S.J.D. [PhD in Law] Magna Cum Laude (Central European University)
LL.M. (South Asian University)
B.S.L.- LL.B. (University of Pune)
Associate Professor and Associate Dean | Associate Director of JGLS Centre for Post Graduate Legal Studies (CPGLS)
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| Key Expertise | International Commercial Arbitration, International Investment Law, International Investment Arbitration, Commercial Mediation, Private International Law |
S.J.D. [PhD in Law] Magna Cum Laude (Central European University)
LL.M. (South Asian University)
B.S.L.- LL.B. (University of Pune)
Wasiq Abass is Associate Professor and Associate Dean at Jindal Global Law School. He is also Associate Director of JGLS Centre for Post Graduate Legal Studies (CPGLS) and a member of the Law School’s Doctoral Committee. He teaches courses on International Commercial Arbitration, International Investment Law and Investment Arbitration, and Contract Law to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Dr. Wasiq holds an S.J.D. (PhD in Law) in International Business Law from Central European University. He was awarded ‘Full CEU Doctoral Scholarship’ by the Central European University Foundation of Budapest. His doctoral research focused on issues related to International Commercial Arbitration. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Law from South Asian University, India and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Pune, India.
Previously, as a Global Teaching Fellow of Central European University, he introduced courses on International Commercial Arbitration and International Investment Law and Investment Arbitration at the University of Yangon, Myanmar. He has been invited as Berger and Clarke Visiting Research Scholar at the Cornell Law School, Cornell University, New York, followed by an invitation to attend the Dickson Poon School of Law at the King’s College London as a Visiting Researcher.
He has practiced law before various courts and tribunals in Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir. Wasiq has also assisted several Arbitral Tribunals, engaged in high stake arbitrations in India, in the capacity of Tribunal Secretary and Arbitration Associate.
Dr. Wasiq has published in international journals and has contributed chapters in several edited volumes published by internationally reputed publishing houses. The research areas that interest him include International Commercial Arbitration, International Investment Law, Investment Arbitration, Commercial Mediation, Private International Law, and certain areas of Public International Law.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
International Investment Law and Investment Arbitration
Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
Law of Contract I
Professional Ethics and Bar-Bench Relations
Awarded merit based scholarship (5000 USD) by the Central European University Foundation of Budapest to conduct research at Cornell University Law School, New York, from October 2017 – December 2017.
Awarded merit based scholarship (7790 USD) by the Central European University Foundation of Budapest to conduct research and teach at the Department of Law, University of Yangon, Myanmar, under the Global Teaching Fellowship Program, from June 2017 – September 2017.
Awarded research grant (2890 USD) by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences to conduct research for a project on ‘Using and Abusing Public Interest against Free Competition – Comparative Analysis of Federal Markets’, from January 2017 – August 2017.
Awarded merit based scholarship (1500 USD) by the Central European University Foundation of Budapest to participate in the Training Course on International Arbitration organized by the University of Leiden and the Permanent Court of Arbitration, at The Hague, The Netherlands, in August 2016.
Awarded merit based ‘Full CEU Doctoral Scholarship’ by the Central European University Foundation of Budapest from 2015-2018, to undertake S.J.D. program in International Business Law, Legal Studies Department, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary.
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary (January 2017 – August 2017)
Cornell Law School, Cornell University, New York, U.S.A (Oct. 2017 – Dec. 2017)
The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, U.K. (Sept. 2018 – Oct. 2018)
February 2026: Was invited to deliver a talk on “The Law and Logic of Arbitral Appointments”, at BITS Law School, Mumbai, India.
January 2026: Was invited to deliver a talk on “Demystifying Dissertation Writing” at the Academic Writing Workshop, hosted by the School of Law, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India.
April 2024: Was invited to deliver a talk on “Reflections of Tribunal Secretaries on Arbitral Tribunals”, at South Asian University, New Delhi, India.
December 2023: Presented a paper on “Enforcement Under the New York Convention: Lessons for Maldives from International Best Practices”, at an international symposium on “International Law and Maldives: navigating Geopolitics, trade, and Sovereignty”, organized by Villa College and University of Essex, Malé, Maldives.
December 2023: Chaired a technical session on ‘Climate Change and Maldives’, at an international symposium on “International Law and Maldives: Navigating Geopolitics, trade, and Sovereignty”, organized by Villa College and University of Essex, Malé, Maldives.
October 2023: Was invited to deliver lectures on ‘International Investment Arbitration’ and ‘Umbrella Clauses and Investment Contracts’ at a Double Credit Course on International Investment Law, organised by DNLU Jabalpur and Centre for Trade and Investment Law, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
July 2023: Was invited to deliver a talk on ‘Careers in Law’, at Delhi Public School, Srinagar.
July 2023: Was invited to deliver a lecture on ‘Introduction to Investment Law’, at Faculty of Law, University of Kashmir.
January 2023: Was invited to deliver a lecture on ‘Investor-Treaty Arbitration’ at a Capacity Building Programme on International Investment Law, organised by Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai.
December 2022: Was invited to deliver the Keynote address at a two day – Multidisciplinary International Conference on Mediation as Mode of Settlement of Disputes in the New Millennium: A way Forward, organised by the School of Law, GITAM University, Vishakhapatnam, on the topic “Mediation as Method of Settling Investor-State Disputes”.
September 2022: Delivered a lecture at the Summer School organized by International University of Sarajevo (IUS), Faculty of Law, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the topic “Decrypting the Secrets to the Success of the New York Convention.
June 2022: Was invited for a panel discussion on ‘Commercial Arbitration’ at City-Jindal Commercial Law Event, organized by City University London and Jindal Global Law school.
March 2022: Delivered a Keynote address at the International Seminar on International Commercial Arbitration, organised by DSNLU Visakhapatnam, on the topic “Enforcement of Foreign Seated Arbitral Awards in India: Issue and Concerns”.
September 2021: Delivered a lecture at the Summer School organized by International University of Sarajevo (IUS), Faculty of Law, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the topic “The Three Pillars of International Arbitration: The New York Convention, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, and UNCITRAL Model Law”.
June 2021: Delivered a lecture to the students of Birmingham Law School, Birmingham, U.K., on the topic “Introduction to Commercial arbitration in India”.
October 2020: Delivered a lecture to the students of Faculty of Law, University of Yangon, on the topic “Vis Moot and International Commercial Arbitration”.
June 2020: Delivered a lecture to LL.M. candidates of the South Asian University, New Delhi, on the topics “Arbitral Tribunals: Issues and Concerns”.
April 2018: Delivered a lecture to the senior LL.M. candidates of the South Asian University, New Delhi, on the topic “Arbitral Tribunals and Arbitral Proceedings, in International Commercial Arbitration”.
August 2017: Delivered a lecture on the topic “Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration”, at the Department of Law, East Yangon University, Myanmar.
July 2017: Delivered a lecture on the topic “Introduction to International Investment Law and Investment Arbitration”, at the Department of Law, Dagon University, Myanmar.
International Training Program/Workshop on Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, organized by Association Arbitri and Law Development Program, U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Embassy – Sarajevo, in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (February, 2017)
“Training Course on International Arbitration”, organized by the University of Leiden and the Permanent Court of Arbitration, at The Hague, The Netherlands (August, 2016)
International symposium on “Reform of Secured Transaction Laws – Chinese and European Experiences Compared”, organized together by the Central European University and Chinese-EU School of Law at Central European University, Budapest, Hungary (September, 2015)
| wadar@jgu.edu.in | |
| Key Expertise | International Commercial Arbitration, International Investment Law, International Investment Arbitration, Commercial Mediation, Private International Law |