Speakers

Dr Rajendra Parsad GUNPUTH is a Professor of Law at the University of Mauritius, and is actually the substantive Dean of the Faculty of Law & Management. He holds a double PhD (Law) from the l’Université Paris V- René Descartes (France) in Public Law and l’Université de la Réunion in Private Law both with the highest distinctions (First Class). He holds a HDR from l’Université de la Réunion, a PGCE in Higher Education from the University of Mauritius and a Post-Doctorate from l’Université Paris X- Nanterre (France) in Public Law. He has authored more than 130 articles which have been published worldwide and several treaties on Mauritian Law and various books and manuals on Law (Labour Law, Media Law & Ethics, Constitutional and Administrative Law, International Humanitarian Law, Droit des Biens, Contract & Tort). He has participated in various Moot Competitions worldwide (India, Réunion, South Africa, Comoros Island and Madagascar) as Member of the Jury, and has presented a large number of research papers worldwide as well (Dubai, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia) with the Best Award Paper on Surrogacy (Beppu, Japan, 2014). He has been Head of the Law Department at the University of Mauritius and Acting Dean of the Faculty of Law and Management. He has lectured at the Gujarat National Law University as a Visiting Professor and other universities (l’Université de la Réunion, University of Pretoria and University of New Delhi) as well. He is Editor-in- Chief of Just Africa (University of Limpopo, South Africa) and members of various Editorial Board and research peer-reviewed journals. He is member of various national committees on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. He supervises PhD students. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Xiangtan, China (Centre for African Laws and Society)