Manoj Kumar Sinha

Biography

Professor (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha, is Professor of Law at the WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. He completed his Ph.D. in International Law from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, LL.M. in International Human Rights Law from the University of Nottingham and LL. B from University of Delhi. He has authored 4 books and edited 6 books till date, these books broadly cover all aspects related with human rights, refugee law, international humanitarian and constitutional law. His writings on international law, refugee law and human rights have been published in reputed Indian and International Law journals. He is the only Indian associated with Michigan Refugee Law Group headed by Prof. James Hathaway. Prof. Sinha is associated with International Association of Refugee Law Judges(IARLJ) for more than a decades and actively participating in the activities of the IARLJ. In the recognition of his commitment in the field of human rights and humanitarian law, he was offered prestigious visiting Professorship at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Lund, Sweden, for (2004-2005). He also served the Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi (2006-2009) as the Director. He has been elected as Secretary of All India Law Teachers Congress in year 2011 and again in 2013 for fourth time in a row.

Research Interest

Human rights, refugee law, international humanitarian and constitutional law