Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site Title Dr. First Name Silky Last Name Mukherjee Photograph Designation Assistant Professor Address Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi Delhi, India Pincode-110007 Phone No Residence Mobile Email Web-Page Office silkym.08@gmail.com Educational Qualifications Degree Institution Year PhD Gujarat National Law University 2017 LLM Gujarat National Law University 2010 B.A. LL.B.(Hons.) Department of Law, Calcutta University 2008 Career Profile Assistant Professor of Law at Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad during 2 nd January, 2012 to 17 th March, 2018 Teaching and Research Associate (Law) and Project Co-ordinator of Gujarat Legal Education Project (GLEP) at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar during 16 th November 2010 to 31 st December, 2011 Administrative Assignments Editor, Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPL), a peer reviewed ISSN journal published annually by Centre for IPR, Institute of Law, Nirma University Faculty Head, IP Clinic, Institute of Law, Nirma University Head, Centre for IPR, Institute of Law, Nirma University Organized the National Seminar on Law, Science and Technology: The way forward on January 30-31, 2015 at Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad as the Seminar Secretary Areas of Interest / Specialization Intellectual Property Rights, Constitutional Law Subjects Taught Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Family Law, Interpretation of Statutes, Law of Trademark and Design, Copyright Law, Law on Trade Secret, Transfer of Technology and Anti-competitive practices www.du.ac.in Page 1
Time table of the subjects taught during the current semester S.No. Subject Days Time Classroom 01. Professional 06 Days 8.30-2.30 LLB VI Semester Ethics 02. ADR 06 Days 8.30-2.30 LLB VI Semester Research Guidance Publications Profile Impact of the recent reforms of in the Indian Arbitration Law published in the BRICS Law Journal, Tyumen State University, Russia [4(1) BRICS Law Journal, 58 71 (2017] [ISSN- 2409-9058] Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law: Indian Position published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Laws (JIPL) Issue-2 [ISSN 2455-0361] (2017) Section 89 of Code of Civil Procedure: The Way Forward published in the Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution (JADR) Issue-2 [ISSN 2454-9932] (2017) Revisiting access to justice and human rights in India in changing times published in the NSPLC Research Book (special issue on Crime against women in India) [ISBN 978-925717-2-0] (2016) Marriage Between Innovation Bride and Competition Groom: The way forward" published in the CPJ Global Review, [Volume VIII, Issue-1, ISSN 0975-1874] (2016) Protection of Geographical Indication under TRIPS Agreement: Is it adequate published in Research Zone India (An International Quarterly Referred Journal), Volume No: 04, Issue No. 02 [ISSN 2319-8168] (2016) Brand as Trademarks: Need for a re-look published in Research Zone India (An International Quarterly Referred Journal), Volume No: 04, Issue No. 02 [ISSN 2319-8168] (2016) The Conflict between Seed Bill and PPVFRA: Needs a relook published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Laws (JIPL) Issue-1 [ISSN 2455-0361] (2016) Media Portrayal of Gandhian Ethics and Non-Violence published in Galgotias Journal of Legal Studies (GJLS), Vol. III No. 2 [ISSN 2321-1997] (2015) Published an article titled "Constitutional Provisions for Legal Aid in India", in the Journal of Bharati Law Review, Volume I Issue 3, Jan-March 2013, Pg 149-162, ISSN: 2278-6996. Published an article titled "Interface between Competition Law and Intellectual Property Law" in Management Issues and Options, Maratha Mandir's Baba Saheb Gawda Institute of Management Studies, 2012 Pg 110-116 (ISBN 978-93-5067-056-9) Published an article titled "Indian perspective on Domain Names", in Law, Development and Socio- Economic Policy (Challenges in the 21st century India) by Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 2012 page no. 247-252 (ISBN- 93-5028-723-4) Published an article titled Re-visiting Womens Health and Human Rights: An International Perspective in the National Colloquium on Right to Health - With special reference to Womens Right to Reproductive Health: A Human Right Perspective in Faculty of Law, Modi Institute of Technology and Science, Lakshmangarh, Rajasthan in collaboration with National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi on April 16 th - 17 th, 2011 (Published in proceedings: ISBN No 0976-5077 Pg no 66-70) Published an article titled "Judicial Accountability and Independence of Judiciary: The Touchstone of Indian Democracy" in First All Gujarat Law Colleges Conference on Constitutional Law on February 26, 2012 at GNLU, Gandhinagar (Published in proceedings: Pg 45-56, ISBN 978-81-910389-3-4) www.du.ac.in Page 2
Publications in the Last one year Impact of the recent reforms of in the Indian Arbitration Law published in the BRICS Law Journal, Tyumen State University, Russia [4(1) BRICS Law Journal, 58 71 (2017] [ISSN- 2409-9058] Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law: Indian Position published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Laws (JIPL) Issue-2 [ISSN 2455-0361] (2017) Section 89 of Code of Civil Procedure: The Way Forward published in the Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution (JADR) Issue-2 [ISSN 2454-9932] (2017) Conference Organization/ Presentations (in the last three years) Presented a paper titled ADR mechanisms in Criminal Justice System in India: Problems and Prospects" in the 6 th International and 10 th Biennial Conference of The Indian Society of Victimology organized by the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad during February 23-25, 2017 at the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India Co-authored a paper titled Plant Varieties Protection vis-à-vis Farmers right: Need to balance the conflicting interest of developing and developed countries in the Second Works-in-Progress Conference IP Scholars Asia 2017 organised bythe Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia, School of Law, Singapore Management University, Singapore in collaboration with World Trade Organisation (WTO) during February 23-24, 2017 at Singapore. Presented a paper titled Judicial