V. K. Ahuja

V K Ahuja is a Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi and is presently serving as the Vice - Chancellor of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA), India.[1][2] He has been a legal educator in the field of Intellectual Property Rights and International Law for 28 years.

Prof. (Dr.) V K Ahuja
Vice-Chancellor, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam
Born
India
NationalityIndian
EducationUniversity of Delhi (LL.M)

Jawaharlal Nehru University (M.Phil.)

University of Delhi (PhD)
OrganizationVice-Chacellor, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, India; June 2021-till date

Joint Director, Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Delhi; 2020 – 2021
Professor In-Charge, Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi; July 2017 – Sept 2020

Education Officer, Directorate of Research, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi; May 1997 - February 1998
AwardsFirst Prize in the Fifth South Asian Teaching Session on International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law (2003)

Education and Career

Professor Ahuja received his LL.M from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (DU), Delhi, India.[3] He earned Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi, India in 1991 and Ph.D. from University of Delhi in 2001. He did Law Teaching and Legal Research Skills course at the Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University, UK. He embarked on his journey as a Research Associate at Faculty of Law, University of Delhi in 1994. He started his teaching as Lecturer at Faculty of Law, University of Delhi in 1995. He served a short stint as Education Officer at the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi (a statutory professional body) from 1997-98. Thereafter, he rejoined the University of Delhi and elevated to the position of Senior Lecturer in 2000. In the year 2004 he was promoted to the post of Reader. He served as the Principal of Lovely Institute of Law, Punjab (affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar) which is now a part of Lovely Professional University during 2005-2006. He became Associate Professor at University of Delhi in the year 2007 and Professor in 2010. He was appointed as Professor In-charge of Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Delhi for the period of 2017-2020.[4] During his Professor In-Chargeship, he hosted Sh. Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India and Sh. Michael Ashwin Satyandre Adhin, Vice President of Republic of Suriname at the University of Delhi besides organizing a number of national as well as international events. He also served as Joint Director of Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance, established under Institute of Eminence (IOE), University of Delhi (2020-2021).[5] He was member of the Governing Body of Hindu College and Aryabhatta College of University of Delhi. He is a member of Board of Management of Judicial Academy, Assam and also a Member of General Council of Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam. He served at Board of Studies/Academic Council/Executive Council of several Central and State Universities such as Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim University, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat, School of Law, VIT-AP University, B.B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow to name a few. to name a few. He was the Regional Co-Ordinator for the entire North-East for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) in the year 2021. He was Visiting Faculty at the Indian Law Institute (Deemed University), New Delhi, 2009–10 and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, 2010. In June 2021 Professor Ahuja was appointed Vice - Chancellor of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, India.

Awards

In 2003 he received the first prize as an exemplary teacher in the Fifth South Asian Teaching Session on International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law organized jointly by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

Contributions

Books Authored

Prof. Ahuja authored many books related to laws. The following are some of the books under his name.

  • Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights (1st edition 2007, 2nd edition 2013 and 3rd edition 2017),
  • Law of Copyright and Neighboring Rights: National and International Perspectives (1st edition 2005, 2nd edition 2015),[6][7]
  • Public International Law (1st edition 2016, 2nd edition, 2021)
  • Intellectual Property Rights in India (1st edition 2009, 2nd edition 2015).[8]
  • In 2009 he published Halsbury Annotated Statutes of India (Vol.2 and Vol.5).

His books on Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights(LexisNexis) and International Law(LexisNexis) are prescribed readings in many Universities and Law Schools.

Books Edited/Co-Authored

He is the editor of Human Rights: Contemporary Issues - A Festschrift in the Honour of Professor Upendra Baxi (2019); co-editor of Legal Education in India in 21st Century: Problems and Prospects (1999); Law of Copyright: From Gutenberg’s Invention to Internet (2001); The Law of Intellectual Property Rights: In Prospect and Retrospect (2001); Human Rights in 21st Century: Changing Dimensions (2012); Mediation (2020); Intellectual Property Rights: Contemporary Developments (2020); International Law: Contemporary Developments (2021); and Mukul Asher on Economic Reasoning and Public Policy: Case Studies from India (2021).

