Constitutional Law – I (LLB, Mumbai Univ)

Mr. Faiz Ayat Ansari is an Assistant Professor of Law (Senior Scale) at KIIT School of Law, KIIT Deemed to be University (Institution of Eminence), Bhubaneswar, India; a Ph.D. Research Scholar at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru and a Researcher and Collaborator at Mediterranea International Centre for Human Rights Research, Reggio Calabria, Italy. He has worked as a teaching assistant to Dr. Aparna Chandra for the course on Constitutional Law at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. He has also previously worked as Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Centre for Constitutional Law and Policy (CCLP) at Parul Institute of Law, Faculty of Law, Parul University, Vadodara. He is an alumnus of Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, where he pursued his LL.M. in Constitutional and Administrative Law. He has been a member of the Legal Education Awareness Foundation, New Delhi and has been invited to deliver guest lectures at prestigious international institutions like Stanford University, US; the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia; State Academic University for the Humanities, Russia; Istanbul Topkapi University, Turkey; University St. Kliment Ohridski, North Macedonia; Barcelona Technological School, Spain; International Group of Artificial Intelligence, UK; the Federal District University Centre (UDF), Brazil, the Mediterranea International Centre for Human Rights Research, Italy and the Tashkent State University of Law, Uzbekistan. He has a keen interest in bridging the gap between the academia, policy making and the industry in the legal field. His areas of interest include Constitutional law, Comparative Public Law, Media law, etc. He has previously co-authored a book titled ‘Law and Justice in the Era of Globalization’ and co-edited eight books on areas like Constitutional law, Comparative Public Law, Media law and International Law. He is also a recipient of the Dr. J.K. Patel Memorial Award in 2021 and 2022 for his contribution to research and academics. He also received the International Interdisciplinary Eminent Speaker Award by the Peruvian Bar Association in 2022.

Ms. Shruti Chaturvedi is an Assistant Professor of Law at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun. She has previously worked at Department of Law, APS University, a State Government University. She is also a Ph.D. Research Scholar at the Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur. She completed her post-graduation from one of the premier law schools of the country, Gujarat National Law University and emerged as the Gold Medalist. She received Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B. Mehta Gold Medal Award for her overall outstanding performance in the post-graduate programme. She has also been a student research assistant for a project on the Role of Clinical Legal Education in Improving the Quality of Legal Education and Increasing Access to Justice to the Marginalized in the State of Gujarat sponsored by Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. She has various publications to her credit by eminent publishers and has also attended several conferences, seminars and other faculty development courses. She has previously co-edited a book on Public International Law. She has also been associated with a few reputed law firms in India in the past. Her keen interest lies in Constitutional Law, Taxation Law, Public International Law, and allied areas.