Naveen Thayyil

Biography

Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT, Delhi.

Research Interest

1) Law, Techno-science and Democratisation: Regulatory issues in new and radical technologies, Democratisation of regulation of technology, Risk regulation, Use of ethics in technology regulation, Development of Technologies and Public contestations, and Public participation in regulation. 2) Environmental law and policy: International and comparative law, European Environmental Law, Biodiversity conservation, Traditional Knowledge systems, Forest governance. 3) Humanrights jurisprudence: Economic, Social and Cultural rights, Law and Development, Indigenous Peoples Rights, Public Interest Litigation and Judicial Activism, Intersection of WTO law with protection of health and environment. 4) Legal and democratic theory: Citizenship, Sovereignty, Public Sphere, Epistemic issues in the governance of technology, Reason and Resistance.