Articles

Prof. Ahuja published over fifty articles in the National (UGC Care enlisted) and International Journals such as European Intellectual Property Review and scores of book chapters.[9][10]

He also credited with the publication of one monograph, reading and case materials[11] and book reviews. Prof. Ahuja has profusely contributed to legal policy debates of the country and abroad. Prof. Ahuja guided many research scholars successfully.

Projects

He completed a Research Project on the topic “State Practice on Implementation of International Law in India: An Analytical Study of Constitutional Provisions and Case Laws” under the "Scheme to Strengthen R & D Doctoral Research Programme by providing funds to University Faculty" of University of Delhi in 2008-09.

Disability Laws and Education

Prof. Ahuja has been contributing towards the area of Disability Laws. He has organized National Seminar on Rights of People with Disabilities which was hosted by Sh. Pranab Mukherjee and other lectures by eminent speakers. As the Professor In-Charge of Law Centre-II his focus was more on students from persons with disability category. Prof. Ahuja has written a number of articles and has delivered a score of lectures on education and disability laws. He has also supervised a number of Ph.D. thesis on disability laws.

He has also made a presentation on MOOCs and E-learning for persons with disabilities at Faculty Development Programme on National Education Policy organized by University of Delhi, National Law University, Assam and National Institute of Open Learning.

Other Contributions

Prof. Ahuja has also been a Member of the various Selection Committees in the Central, State and Private Universities. He was also a part of the Selection Committees of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).

Prof. Ahuja delivered lectures at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Delhi Judicial Academy, Bihar Judicial Academy and Jharkhand Judicial Academy, Ranchi, UGC Refresher Programs and Orientation Programs. He was invited as Chief Guest and Guest of Honour by many Law Schools and Universities.[12]

He chaired many sessions and acted as Moderator and Panelist apart from being Resource Person at many national and international events where he delivered more than 100 lectures.

Contributions as a Vice-Chancellor

As Vice-Chancellor, his focus is more towards the development of North-East region of India. He conducted Mental Health Awareness and Counselling Week for the people of North-east during the pandemic Covid-19. He also conducted First Kamrup Dialogue on Strengthening Democracy in India: Role of Judiciary with Special Reference to North-East India. Prof. Ahuja also organized International Webinar on “India's Act East Policy” which was graced by Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs and Education, Government of India Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh and Prof. Mukul Asher from National University of Singapore. A webinar was also conducted on “Protection of Geographical Indications in India (with Special focus on North-East Region)”.[13][14] Prof. Ahuja has also chaired sessions on Professional Institutions Meet in North-East Education Conclave on National Educational Policy, 2020 organized by Department of Education, Government of Assam, Guwahati. He also organized a week-long Workshop on Development of Curriculum for Multi-Disciplinary courses at National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam.

References
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  2. Indulia, Bhumika (2021-06-10). "Prof. (Dr.) V.K. Ahuja appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of NLUJAA". SCC Blog. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  3. "Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site" (PDF). University of Delhi.
  4. "University of Delhi holds panel discussion as part of International Women's Day in New Delhi". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  5. "Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance". Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  6. Mittal, Raman (2006). "Review of LAW OF COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES". Journal of the Indian Law Institute. 48 (4): 580–582. ISSN 0019-5731.
  7. "IP Books". SpicyIP. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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  9. "Virendra Ahuja". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  10. "(PDF) WTO, TIRIPS Agreement And Protection of Plant Variety: Imperatives And Implication for Indian Intellectual Property Regime,A.K.Kaul & V.K.Ahuja(Ed.)Law Relating To Intellectual Property Rights: Retrospect & Prospect,University of Delhi, Delhi:117-133 (2001)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  11. "Syllabus B.Tech. (Computer Science), LL.B. (Hons.) (Cyber Law)" (PDF). UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES.
  12. "seminar on COPYRIGHTS AND THE INTERNET REVOLUTION". DSNLU. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  13. "PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  14. NETWORK, LIVELAW NEWS (2021-07-26). "NLU ASSAM: 'The Kamrup Dialogue' - Address by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge, Bombay High Court". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
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