This page consists of the projects (past, present and upcoming), professional networks I'm associated with, conferences and events where I presented, chaired, organised, and professional experiences I've had from 2015 (i.e., 1st year of Law School, in Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram - University of Kerala, India).

Projects

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Professional Networks

  1. Priestley Centre for Climate Futures
More about my engagement with Priestley
  1. Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)
More about my engagement with CISDL
  1. Sabin Centre of Climate Change Law - Columbia University
More about my engagement with Sabin Centre
  1. Global Network of Human Rights and Environment (GNHRE)
More about my engagement with GNHRE
  1. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - World Commission of Environmental Law (WCEL)
More about my engagement with IUCN WCEL
  1. American Branch of International Law Association (ABILA)
More about my engagement with ABILA

Conferences/Events

Papers Presented

  1. International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention 2025, Chicago; 2 March 2025 [upcoming] - Human Rights and Climate Change—A Normative Discourse on Litigation, Movements, and the UNFCCC Negotiations
  2. International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention 2025, Chicago; 4 March 2025 [upcoming] - Norms of the Past, Development and Applicability (Chair)
  3. International Law Weekend (ILW2024) in Emerging Voices Panel at New York Bar Association; October 24-26, 2024 – Diagnosis of International Law: Youth, Climate Litigation and Pursuit of Highest Ambition (Fully funded)
  4. TERI School of Advanced Studies – Centre for Post Graduate Legal Studies, New Delhi, India (20 September 2024) Lecture – Climate Justice and Governance: Why the Youth in India Need to Care?
  5. RINGO meeting at UN Climate Change Conference SB60, Bonn, Germany, 8 June 2024; spoke on Receptivity of Climate Negotiations to the Global Norms of Climate Movements
  6. Courage, Contributions and Compliance: Implementing Paris Agreement Climate Adaptation & Resilience Commitments - Official side-event during SB60 of UNFCCC, Bonn, Germany, 7 June 2024; speaking on ITLOS Advisory Opinion and UNFCCC Negotiations: The Role of Youth
  7. ISA (International Studies Association) 2024 San Francisco, USA, 2-7 April 2024; speaking on Recentering Relationality: A Normative Discourse on International Climate Negotiations (Fully funded)
  8. ISA Global South Caucus, 15 December 2023 in Bangkok Thailand; spoke on Role of Small Island Developing States: A Force to be Reckoned with in Climate Politics
  9. Climate Law and Governance Day 2023 – Symposium, in 5th December 2023, at COP28, Middlesex University, UAE – Advancing Courage, Contributions and Compliance through Climate Law and Policy Solutions
  10. Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research (KHK/GCR21), workshop on The Role of Climate Change in Exacerbating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Women, 25 September 2023 in Duisburg, Germany - Ecofeminism in the Biodiversity-Climate Nexus
  11. IUCN AEL Colloquium on 4 August 2023 Joensuu, Finland – Soft Power and Solidarity: ‘Our’ Common Future
  12. BISA (British International Studies Association) 2023 Conference in Glasgow on 21-23 June; Unpacking The Right to A Healthy Environment in a Political-Legal Discourse: A ‘Bold Action’ for Climate Justice?; (Fully Funded)
  13. ESIL (European Society of International Law) in Central European University, Vienna, Austria (12 - 13 May 2023) - Greening’ International Law en Route to Agenda 2030: The Role of Youth in Enhancing the Soft Power of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (Link to the webinar)
  14. 12th Annual Conference, Cambridge International Law Journal on 24 to 25 April 2023 -The Tale of Two ‘-cides’ - Ecocide and Genocide: Why it matters in Climate Governance?
  15. IUCN WCEL spoke on the webinar (25 Jan 2023) - Advisory Opinions on Climate Change: Initiatives, Expectations and Possibilities (Link to webinar; and its report here)
  16. Biodiversity Law and Governance 2022 (10 December 2022) - Online during CBD COP15 in Montreal; discussant/speaker in Expert Panel on the Roundtable discussion: Genetic Information and Access and Benefit Sharing in the Nagoya Protocol. Spoke on - A Pact of Peace with Nature: Exploring the Legal Nexus of Human Rights and Nagoya Protocol (Link to the webinar)
  17. IUCN WCEL - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) at University of Oslo (3 - 6 October 2022) - Reimagining the legal Vision of Environmental Rule of Law through Sarvodaya; (Fully funded)

