Full CV

LL.M., Harvard Law School, 2007

B.C.L., University of Oxford, 2006

B.A., LL. B. (Hons.), National University of Juridical Sciences, 2005

Academic Position Held

Current Appointment:

Assistant Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, June 2007-Present

Other Position

Visiting Professor, The National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, India, Nov 1-6, 2011

Visiting Scholar, John Fleming Centre for Advancement of Legal Research, Australian National University, Canberra

Research Associate, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Honors & Awards

Most Promising Teacher Award, Singapore Management University, 2011

Singapore Management University School of Law Teaching Award, 2011

Most Promising Teacher Award, Singapore Management University School of Law, 2010

Dana Scholar, Harvard University, 2006

Felix Scholar, University of Oxford (International Scholarship for Academic Excellence), 2005

Summer Fellow, George Mason University, 2004

Summer Scholarship, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Touro Law Center, US 2003

Editorial Activities

South Asia Correspondent, International Developments Section, Public Law

Policy Editor, Harvard Law & Policy Review

Associate Editor, Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal

Editor, Indian Journal of Juridical Science

Courses Taught in SMU

Legal Theory and Jurisprudence

Comparative Legal Systems

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation

Law and Politics in India

Comparative Constitutional Law

Public Law and Judicial Review

Ethics & Social Responsibility

Current Projects

Judicial Review of Incomplete Acts of Parliament

Presidential Satisfaction, Legislation and Judicial Review

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

Shubhankar Dam (2012, forthcoming), “Making Motives Count: Judicial Review of Presidential Ordinances in India”, 33(2) Statute Law Review 2012 (forthcoming)

Shubhankar Dam (2011), “President’s Legislative Powers in India: 2 ½ Myths”, 11(1) Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal, 53-78, 2011

Shubhankar Dam (2010), "Constitutional Fiats: Presidential Legislation in India's Parliamentary Democracy", 24 Columbia J. Asian L. 96 (2010)

Shubhankar Dam (2009), "Advertising and Marketing Ethics in Ethics and Social Responsibility: Asian and Western Perspectives" 175 – 208 (eds. Gary Chan & George Shenoy, 2009)

Shubhankar Dam (2009), "Finance Ethics in Ethics and Social Responsibility: Asian and Western Perspectives" 531 – 558 (eds. Gary Chan & George Shenoy, 2009)

Shubhankar Dam (2009), with Jonathan Halls, "Inside and Outside of the Law: Perspective on Evil, Law and State" (Shubhankar Dam & Jonathan Hall eds., 2009) Inter-Disciplinary Press, Oxford, UK, + pp. 219 ISBN: 978-1-904710-88-2

Shubhankar Dam (2008/2009), “Can a Legislative A ssembly Function without the Executive Government under the Indian Constitution?" Public L. 233-242 (Summer 2008), Sweet & Maxwell, UK. With a response by Sudhir Krishnaswamy & Madhav Khosla, Regional Emergencies Under Article 356: The Extent of Judicial Review 2 Indian J. Const. L. 168-180 (2009)

Shubhankar Dam (2007), "Situating the Core and Structure of Experience in Constitutional Interpretation: Judicial Reasoning under the Indian Constitution" 18 Public L. Rev. 167-182 (2007), Thompson & Co., Australia

Shubhankar Dam (2007/2009), "Parliamentary Privileges as Façade: Political Reforms and Constitutional Adjudication" 49 Singapore J. Legal Stud. 162-183 (2007) Reprinted in Parliamentary Privileges: Limits and Limitations 86-117 (ed. M. N. Bhavani, 2009)

Shubhankar Dam (2006/2010), "Legal Systems as Cultural Rights: A Rights Based A pproach To Traditional Legal Systems Under The Indian Constitution" 16 Indiana Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 295-334 (2006). Reprinted in Globalization and Sustainable Good Governance: Challenges and Opportunities 227-272 (Parmanand Singh, Francis Julian eds., 2010)

Shubhankar Dam (2006), "Juvenile at Eighty: Is the Law Really an Ass?" 48(1) J. Indian L. Inst., 219-258

Shubhankar Dam (2006), "Unburdening The Constitution: What Has The Indian Constitution Got To Do With Private Universities , Modernity and Nation States?" 48 Singapore J. Legal Stud. 109-148 (2006)

Shubhankar Dam (2005), "Lawmaking Beyond Lawmakers: The Little Right And The Great Wrong" 13 Tulane J. Int'l & Comp. L. 109-140 (2005)

Shubhankar Dam (2005), "Is the Indian Supreme Court Bound By The Indian Constitution" Public L. 239-248 (Summer 2005), Sweet & Maxwell, UK

Shubhankar Dam (2005/2008), with Tiwek Tewary, "Polluting Environment; Polluted Constitution: Is A “Polluted” Constitution Worse Than A Polluted Environment?" 17 J. Env. L 383-393 (2005), OUP, UK. Extracted in John Bonine et al., Human Rights & the Environment (2008)

Shubhankar Dam (2004), "Green Laws For Better Health: The Past That Was And The Future That Maybe - Reflections From The Indian Experience" 16 Georgetown Int'l Env. L. Rev. 593-616 (2004)

Shubhankar Dam (2004/2007), "Strike Through The Prism of Duties: Is There A Duty To Strike Under The Indian Constitution 5 Asia Pacific J. Hum. Rts. & L 68- 82 (2004), Martin Nijhoff Publishers, Netherlands. Partially reproduced as entry on “Civil Disobedience” in Encyclopedia on Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives (Dr. David. C. Clarked., 2007)

Shubhankar Dam (2004), "Is The Indian Constitution Dependent On A Statute?" Public L. 704-712 (Spring 2004), Sweet & Maxwell, UK

Shubhankar Dam (2003), "Breaking Barriers: A Socio-Legal A nalysis of the Right to Access to Justice" 1 Scholasticus: J. Nat'l L. Uni. 136-174 (2003)