Master of Arts (M.A.), Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi, India.
Master's in European and International Business, Competition and Regulatory Law (MBL), Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany.
B.A. LL. B. (Honours), Amity Law School, New Delhi, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
Associate Professor
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| ORCID ID | 0000-0003-1756-1499 |
| Key Expertise | International Law and Global Governance, International and Regional Human Rights Regimes, Constitutional Law, Technology Law, European and International Business, Competition and Regulatory Laws, Environmental Law and Climate Change. |
Master of Arts (M.A.), Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi, India.
Master's in European and International Business, Competition and Regulatory Law (MBL), Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany.
B.A. LL. B. (Honours), Amity Law School, New Delhi, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
Prof. Amit Upadhyay is an Associate Professor at the Jindal Global Law School. He graduated with a B.A., LL.B. (Hons) degree from Amity Law School, New Delhi, with specialisation in International Humanitarian Law. He was awarded a prestigious DAAD scholarship to pursue further studies in European and International Law. He earned his Master's degree in International Business, Competition, and Regulatory Law from Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany, as a DAAD Scholar. During his master's studies, he addressed legal issues related to cartels, structural links, private enforcement, and various other contemporary topics in international business and competition law.
Amit has previously worked at the Competition Commission of India in New Delhi, where he conducted policy advocacy and research on effective enforcement of competition law. He then joined Amity Law School, Noida, as an Assistant Professor to pursue an academic career. He has been awarded several scholarships and fellowships to participate in academic conferences and programs worldwide by organisations such as the Robert Bosch Foundation, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the BMZ, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the State Bank of India, and the International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, among others. He has represented India in various summits on leadership, democracy, and human rights organised by the Hesselbein Global Academy, the Council of Europe, and the European Parliament, among others. He was awarded the “Judge Nagendra Singh Memorial Award" and the Gold Medal in the Postgraduate Diploma Course in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, offered by the Indian Academy of International Law and Diplomacy, ISIL, New Delhi.
As a DAAD Young Ambassador, he has been working towards strengthening Indo-German academic exchange. His academic and research areas include constitutional law, technology law, international law, public policy, and good governance. He nurtures a keen interest in designing and implementing knowledge-sharing and advocacy strategies to raise awareness about inclusion, sustainable development and good governance. He enjoys playing and watching sports in his free time and is also a travel enthusiast.
Constitutional Law I (Core)
Constitutional Law II (Core)
Law of Contract I(Core)
Family Law I (Core)
Legal Methods (Core)
Awarded "Judge Nagendra Singh Memorial Award" and the Gold Medal in the Diploma Examination of the PG Diploma Course in Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law offered by the Indian Academy of International Law and Diplomacy, ISIL, New Delhi in 2013.
Awarded Best Paper for “Intersection of Sustainability and Competition: A Critical Study of the Potential Conflicts with Reference to AtmaNirbhar Abhiyaan, Green Infrastructure, and Green Financing Initiatives in India” at the Two-Day International Conference on Self-Reliance in Trade and Development, CEERA, NLSIU Bengaluru (ICSSR-funded), January 20–21, 2023.
Awarded the Best Presenter Award at the FOCUS 2026 – Fostering Constitutional Understanding in Sovereign States held at Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, 6–7 February 2026, for the paper “Digital Constitutionalism and State Power in India: Conceptualising the Normative Frameworks to Address the Constitutional Displacement of Public Power in the Algorithmic Age.”
Team Member, Research Project "Identity law in transition (ILIT) Legal dimensions of the identity politics of the anti-identity politics turn", Hungarian National Research and Innovation Office (NKFIH), 2025
Visiting Faculty, Faculty of Law, Pazmany Peter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary, July 2023.
Awarded "SBI Youth for India Fellowship", a fellowship program initiated, funded and managed by the State Bank of India in partnership with reputed NGOs, 2014. (not availed)
Awarded a full scholarship with a travel grant to attend the International DAAD Alumni Seminar on “Development of a renewable energy technology market in developing countries - Knowledge and technology transfer for utilisation of solar energy” held in Cottbus, Germany, from June 2 - 9, 2015.
Awarded a full financial grant to attend the world's leading solar Trade Fair, "INTERSOLAR EUROPE 2015", held in Munich, Germany, from June 10 to June 12, 2015.
Awarded a full scholarship to participate in the WORLD FORUM FOR DEMOCRACY 2014, organised by the European Youth Foundation and the Council of Europe on the theme of “From participation to influence: can youth revitalise democracy?” held in Strasbourg, France, from 31st October to 6th November 2014.
Awarded scholarship to attend the Student Leadership Summit organised by Hesselbein Global Academy for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement from July 26-29, 2014, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Awarded a full scholarship to attend the Summer School on International Criminal Law and Human Rights Law organised by the Institute for International Peace and Security Law, University of Cologne, in cooperation with the University of California, Berkeley & Konrad Adenauer Foundation at Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from July 21 to August 3, 2014. (not availed)
Awarded a full scholarship to participate in the 41st Intensive Training Session for University Teaching and Research in Human Rights, organised by the International Centre for University Human Rights Teaching, and the 44th Annual Study Session in International and Comparative Law of Human Rights, held at the International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, from July 8 to 26, 2013.
Awarded prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding – Dr. Angela Merkel Master’s Scholarship to pursue a Master’s in European and International Business, Competition and Regulatory Law (MBL) with specialisation in Energy and Telecommunication Laws from Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany by DAAD. (German Academic Exchange Service).
Awarded the Robert Bosch Foundation Scholarship, 2012, to attend Summer School in International Trade Law, Comparative Law, and International Environmental Law at Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, from July 14 to August 11, 2012, to support the Indo-German academic exchange.
Peer Reviewer, International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 2025
Peer Reviewer, Special Issue, JANUS.NET, e-journal of International Relations, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 2024
DAAD Young Ambassador (2017-2019)
Senior Fellow, Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies, O. P. Jindal Global University, India.
Peer Reviewer, International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 2025.
Peer Reviewer, Special Issue, JANUS.NET, e-journal of International Relations, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 2024.
Peer Reviewer, Jindal Global Law Review, 2026.
| aupadhyay@jgu.edu.in | |
| ORCID ID | 0000-0003-1756-1499 |
| Key Expertise | International Law and Global Governance, International and Regional Human Rights Regimes, Constitutional Law, Technology Law, European and International Business, Competition and Regulatory Laws, Environmental Law and Climate Change. |