Professor Shashikala Gurpur to speak at UCC
The Faculty of Law, University College Cork
invites you to a Public Lecture with
Professor Shashikala Gurpur, Dean of Symbiosis Law School, Pune, India
‘Constitutional law, human rights and the challenges of globalisation in India’
Date: Wednesday Oct 22nd
Time: 4.30pm – 6pm
Venue: Council Room, North Wing
This event marks the launch of the Law School’s link and exchange programme with Symbiosis Law School, Pune.
Biography
Dr. Shashikala Gurpur is the Director of Symbiosis Law School, Pune and the Dean - Faculty of Law since 2007. Symbiosis is widely recognised as one of India’s leading law schools and has established several international link programmes with Law Schools in the USA, Canada and Australia in recent years. Dr Gurpur holds a Ph.D. in International Law from University of Mysore, Karnataka State. Her research interests include Environmental Law, Human Rights and Intellectual Property Law. Dr Gurpur was awarded a Fulbright scholarship in 2011 to the USA, and was an AHRB Visiting Fellow at Edinburgh Law School in 2004. She is a former member of the Law Reform Commission of India, and is the recipient of many honours and awards for her leadership in legal education in India.