Events Organised/Coordinated

  1. International Law Weekend (ILW2024) co-organizing mega-roundtable with Prof Michael Scharf (American Branch of International Law); October 24-26, 2024 [upcoming] – Recognition and Enforcement of the Human Right to a Healthy Environment: Parallel Proceedings in International Courts
  2. After Ice: Telling the Story of a Warming World – at University of Leeds; internal event for Priestley Climate Scholars in Priestley Centre for Climate Futures; ahead of 2025 UN Year of Glacier Protection; 16 October 2024; co-organised with Kate Simpson.
  3. The launch of book— “Climate Litigation and Vulnerabilities: Global South Perspectives” edited by Maria Antonia Tigre, Melanie Murcott, and Susan Ann Samuel. Launch and 2 day workshop at University of Southampton; 3-4 October 2024
  4. CISDL Annual Research Meeting 2024 (27 July 2024) | Organized the event as Fellowship Officer of Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)
  5. The Natural World, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) & the Law International Online Symposium & Hon Justice CD Gonthier Memorial Lectures (26 July 2024) ONLINE from University of Cambridge | Organized the event as Fellowship Officer of Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)
  6. Weeramantry Justice Awards and Global Fellowship Awards, ONLINE from University of Cambridge | Organized the event as Fellowship Officer of Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)
  7. 'Live from Bonn' Online Roundtable (10 June 2024) - during UNFCCC SB60 at Bonn, Germany | coordinated the event from Bonn and helped Climate Law and Governance Initiative (CLGI) and as part of CISDL Secretariat
  8. Courage, Contributions and Compliance: Implementing Paris Agreement Climate Adaptation & Resilience Commitments - Official side-event during SB60 of UNFCCC, Bonn, Germany (7 June 2024) | coordinated the event from Bonn and helped Climate Law and Governance Initiative (CLGI) and as part of CISDL Secretariat
  9. Global Stocktake through Legal Lenses Implementing Outcomes via Climate Law & Policy Reform (11 December 2023) UNFCCC COP28 Official Side Event | helped Climate Law and Governance Initiative (CLGI) and as part of CISDL Secretariat
  10. Climate Law and Governance Specialisation Course 2023 | helped Climate Law and Governance Initiative (CLGI) and as part of CISDL Secretariat
  11. Engaging in Global Stocktake through Legal Lenses - Climate Law & Governance Day 2023 (5 December 2023) during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP28 in Dubai, UAE, in-person at Middlesex University Dubai, and online from Dubai, UAE | helped Climate Law and Governance Initiative (CLGI) and as part of CISDL Secretariat
  12. Implementing Climate Commitments through Policy, Law & Practice - Climate Law & Governance Day 2022 (11 November 2022) ONLINE from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt during UNFCCC COP27 | assisted Climate Law and Governance Initiative (CLGI) and as part of CISDL Secretariat
  13. Advancing the Global Biodiversity Framework through Policy, Law & Practice - Biodiversity Law and Governance 2022 (10 December 2022) - Online during CBD COP15 in Montreal

Professional Experiences

  1. Consultation - Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA) (August 2024)
  2. Regional Lead of Middle East Rapporteur / Peer-Reviewer (specifically Kuwait and UAE) at Sabin Centre, Columbia Law School Global Climate Litigation Database Peer-Review Network (July 2024 - Present)
  3. Student/Youth Representative – The UNFCCC Task Force, University of Leeds (1 November 2022 – Present)
  4. Priestley Climate Scholar - Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds (1 November 2022 – 14 December 2024)
  5. Research and Engagement Support Assistant – University of Leeds, School of Politics and International Studies (1 December 2022 - April 2023)
  6. Fellowship Officer and Associate Fellow - Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL) (September 2022 - present)
  7. Law Consultant – Asian Development Bank (November 2023 – December 2023)
  8. Advisor – Climate Law and Governance Initiative (CLGI); leading Climate Law Capacity Registry Initiative and more (September 2023 - present)
  9. Course Leader - Democratising Education for Global Sustainability and Justice (February 2023 - January 2025)
  10. Editorial Team - Global Network on Human Rights and Environment (GNHRE) (1 December 2022 - present)
  11. Member – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) (September 2022 - present)
  12. Legal Intern – United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV) / United Nations Office of Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) Vienna, Austria (19 July 2022 - 25 September 2022)
  13. United Nations Volunteer - UNICEF - New York, USA (11 May 2022 - 12 June 2022)
  14. Legal Intern - Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Cambodia Country Office (September 2021 – 28 February 2022)
  15. Legal Intern at Kerala Crime Branch Cyber Police Station Headquarters – India (20/04/2019 - 04/05/2019)
  16. Legal Intern at Kerala Women's Commission Headquarters – India (01/04/2019 - 14/04/2019)
  17. Legal Intern at Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Trivandrum, India (14/12/2015 - 01/01/2016)
  18. Legal Intern at Kerala Lok Ayukta (Anti – Corruption Ombudsman)– Trivandrum, India (18/05/2015 - 27/05/2015)
  19. Legal Intern at Juvenile Justice Home Poojappura –Trivandrum, India (06/05/2015 - 08/05/2015)