Teaching
Courses
Education
- B.S.W. LL.B. (Hons.) from Gujarat National Law University, India
- LL.M. in International Law (summa cum laude), Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
Profile
Shantanu is a public international lawyer. He was previously a Researcher with the Geneva Trade Platform and a Fellow at the International Institute for Sustainable Development office in Geneva, researching international trade negotiations ongoing at the WTO and international and domestic investment law.
Prior to that, he used to counsel and assist the Indian Government in multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations, focusing on services trade, e-commerce, environment and labour matters. He has also worked as a research assistant to two members of the UN International Law Commission on a variety of international law topics.
He also completed the Sixth Joint Academy on International Trade Law and Policy organised by the World Trade Institute and the Centre for WTO Studies with distinguished honour.
Research Interests
His research interests include Public International Law, Trade Law and Sustainability, International Investment Law, and India in International Law-Making.
Publications
- ‘What’s Happening on Investment Facilitation: A survey of recent global developments’ (IISD Investment Treaty News, September 2023)
- ‘UNCITRAL Tribunal Upholds Ghana’s Jurisdictional Objections Against Chinese Investor’ (IISD Investment Treaty News, September 2023)
- ‘Deconstructing India’s Evolving Approach Towards International Investment Agreements’ (IISD Investment Treaty News, July 2023)
Newspapers
- ‘International trade has a carbon problem’ (Co-authored, The Hindu, 2023)
- ‘India must claim damages for attacks on embassies’ (Co-authored, Hindustan Times, 2023)
- ‘An Indian was elected to UN Law Commission, but does India really contribute to it?’ (Wire, 2021)
Student-reviewed Journals and Blogs
- Three-part series assessing ‘India’s statements on the International Law Commission’s work in 2022’ (Indian Blog of International Law, November 2022 – January 2023)
- ‘Cutting Corners: Reviewing the Delhi High Court’s approach to sovereign immunity’ (GNLU SRDC ADR Magazine, Vol III, Issue II, November 2022)
- ‘It’s a Bird? It’s a Plane? It’s the State!: Weighing Cairn’s claims against Air India’ (Arbitration & Corporate Law Review, 2021)