee Studies Center, York University
, Canada. He served as a member of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
for the period from 1996-2000. He is on the editorial board of several national and international journals like Indian Journal of International Law, International Studies, International Refugee Studies, Georgetown Immigration Law Journal & Refugee Survey Quarterly.
Chimni is part of a group of scholars who self identify as the Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) scholars.
In 1999 he delivered the first Barbara Harrell-Bond
Lecture at Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford University. In March 2006, at the centennial annual meeting of the American Society of International Law
, Chimni delivered the Grotius Lectures
, titled "A Just World Under Law: a View from the South." In January 2008, he gave the State of Forced Migration Studies address at the 11th biennial conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration in Cairo.In February, 2010, he delivered lecture to the Asian–African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO)Training Program: Basic Course on the World Trade Organization
with his JNU
's centre and school colleagues, such as Dr. V.G.Hegde, Dr. Archna Negi at AALCO Permanent Headquarters, New Delhi
, India
.
International law
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...
, international trade law
International trade law
International trade law includes the appropriate rules and customs for handling trade between countries. However, it is also used in legal writings as trade between private sectors, which is not right. This branch of law is now an independent field of study as most governments has become part of...
and international refugee law. Currently, he is Chairperson of the Centre for International Legal Studies(CILS) at Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:...
, New Delhi. He had a two and a half year stint as Vice Chancellor of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, abbreviated to WBNUJS or NUJS is an autonomous law university offering courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is situated in Salt Lake City of Kolkata, West Bengal, India...
.
He has been a Visiting Professor at the International Center for Comparative Law and Politics, Tokyo University, a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, Visiting Fellow at Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Public International Law, Heidelberg, and a Visiting Scholar at the Refugee Studies Center, York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, Canada. He served as a member of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , also known as The UN Refugee Agency is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to...
for the period from 1996-2000. He is on the editorial board of several national and international journals like Indian Journal of International Law, International Studies, International Refugee Studies, Georgetown Immigration Law Journal & Refugee Survey Quarterly.
Chimni is part of a group of scholars who self identify as the Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) scholars.
Lectures
He also gave the keynote lecture at the British Academy as part of the The Refugee Problem & the Problem of Refugees Conference.In 1999 he delivered the first Barbara Harrell-Bond
Barbara Harrell-Bond
Dr Barbara Harrell-Bond OBE is a leading figure in the field of refugee studies. She founded the Refugee Studies Center at Oxford University, the world's first institution for the study of refugees. It now hosts an annual lecture series in her name...
Lecture at Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford University. In March 2006, at the centennial annual meeting of the American Society of International Law
American Society of International Law
The American Society of International Law is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational membership organization, based in Washington, D.C.. It was founded in 1906, and was chartered by the United States Congress in 1950...
, Chimni delivered the Grotius Lectures
Grotius Lectures
The Grotius Lectures is a series of annual lectures sponsored by the American Society of International Law since 1999. The lecture is named in honour of the famous Dutch jurist, Hugo Grotius , considered by many to be the 'father of international law.' Over the past decade, the lecture has been...
, titled "A Just World Under Law: a View from the South." In January 2008, he gave the State of Forced Migration Studies address at the 11th biennial conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration in Cairo.In February, 2010, he delivered lecture to the Asian–African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO)Training Program: Basic Course on the World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
with his JNU
JNU
JNU may refer to:* Jawaharlal Nehru University* Juneau International Airport in Juneau, Alaska...
's centre and school colleagues, such as Dr. V.G.Hegde, Dr. Archna Negi at AALCO Permanent Headquarters, New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Research Papers
- "Global Administrative Law: Winners & Losers",International Law & Justice Working Papers
- "Cooption and Resistance: Two Sides of Global Administrative Law", International Law & Justice Working Papers No.2005/16. Institute for International Law & Justice, New York University School of Law. 2005. http://www.iilj.org/papers/documents/2005.16Chimni.pdf
- "The Law and Politics of Regional Solution of the Refugee Problem: The Case of South Asia", RCSS Policy Studies 4. Colombo, 1997.http://www.rcss.org/policy_studies/ps-4.html
Articles
- "The World Trade Organisation, Democracy & Development: A View from the South", Journal of World Trade(2006).
- "International Institutions Today: An Imperial Global State in the Making", European Journal of International Law, Vol. 15, No. 1 (2004). http://www.iilj.org/global_adlaw/documents/ChimniPaper.pdf
- "An Outline of a Marxist Course on Public International Law", Leiden Journal of International Law, Vol.17, No.1 (2004) pp. 1–30.
- "The Reform of the International Refugee Regime: A Dialogic Model", Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol.14, No.2 (2001) pp. 151–161.
- "Third World Approaches to International Law & Individual Responsibility in Internal Conflict", Chinese Journal of International Law, Vol.2(1) (2003) p. 77 (Co-authored with Antony Anghie)
- "First Harrell-Bond Lecture: 'Globalization, Humanitarianism and the Erosion of Refugee Protection'", Journal of Refugee Studies'", vol.13, no.3 (2000) pp.243-64.http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=253688
- "Marxism and International Law: A Contemporary Analysis", Economic and Political Weekly, February 6, 1999, pp. 337–49.
- "WTO and Environment: The Shrimp-Turtle and EU-Hormone Cases", Economic and Political Weekly, May 13, 2000, pp. 1752–62.
- "WTO and Environment: Legitimisation of Unilateral Trade Sanctions", Economic & Political Weekly, Sept. 2002, p. 133.
- "The Geopolitics of Refugee Studies: A View from the South", Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol.11, No.4 (1998) pp. 354–374
Contributions
- "Outside the bounds of citizenship: the status of aliens, illegal migrants and refugees in India" in Civil Society, Public Sphere and Citizenship : Dialogues and Perceptions. Edited by Rajeev Bhargava and Helmut Reifeld. New Delhi: Sage, 2005.
- "The International Law of Humanitarian Intervention", in State Sovereignty in the 21st Century. Institute of Defense Studies & Analysis, New Delhi. pp. 103–129
- "The Global Refugee Problem in the 21st Century and the Emerging Security Paradigm", in Legal Visions of the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Judge Weeramantry. The Hague, Kluwer Law International, 1997. pp. 283–289
- "Post-conflict peace-building and the return of refugees: Concepts, practices and institutions" in Refugees and Forced Displacement: International Security, Human Vulnerability, and the State. Edited by Edward Newman & Joanne van Selm. United Nations University Press, 2003.
- "Development and Migration" in Migration & International Legal Norms. Edited by T. Alexander Aleinikoff & Vincent Chetail. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Books
- The Third World & International Legal Order: Law, Politics & Globalisation (co-edited with Antony Anghie, Karen Mickelson & Obiora Okafor, Kluwer Law International, 2003).
- International Refugee Law: A Reader. New Delhi: Sage, 2000.
- International Law and World Order: A Critique of Contemporary Approaches. New Delhi: Sage, 1993.
- International Commodity Agreements: A Legal Study. London: Croom Helm, 1987.