Abhirup Das
Academia & Policy · International Law, IHL & Maritime Studies
About
Abhirup Das is an Assistant Professor of Law at Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur, and also serves as its Placement Officer. A graduate of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (BA LLB Hons., First Division with Honours), he holds an LLM with dual specialisation in Human Rights and Criminal Law, with a dissertation in International Humanitarian Law, from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi — awarded First Division with Distinction. UGC-NET qualified, he has previously taught at NLU Jodhpur and Amity University, Kolkata, and served as an Adjunct/Associate Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation — the Indian Navy’s official think-tank — where he worked on Indo-Pacific strategy and foreign cooperation. His research and teaching spans public international law, IHL, maritime law, geopolitics, and international relations.
Areas of Expertise
- Public International Law
- International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
- Maritime Law & Indo-Pacific Strategy
- Human Rights Law
- International Relations & Geopolitics
Education & Qualifications
- LLM (Human Rights & Criminal Law / IHL) – Indian Law Institute, New Delhi
- BA LLB (Hons.) – RMLNLU Lucknow (8.14 CPI)
- UGC-NET Qualified – Assistant Professor of Law
- Fellow – National Maritime Foundation (Indian Navy)
- Placement Officer – MNLU Nagpur
Areas of Interest
What I Offer
International Law Mentorship
Guidance on public international law, IHL, and human rights for students and researchers
Academia & LLM Guidance
Career advice for aspiring law professors, LLM applicants, and UGC-NET aspirants
Moot Court & Research
Coaching for international moot courts and strategic legal research in IL & geopolitics