Dr. Syamkumar R S

Dr.Syamkumar R S was Professor at School of Law, Alliance University, Bengaluru before joining Government Law College, Thrissur. He completed his BAL, LL.B & LL.M from University of Kerala, obtaining first rank and gold medal for both. He was awarded Junior Research Fellowship by University Grants Commission in 2010, which was upgraded, to Senior Research Fellowship in 2012. He received his Ph.D. from Centre from Advanced Legal Studies and research, Trivandrum. He has over 13 years of Teaching and Research experience in coveted institutions including Kerala Law Academy, Trivandrum and NMIMS, Mumbai, Marwadi University, Gujarat and Alliance University, Bengaluru. His research interests include Environmental and Biodiversity Law, Public International Law, Sustainable Development Law and IPR.

He has published in peer-reviewed journals and has numerous conference papers to his credit including five international papers. He is the recipient of numerous laurels and fellowships including Prakulam.C.Padmanabhan Pillai Law prize, M.S. Menon Gold Medal, Sadasivan Pillai Law Prize, Justice T.Kunhiraman Nair Memorial Gold Medal and Henry Dunant Scholarship by ICRC in 2006