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Mr. Abdullah Nasir

Assistant Professor of Law

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Dr. Abdullah Nasir works as an Assistant Professor at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University. Specialized in International Law, he teaches Public International Law, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Refugee Law, Environmental Law and Affirmative Action Law. A keen critic of Western domination on international law discourses, his research interests include a third world approach to international law, challenges to human rights in the contemporary world and interface of international humanitarian law and international environmental law and importance of affirmative action and its legal scope and limitations in India.

Prior to his stint at Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Dr Nasir worked with the National Commission for Women, an apex body for protecting and promoting the interests of Indian women. Dr. Nasir wrote his doctoral thesis on “Environmental Protection during Armed Conflict: A Critical Appraisal of International Legal Regimes.”

Dr. Nasir, besides contributing articles in reputed journals and online news portals, has also participated in several National and International conferences. He is a member of Asian Society of International Law and also an associate member of Indian Society of International Law.

  • Ph.D. in Law from Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
  • LL.M. in International Law from South Asian University, Delhi
  • LL.B. Degree from the University of Delhi, Delhi
  • BA (Honours) in Political Science from the University of Delhi, Delhi.

Public International Law, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Refugee Law, Environmental Law and Affirmative Acton Law.

Assistant Professor of Law at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow since January 2016 to Present

Publications
Articles in Journals
  • Haris Jamil and Abdullah Nasir, Rights of Minorities to Establish and Administer Educational Institutional: Some Constitutional Reflections, (2015) 9 SCC (J-33)
  • Dakshita Sangwan and Abdullah Nasir, Use of Customary International Law in WTO Dispute Settlement. In Jamia Law Journal (2016)
  • Priya Anuragini and Abdullah Nasir, Accessibility to Copyrighted Materials for Educational Purposes: An Indian Perspective. In Journal of Campus Law Centre (2018)
  • Abdullah Nasir and Priya Anuragini, Political Din eclipses Human Rights Concerns in India. In Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Journal (2018)
  • Locating Environmental Protection in International Humanitarian Law Regime: An Evaluation. In Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Journal (2019)
  •  Abdullah Nasir and Anil Kumar Maurya, Genocide in International Law: A South Asian Perspective Banaras Law Journal
  • Abdullah Nasir and Priya Anuragini ,COVID-19 and Border Closures - Analyzing the Entry Barriers faced by Refugees. ISIL Yearbook of International Humanitarian and Refugee Law (Indian Society of International Law) (2022)
  • Abdullah Nasir and Priya Anuragini, Of Merit & Supreme Court: A tale of imagined superiority and artificial thresholds. EPW Engage (Web) section (2023)
Books
  • Environmental Protection During Armed Conflict: An International Law Perspective published by Satyam Law International, New Delhi (2021)
Edited Books
  • Gautam P.K., Tiwari Mitali, Nasir Abdullah and Anuragini Priya (eds), Emerging Issues in Law & Justice from the Perspective of Globalisation (Lucknow: Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, 2022)
Articles in Blogs etc.
  • Abdullah Nasir and Priya Anuragini, India Must Not Shield Itself From International Scrutiny on Caste Discrimination, https://thewire.in/caste/india-must-not-shield-itself-from- international-scrutiny-on-caste-discrimination The Wire.
  • Abdullah Nasir and Priya Anuragini, Debate: First Past the Post Means India is Only a Namesake Democracy, https://thewire.in/politics/debate-first-past-the-post-means-india-is- only-a-namesake-democracy The Wire.
  • Abduulah Nasir and Priya Anuragini, OBC Reservations: Investigating caste, backwardness and representation, https://theleaflet.in/obc-reservations-investigating-caste-backwardness-and- representation/ The Leaflet.
  • Abdullah Nasir and Priya Anuragini, Contempt of Court Is Not the Weapon the SC Should Wield To Preserve Its Honour, https://thewire.in/law/supreme-court-contempt-of-court- respect-constitution-power The Wire.
  • Inter-caste and inter-faith marriages can truly unite India, https://www.forwardpress.in/2019/08/inter-caste-and-inter-faith-marriages-can-truly-unite- india/ The Forward Press.
  • Priya Anuragini and Abdullah Nasir, Ambedkar, Minorities And The Bogey Of Love Jihad https://www.livelaw.in/columns/dr-b-r-ambedkar-love-jihad-intermarriage-minorities- constitution-168120 Live Law.in. Live Law.
  • Mosque, Temple and the 'Neutrality' of Indian Institutions: Reflections of an Ordinary Muslim https://thewire.in/communalism/mosque-temple-and-the-neutrality-of-indian-institutions- reflections-of-an-ordinary-muslim The Wire.