Dr Khushal Vibhute, who is a recipient of distinction at the graduate and post-graduate studies in law and of Fellowships from the Hague Academy of International Law (the Netherlands); the International Institute of Human Rights, Strasburg (France), the UN Human Rights Centre, Geneva (Switzerland), and Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public & International Law, Heidelberg (Germany),  is Professor of Law & Dean, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, and Emeritus Professor of Law, National Law University, Jodhpur. Professor Vibhute, whose biographical sketch has been included in Who’s Who in the World (USA:1999-2014); Great Minds of the 21st Century (USA:2001); One Thousand Great Asians  (UK:2002); Outstanding Scholars of 21st Century (UK: 2002); Leading Educators of the World (UK:2005), and Who’s Who in Asia (USA:2007), has been Professor of Law at various Universities of repute in India and abroad, including the University of Pune, Pune (India); National Law University, Jodhpur (India); Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia); the University of Technology MARA, Shah Alam (Malaysia); National University of Malaysia, Bangi (Malaysia); Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University, Brunei Darussalam (Brunei), and Bremen University, Bremen (Germany). He has also served as the Head of the Department of Law, University of Pune, Pune, and the Director for the Centre for Criminal Law Studies, National Law University, Jodhpur. He has authored/edited eleven books, and has also contributed to sixteen anthologies. Many of these publications are published by LexisNexis and Eastern Book Company, and are prescribed as textbooks in Indian and foreign Universities. His latest publications are PSA Pillai’s Criminal Law (LexisNexis, 12th edn 2014); and Halsbury’s Laws of India (vols 10 & 11): Criminal Law (LexisNexis, 2nd edn, 2014/2015), and Halsbury’s Laws of India [vols 12(1) & 12(2)]: Criminal Procedure (LexisNexis, 2nd edn, 2016).He has also to his credit, one hundred and seventeen articles in reputed law journals across the globe. He has contributed to the ILI’s prestigious Annual Survey of Indian Law.He has also participated in more than seventy international and national conferences. Professor Vibhute has travelled on academic assignments to the Netherlands; France; Switzerland; Germany; Hong Kong; Italy; Ethiopia; Malaysia; Singapore; Brunei, and US. Professor Vibhute is/was a member of the Editorial/Advisory Boards of the Journal of the Indian Law Institute; Asian Yearbook of International Law; Scholasticus; International Journal of Criminal Justice Science; Ethiopian Journal of Legal Education, and International Journal of Law and Policy.He is a life member of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi; Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi; Environmental Scientists Association of India; International Jurists Organization (Asia); South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology; Indian Society of Criminology; Indian Society of Victimology, and IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, Ottawa, Canada. He is Vice-President of the Indian Society of Victimology.

Prof. Kumar is a versatile academician, presently Vice-Chancellor of the O. P.Jindal Global University in NCR region. He has worked as a Faculty Member at City University of Hongkong and studied extensively in UK as a Rhodes Scholar. He completed his L.L.M from Harvard University.  Prof. Kumar’s areas of specialization include human rights, comparative Constitutional Law, corruption and governance, terrorism and national security. He has published extensively in a number of International journals and Law Reviews. His  three  co-edited  books  are  Human  Rights  and  Development:  Law,  Policy  and  Governance  (2006)  published  by  LexisNexis,  Butterworths;  Tsunami  and  Disaster Management:  Law  and  Governance  (2006)  published  by  Sweet  &  Maxwell  Thomson;  and  Human  Rights,  Justice  and  Constitutional Empowerment (2007) published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). He has contributed shorter articles in newspapers and magazines published from Hong Kong, India and the UK, which include, South China Morning Post, The Standard, Frontline, The Hindu, The Pioneer and Open Democracy. He has been a Consultant to the United Nations University, Tokyo; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); and the International Council for Human Rights Policy (ICHRP), Geneva. He has advised the Commission in investigating Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in Sri Lanka and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in India on issues relating to corruption and good governance.

Prof. Jambholkar is one of the most respected names in legal studies and research with more than 37 years of teaching experience and more than 40 years of research output. She has worked with renowned institutions such as University of Delhi, IIFT, ICADR as a  faculty member, conducting workshops and guiding research. She has also worked on research projects for NCW (NRI marriages) and Law Commission (Child Custody). She is now delivering extensive lectures all over India in prominent Law schools in the sphere of Private International Law and mediating in many ADR cases. She has the honorary membership of many eminent bodies like   Indian Society of International Law, Indian Law Institute, Indian Council of Arbitration, International Council of Consultants, National Legal Services Authority, Govt. Of India, Panel of Conciliators of International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Gender Advisory Group, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Govt. of India, Law Commission of India. She is the Chief Editor of Indian Society of International Law Year Book of Humanitarian and Refugee Law ( 2001 – 2005 ); Editor, Indian Journal of International Law; and Member Editorial Board, Journal of International Council of Consultants. She has received accolades and rewards in the form of 20th Karnataka State Sammelan Award : Samman Patra in the recognition of her services in the area of legal studies, 2003 and Jewel of India Award, by International Business Council, 2004.