Contemporary Issues in International Law

PART I. Environment, Trade, Information Technology and Legal Education: Overview.- 1. Legal Education.- 2. International Environmental Law, Trade Law, Information Technology Law and Legal Education.- 3. Environmental Pollution and its Control.- PART II. International Environmental Law.- 4. Understanding Further Regulatory Needs of Components of Agrobiodiversity and Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Use.- 5. Environmental Law: Post-Rio Discussions on Environmental Protection- A Reflection.- 6. Principles of International Environmental Law: Application in National Laws of Bangladesh.- 7. Technology for Climate Cha(lle)nge: Issues and Concerns.- 8. Current Perspectives on Environmental Law.- 9. Authority for Protection and Conservation of The Environment: A Judicial Invocation in India.- 10. Human Right to Water and National Water Policy-2012: Emerging Issues.- 11. From Rio to Doha: In Search of Cooperative Action for Climate Change.- 12. The Principle of Sustainable Development: International and National Perspectives.-PART III. Trade Law.- 13. Globalization, International Human Rights Law and Current Economic Crisis.- 14. National and International Perspectives of IPR Laws With a Focus on Some Sui Generis Options.- 15. The Impact of Liberalization on Higher Education and Domestic Regulation.- 16. WTO and the Regulation of International Trade Law.- 17. The Complexities of Nigeria's Copyright: (Collective Management Organizations) Regulations, 2007.- 18. Intellectual Property Rights: National and International Perspectives.- 19. The Changing Contours in the Regime of Copyrights in India with Reference to Broadcasting.- 20. Copyright Law in Nepal: Challenges of Effective Implementation.- 21. Communication to the Public under Copyright Law and the Impact of Information and Communication Technologies: An Analysis.- 22. Arbitration for Intellectual Property Disputes: Problem of Mutually Exclusive Development of Laws.- 23. Intellectual Property

B.C. Nirmal is Professor of Law and Vice Chancellor, National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi, India. He was Head and Dean of the Law School, Banaras Hindu University (2012-2014), Varanasi, India. He is Vice-President of the Indian Society of International Law, Vice President of All India Law Teachers' Congress, a member of the Indian Law Institute Governing Body, and a member of the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (Asia-India) Executive Council. He is also a member of the Academic Council of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, India, as well as the Board of Studies (Law) at Allahabad University and Delhi University and the School Board of Social Sciences, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India. He is Honorary Professor, Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar, India, and was a Visiting Fellow North-Bengal University, Darjeeling, India. He visited The Hague in 1985, Taipei in 2006 and Xiamin Academy of International Law, China, in 2010 in relation to academic programmes. He has delivered lectures at Indian and foreign universities and chaired a number of national and international conferences. He has also served as Editor-in-Chief of Banaras Law Journal (2000-2009). He is on the Editorial Board of the Indian Journal of International Law. He has written five books and more than 120 research articles, published in various international and national journals. He has presented papers at more than 200 national and international seminars and conferences. He specializes in the areas of international law, human rights, labour law, and consumer protection law.


Rajnish Kumar Singh, Assistant Professor of Law at the Law School, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, obtained his LL.B., LL.M. and PhD degrees from the University of Delhi, India. His research papers have been published in various international and national journals. He is the