Furqan Ahmad

Biography

He has written books on family law, environmental laws and Human Rights including acclaimed works like Triple Talaq: An Analytical Study with emphasis on Socio Legal Aspects (1984), Legal Regulation of Hazardous Substance (2009) and Human Rights in India (2011). His forthcoming publications are Muslim Law Reform Controversy and Role of Indian Muslim Jurists in early 20th Century in India, Supreme Court on Environment (Sponsered by Lexis Nexis) and Legal Control of Environment Pollution: An Asssement of Existing legislations in India (Proposed ILI Publication). He has also contributed several articles in national and international journals. The Calcutta University awarded prestigious “Suparbhadeb medal” for one of his writings published in the Journal of Indian Law Institute titled "Origin and Growth of Environmental Law in India". Recently, he was awarded with “Best Professor in Law” at the 24th Business School Affaire & Dewang Mehta National Education Awards, organised by Dewang Mehta Foundation, Mumbai on 25th November, 2016. He has also coordinated and actively participated in various training programmes and international projects organized by Indian Law Institute including project on Water Law and Policy, Environmental Law Projects, Anti-conversion Laws and Legal material on Minority rights (both sponsered by National Commission for Minorities, Governmnet of India) etc. He has been actively involved with various academic programs dealing with Environmental Law, Family Law and Human Rights etc. throughout the counrty.

Research Interest

Environment Law and Family Law