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Dr. MOHAMMAD OWAIS FAROOQUI
M2-124, College of Law, University of Sharjah, -P.O. Box: 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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■ Tel: +97165166245, ■ Mob: +971559236545,■ Fax: +97165050209
CURRENT APPOINTMENT
• Assistant Professor, Department of Public Law, College of Law, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE from September 2021 toPresent.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India, 2019
• Thesis: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones): An Analysis under International Civil Aviation Law
• Recipient of Assad Kotaite Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowship Fund - 2017, by International Civil Aviation Organization, Canada to pursue my PhD studies.
LL.M. Aligarh Muslim University Faculty of Law, India, 2012
• Recipient of Professor Hafeezur Rahman Merit Scholarship, by the order of Vice - Chancellor of AMU, awarded to the meritorious student in Law at Post Graduate Level in 2011.
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Aligarh Muslim University, Faculty of Law, India, 2009 Certifications
♦ Qualified National Educational Test (NET), Eligibility for Assistant Professorship in Law Subject, conducted by University Grants Commission (UGC) of India on 21 October 2013
♦ Certificate course in International Law from Indian society of International Law, New Delhi, 2016
♦ Certificate Course in Public Policy at Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi 2017
APPOINTMENTS
• Assistant Professor, School of Law, Hamdard Institute of Legal Studies and Research, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India from June 2018 toSeptember, 2021.
• Assistant Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Faculty of Law- New Delhi, India March 2016- May2018.
• Advocate, Jr., Burney & Co. Advocates & Legal Consultants- New Delhi, India, June 2009-August 2010.
PUBLICATIONS Project/s
• Principal Investigator of a Seed Research Project entitled “The Concept of Sustainable Development and International Space Law” approved by the University Research Board (URB),
University of Sharjah, UAE (2022 - ongoing).
Books
1. Published a Chapter on ‘Criminal Liability with Unmanned Aircraft Systems under Aviation Law’
in the Edited book entitled Air and Space Law: Contemporary Legal Issues and Challenges by ALT Publications, Hyderabad, India, ISBN: 978-93-92347-11-5 (2021)
Reading Content
2. Drafted a course module on Post Graduate Diploma in Air & Space Law for Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
Research Papers
3. The Essence of Western-Christian Influence in Talmudic Legal Tradition, Pharos Journal of Theology, ISSN 2414-3324 online Volume 103 Issue 2 - (2022)
4. Legal Issues Concerning Outer Space Natural Resources Exploitation Activities (Accepted for Publication), Dubai Police Academy Journal of Police and Law sciences, UAE
5. Changing Dimensions of International Legal Personality in the Contemporary International Community, Specialusis Ugdymas (SUMC), Vol. 1 No. 43, 2022
6. ‘Regulation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) under International Civil Aviation Law’, Jamia Law Journal, ISSN No. 2456-2718, (2019)
7. ‘Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Insurance Related Issues: An International Regulatory Perspective’, International Journal of Research, ISSN 2231-6124, (2019)
8. ‘Regulatory Challenges with Civil Drones in India’, Review of Research, ISSN: 2249-894X, (2019)
9. ‘Issues of copyright infringement with Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETDs): A Critical Analysis’, Journal of Library and Information Science, ISSN-2249-0213 (2017)
10. ‘Environmental Impact Assessment Under Industrial Laws India: A Socio- Legal Study, South Asian Journal of Law and Human Rights, ISSN: 2518-6159 (2017)
11. ‘Aviation Safety under International Civil Aviation Law’, International Journal of Scientific Research, ISSN No 2277 – 8179, (2017)
12. ‘Right to Travel Space: An Analysis under the International Law’, Indian Journal of Applied Research, ISSN- 2249-555X (2017)
13. ‘Affirmative Action in India: An Analysis under the Rule of Law, Consentia on Multidisciplinary Research, ISSN: 2347– 9922 (2017)
14. ‘Protection of Refugees Under International Law: An Analysis’, Indian Streams Research Journal, ISSN: 2230- 7850 (2016)
15. ‘Case Comment on Shreya Singhal V. Union of India’, International Journal of Law, ISSN 2455-2194 (2015) 16. Aviation and Environment: An ICAO’s Regulatory Approach, Global Journal of Research Analysis, ISSN
No. 2277-816 (2015)
17. Analyzing Standards of Protection under Indian Bilateral Investment Treaties International Journal of Society and Humanities, ISSN – 2319 2070, (2014)
18. Protection of children under the Indian Constitution, International Journal of Research and Analysis, ISSN 2347-3185 (2013)
19. Young Offenders and Balancing the Juvenile Justice System, International Journal of Research and Analysis, ISSN 2347-3185 (2013).
3 Shorter pieces
20. ‘Drones: Can’t Ignore Privacy Concerns Lawmakers Should Intervene’, The Quint, 25 October 2017 21. ‘Why New Delhi has got it all wrong with the Rohingya refugees’, The Quint, 12 September 2017 22. ‘Drone Journalism and Regulatory Challenges in India’, Oxford Human Rights Hub, 7 October,
2016
23. ‘Why ‘WE’ are Hypocrite about technology? Libertatem Magazine, 15 December, 2016,
24. ‘The rise of the drones: Do the draft DGCA guidelines balance caution and freedom? The News Minute, 17 July 2016,
25. ‘Civilian Drones: Are They Intruding or Serving?’ CounterCurrents.org 9 July 2016 EDITORIAL ROLES
• Member of the Joint Editorial Committee of Global Review of Law and Society'-published by Glocal University, Saharanpur, U.P., India since 2020
• Law Essentials, an e-learning platform, Member of the Faculty Advisory Board., since 2020
• Journal for Law Students and Researchers Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief, 2019 OTHER RECENT HONOURS
• Invited in the final Round to Judge the Moot Court Competition by Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India on 4th February 2022
• Presided symposium on “Introduction to Space Law & Policy" organized by College of Law, University of Sharjah, UAE, October, 2021
• Invited to speak at webinar on sustainable use of outer space: legal challenges at the ICFAI University, Tripura, May, 2020
• Invited to speak on the Drone Laws in India at Allen House Public School, Lucknow, October, 2019
• Chaired a Technical Session for the International symposium on Contemporary International Affairs on a theme International Air and Space Law, Nuclear Law, and Environmental Law being organized by the Indian Journal of Law and International Affairs (ISSN: 2518-3257) at Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, April, 2017
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
• Participated in Privacy Law Scholars Conference (PLSC) at Northeastern University, USA on June 2nd and 3rd, 2022.