Appointments in India: The Way Ahead in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Evaluating the Six and half decades of the Constitution of India and the changing roles of the Constitutional Institutions organized by University School of Law, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad during 22-23 October, 2016 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Presented a paper titled Supreme Court and Judicial appointment in India: The Way Forward" in the National Conference on Justice Education 2016: Six decades of the working of the Supreme Court of India organized by Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat during 23-24 January, 2016 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat Presented a paper titled Judicious use of the flexibilities under the TRIPS Agreement: An analysis of the PPVFR Act" in the International Conference on Evolving Regime in Intellectual Property Protection organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and the Third World Network (TWN) during 2-4 November, 2015 at JNU Campus, New Delhi Presented a paper titled Intersection between Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law: The way forward in the International Conference on Law and Economics organized jointly by IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Kanpur and GNLU, Gandhinagar during 14-15 March, 2015 at GNLU, Gandhinagar Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration) Awards and Distinctions H. K. Acharya Gold Medal for IPR by Gujarat National Law University in the year 2010-11. Awarded Best Paper for the paper titled Supreme Court and Judicial appointment in India: The Way www.du.ac.in Page 3
Forward" in the National Conference on Justice Education 2016: Six decades of the working of the Supreme Court of India organized by Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat during 23-24 January, 2016 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat Association With Professional Bodies Other Activities Participated in Two week Faculty Refresher Programme organized by Institute of Law, Nirma University during 19 th June 04 th July 2017 at Nirma University, Ahmedabad. Participated in Two week Research Orientation Programme organized by the Academic Development and Research (ADR) Cell, Nirma University during 5 th June-17 th June 2017 at Nirma University, Ahmedabad. Participated in the First Empirical Methods Workshop in Innovation, IP and Competition for the Asia- Pacific Region, CIIPC, NLU Delhi during March 9 th -11 th, 2017 at the National Law University, Delhi. Participated in the Two week Faculty Refresher Programme organized by Institute of Law, Nirma University during 21st April - 04th May 2016 at Nirma University, Ahmedabad. Participated in National Workshop on Research Methodology and Academic Writing conducted by UGC-INFLIBNET during 22-23 Feb 2016 at INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat Participated in the Two week Faculty Refresher Programme organized by Institute of Law, Nirma University during June 8-21, 2015 at Nirma University, Ahmedabad. Participated in the IV Annual IP Teaching Workshop organised by National Law University, Delhi and CASRIP, School of Law, University of Washington, Seattle, United States during 14th & 15th Feb, 2015 at NLU Delhi Participated in One Week "Capacity Development Programme for Teachers in Administrative Law and Governance" from December 15-21, 2014 at National Law University, Delhi. The programme was organised by Centre for Transparency and Accountability in Governance and National Academy of Law Teachers, NLUD Participated in the Four Weeks 84 th UGC Orientation Programme from 5 th June to 2 nd July, 2014 organized by UGC Academic Staff College, University of Calicut at Calicut, Kerala Participated in the Two weeks Capacity Building Programme for Social Science Faculty during January 10-23, 2014 organised by the UNESCO Chair for Peace and Intercultural Understanding, Malaviya Centre for Peace Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi Participated in Ten days workshop on Teaching and Research for newly appointed teachers from 13 th - 22 nd October, 2012 at National Law School of India University, Bangalore. The workshop was conducted by IBA- CLE Chair, National Law School, Bangalore and Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy and Training, Trivandrum Participated in the Indo-US IPR Symposium on Contemporary IPR Issues and Sustainable Development: A Way Forward organized by GNLU-George Washington University, School of Law & US-INDIA Business Council during 10-11 December, 2012 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat Participated in 5th Annual IP Summit, 2012 organised by Y.J. Trivedi - AMA Academy for Intellectual Property Rights at Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad during January 7-8, 2012 Participated in The Gujarat Maritime and Anti-Piracy Conference (GMSAC-2011) held in Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar on November 26 th 27 th, 2011 Participated on the Programme on Western Region Consultation on the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Bill, 2011 organized by National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights in www.du.ac.in Page 4
collaboration with Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, on June 3 rd, 2011 Participated in a National Workshop on Legal Research Methodology held at Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad during May 7 th 8 th May, 2011 Participated in The First GNLU International Conference on Trade & Competition Law on 5 th -6 th March, 2011; Participated in UGC Sponsored National Workshop on Criminalization of Politics; a Serious Threat to our Democracy on 8 th and 9 th January, 2011 organized by Sheth M.N Law College, Patan; Participated in International Conference on Themes of Higher Education: Prospects of Gujarat held on 25 th and 26 th November, 2010 organized by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Department of Education, Govt. of Gujarat and Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar; Participated as a delegate in 2 nd Annual Intellectual Property Summit 2009 organised by Y.J.Trivedi- Ahmedabad Management Association Academy for Intellectual Property Rights during 17 th & 18 th January, 2009 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. www.du.ac.in Page 5