Bharat H. Desai is Professor of International Law and Jawaharlal Nehru Chair in International Environmental Law at the Centre for International Legal Studies in School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He serves as Editors-in-Chief of the Yearbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford: OUP) and Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Policy & Law (Amsterdam: IOS Press). He has formerly served as the Governing Board Member of IUCN Academy of Environmental Law (USA) as well as Vice-Chairman of Foundation for Development of International Law in Asia (The Netherlands). Some of his significant books include (i) International Environmental Law: Collected Essays (2022; forthcoming) (ii) Taking International Law Seriously: Scholarly Musings (2022; forthcoming) (iii) Our Earth Matters: Pathways to a Better Common Environmental Future, Editor (2021) (iv) International Environmental Governance: Towards UNEPO (2014) (v) Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Legal Status of the Secretariats (2013, 2010) (vi) Institutionalizing International Environmental Law (2004). Professor Desai has been a member of the official Indian delegations of Indian Ministry of Environment & Forests as well as Ministry of External Affairs, to various intergovernmental negotiations. He has also been consulted by Asian Development Bank (Manila), World Conservation Union (Gland) and International Council for Integrated Mountain Development (Kathmandu).
Moumita Mandal serves as Post-doctoral Research Fellow with Jawaharlal Nehru Chair, at School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, after obtaining her Ph.D. from the institute. She has contributed significant scholarly works in journals of international repute such as: Environmental Policy & Law (2021); Indian Journal of International Law (2020); The National Human Rights Commission Journal (2020); Economic and Political Weekly (2018); International Journal of Law and Policy Review (2018). Dr.Mandal has delivered talks at international symposiums on cutting-edge issues of global concern including sexual and gender-based violence.