Professor (Dr) Shambhu Prasad Chakrabarty
Institute of Engineering & Management, The WB National University of Juridical Sciences
0000-0002-7871-7592
About
Professor (Dr) Shambhu Prasad Chakrabarty works in the domain of Traditional Knowledge, climate change, and intellectual property policy, with a focus on Indigenous peoples and Global South governance.
Dr Chakrabarty received his LL.B. and LL.M. in Business Law from Calcutta University and Ph.D. from University of North Bengal in the area of Tribal Rights. He has taught and researched for over 20 years at Calcutta University, and West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, where he headed the nodal research centre of the university for three years. He acted as the Chief Editor of NUJS Journal of Regulatory Studies during his tenure from August 2019-2022. He completed four Government funded Projects including, ‘Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expression amongst the PVTG’s of West Bengal’.
He is the Editor and author of 9 books published from Thomson Reuters, Springer Nature and Emerald Publishing, London. He wrote over 50 research papers in books and journals like Environmental Management and Liverpool Law Review in the area of Climate Change, Traditional Knowledge, Intellectual Property Rights, and Technology Law. Three Doctoral Scholars have also been successfully supervised by him.
He has presented research papers in more than 70 conferences and was invited as a resource person in more than 90 national and international events by the Government of India, Government of West Bengal, Government of Western Australia, the Law and Society Association, Washington DC; Binghamton State University, New York, Australian National University and Notre Dame University, in Australia; Pattimura and Airlangga University, in Indonesia; Daffodil International University Bangladesh; Tribhuvan University, Nepal; University of Wroclaw, Poland, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam, Nanyang Business School, Singapore to name a few. He visited the University of Jakarta and University of Padjajaran, Indonesia in November 2024 on a teaching assignment on the recent WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge.
He has been awarded with the WIPO Fellowship to Malaysia in 2019. He was also awarded with Gold Medal for winning Youth Parliament Competition organised by the Government of West Bengal. He topped his school at plus two level and college in his LL.B. Degree.
Dr Chakrabarty is a member of the prestigious Law and Society Association, USA, the Commonwealth Lawyers Association, UK and IPIRA where he engages with various research and policy initiatives.
Employment
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Institute of Engineering & Management Professor and Dean2022 - Present
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The WB National University of Juridical Sciences Head and Research Fellow2019 - 2022
Education
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Projects & Funding
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Publications (16)
- Hidden Figures: The Missing Connection in Women, Careers and the Video Game Industry Save
- CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN DURING COVID-19 IN INDIA: HARD LESSONS FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE Save
- IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON THE DISSOLVED OXYGEN (DO) LEVEL OF THE RIVER GANGES ADJACENT TO THE KOLKATA CITY Save
- Index Save
- Indigenous Method of Curing Pulmonary Disorders Using Mangrove Fruit by the Lodha Peoples Save
- Indigenous Peoples, Intellectual Property and Sustainability Save
- Traditional Knowledge and Climate Change Save
- Impact of Climate Change on the Endemic Medicinal Plant Species Inhabiting the World Heritage Site of Indian Sundarbans Save
- Towards a Better Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism to Protect Traditional Knowledge in India: A Platter in the Offering Save
- The Trouble Is, You Think You Have Time: Traditional Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples in Japan and India, the Reality of Biodiversity Exploitation Save