About
Prof. (Dr.) S. Sivakumar is a Senior Professor. He was Member, 21st Law Commission of India (2016-2018) and the President of Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA). He did his B.Sc. (Physics), LL.M. and Ph.D. with specialization in Administrative Law and Media Law. He has been conferred Honoris Causa (LL.D.) for his immense contribution in the field of Law and Mass Communication He is the recipient of the prestigious CLEA Golden Jubilee Global Legal Education Award, 2023 for his contribution in advancing legal education. His area of interests includes Constitutional Law, Human Rights, IPR, ADR and Clinical Legal Education. He is the recipient of National Law Day Award, 2008 for his education reforms activities. He has taught for several years in prestigious educational institutions including National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata and Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. He has officiated as the Director of Indian Law Institute (2009 and 2011 to 2013).
His book titled Press Law and Journalists: Watch Dog to Guide Dog (Universal Law Publishers / LexisNexis 2015) received much appreciation from press, media, and legal circles. His recent book on Article 21: Code of Life, Liberty and Dignity in the Indian Constitution (Thomson Reuters) is a commemorative volume of 70 years of working of Indian Constitution. Currently he is handling two international projects viz., the Honorary Chairman of the Commonwealth Law Reform Commission (CLRC) and the Commonwealth Comparative Constitutional and Public Law Project (3C&PL), a CLEA initiative for Commonwealth countries. He has recently in 2023, presented the executive summary of a 40-volume detailed study on the “Police system in India” to the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi. His most notable achievements include the Commonwealth Institute for Justice Education and Research (CIJER), an exclusive research wing of CLEA, which was conceptualized and established under his leadership. CIJER’s research has been both impactful and far-reaching on crucial issues impacting the entire South Asian region. He has published many articles in reputed national & international research journals and chapters for several books. He has delivered several Memorial and Endowment Lectures, keynote addresses, presented several papers and chaired sessions in national and international conferences. He has also organized numerous Research Mentorship and Faculty Development Programs (RMPs & FDPs) that have proven to be instrumental in reinforcing Human Rights and 29 Social Justice values. His works on “Criminal Justice Administration in Chhattisgarh” and “Criminal Justice Administration in Kerala” have been published as books. His book on Broadcasting Reproduction Right in India: Copyright and Neighboring Rights Issues has been published by ILI. He is also the co-editor of books on Indigenous Peoples‟ Rights, Law and Morality: SAARC Perspectives, Disaster Management: SAARC Perspectives, Magna Carta and Human Rights: The Legacy of 800+ Years. (Published by CIJER) Environmental Law and Enforcement etc. He was the member of the International Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) to represent South and Central Asia (including the Mid-East) in GAJE. He is the Trustee of Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) – London & Executive Member of SAARC Law India Chapter representing academics. As founding Chairman and honorary SAARC Administrator of Prof. N R Madhava Menon SAARCLAW Programme he is taking a lead to encourage co-curricular activities for Law students and legal educators of the South Asian Region. He is/was Member of General Council, Academic Council, Executive Council, Academic Planning Board and Board of Studies of many Central/National/Deemed Universities. He is also the visiting professor of national and international institutions including University of Georgia, USA, and member of International Judicial Training Programme Advisory Board of Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of University of Georgia (UGA) School of Law. Apart from being Member- Co-ordinator of ILI Restatement of Indian Law Project Committee and various Supreme Court Committees, he is/was also honorary Legal Consultant for National Investigation Agency (NIA), Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), Government of India and National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. He is the Honorary Consultant and Advisor on legal and educational aspects of National Board of Examinations (NBE), Ministry of Health, Government of India. He is member of many reputed professional bodies and organisations and the Honorary Chairman of Menon Institute of Advocacy Skill and Training (MILAT), which organises training programme for law teachers and advocates and also Human Rights and Social Justice Summer School for undergraduate students in the Commonwealth. For over two decades, Prof. S. Sivakumar has been a key figure in the legal education community.