• Presented a paper on “Determining the Liability of Automation in Aviation” in a symposium
‘Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in aerospace Industry ‘Organized by College of Law, University Sharjah, March, 2022.
• Presented a paper on “The Regional Perspective of Drone Regulations” in a symposium ‘The New Area of Civil Aviation World World-Wide, Organized by College of Law, University Sharjah, November, 2021
• Attended a training Session on “Undergraduate Byelaws and Registration Polices” on 22nd March, 2022 by University of Sharjah
• Attended the Research Fair Talk on #2 “Link your Thesis to Community Challenges”, on 17/03/2022 by University of Sharjah.
• Attended the workshop on “Research at UOS: Opportunities, Grants and Expectations” on Thursday, 03rd March, 2022 by University of Sharjah.
• Attended the 16th Research Café Talk on “Work-Life Balance in Academia: Fact or Fiction” on
Monday, 21st February, 2022 by University of Sharjah.
• Attended the 15th Research Café Talk on “Empowering Pandemic Response and Connected Health using AIo T” on Monday February, 7th, 2022, University of Sharjah.
• Attended Sharjah meeting on Science parks and innovation on 23rd December 2021.
• Attended a workshop on ‘how to use SPIN database to find external funding opportunities’ om Thursday November, 11, 2021 by University of Sharjah, UAE.
• Attended a workshop on ‘Pre-award: Research funding Opportunities- Grants and guidelines on Thursday, October, 28, 2021, UoS.
• Attended a research talk on ‘Leadership for the greater Good’ on Sunday, October, 17, 2021, by University of Sharjah.
• Participated in the ‘Sharjah International Conference for Water, Energy & Climate Change’, on 25-28, October, 2021 by University of Sharjah.
• Attended a Faculty Induction Programme, by University of Delhi, India, 2021.
• Organized National workshop on Right to Information, New Delhi, November, 2019.
• Presented a paper in Fourth Indialics Conference on Innovation for Sustainable Development:
Perspectives, Policies and Practices in South Asia, New Delhi, November, 2017
• Presented a paper in University National Seminar on Feasibility and need of Uniform Civil Code in India, Haryana, October, 2016.
• Participated in National Workshop on Democracy and Minority Rights, New Delhi, September 2016.
• National workshop on Research Methodology in Social Sciences, New Delhi, March, 2016 (Participant).
• Workshop on Critical Thinking in Writing Pedagogy, Greater Noida, February, 2016 (Participant).
• International symposium on electronic thesis and dissertation: Evolving genre of ETDs for knowledge discovery, New Delhi, November, 2015 (Presenter).
• Faculty Development Programme on the Importance of Case Study Method in Law Teaching, Greater Noida, October, 2015 (Participant).
• Regional Training Programme on URKUND (An Anti-Plagiarism Detection tool), New Delhi, September, 2015 (Participant)
TEACHING
Undergraduate courses:
• Legal Environment of Business Since Fall 2021-2022 to present.
Postgraduate courses:
• Air Transport Competition Law and Policy (Fall 2022-2023)
• Civil Aviation Law & Policy: UAE Specific (Fall 2022-2023)
• Legal Research and Legal Writing (Fall and Spring 2021-2022)
• Liberalization of Air Transport: UAE Govt. Regulations (Spring 2021-22)
RESEARCH INTEREST
• Aerospace Law
• Law and Technology
5 Research Guidance
• Presently guiding five research students for their master’s thesis in Air & Space Law at College of Law, University of Sharjah
ACADEMIC SERVICE
• Committee Member - prepared the Renewal Accreditation Documents for program of Master of Air and Space Law at University of Sharjah
• Committee Member - prepared the Initial Accreditation Documents for program of Bachelor of Law in English at University of Sharjah
• Coordinator for the course of Legal Environment of Business(Fall-2022-2023), University of Sharjah
• Internship Coordinator, MASL Program, Spring Semester, 2021-2022, University of Sharjah, UAE
• Committee member, Graduate Studies Committee for the MASL Program, University of Sharjah
• Faculty Convener of the Moot Court Committee, Jamia Hamdard University, India
• Faculty Convener of the Legal Aid Committee, Jamia Hamdard University, India
• Faculty Convener of the Examination Committee, Jamia Hamdard University, India
• Member of the Board of Studies, Jamia Hamdard University, India INTERNET PRESENCE
Scopus ID: 57861446000
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0154-802X
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZynTio4AAAAJ&hl=en Academia.edu: https://independent.academia.edu/OwaisFarooqui
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-mohammad-owais-farooqui-ba289890/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/farooqui135 BAR MEMBERSHIP
Bar Council of Delhi (India), Admitted to Law Practice, 2009 PERSONAL INFORMATION
Nationality: INDIAN Date of Birth: 15-03-1986
I hereby declare that all the above details are true to my knowledge &belief.
Date: 04/10/2022 (Mohammad Owais Farooqui)
