Module 7 Session 5 Materials
Bio:
Dr. Mihir Kanade (India) is the Academic Coordinator/Director of the University for Peace, the Head of its Department of International Law, and the Director of the UPEACE Human Rights Centre. Dr. Kanade also serves as the academic co-coordinator of the LLM programme in Transnational Crime and Justice and the LLM programme in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and International Law offered jointly with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), Turin, Italy. He is also the co-coordinator of the MA in International Law and Diplomacy, and the MA in International Law and the Settlement of Disputes, offered jointly with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Dr. Kanade currently serves as an independent expert of the United Nations Human Rights Council as a member of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development representing the Asia-Pacific region. He also chaired the drafting group of international experts appointed by the United Nations for elaborating the “Draft International Covenant on the Right to Development” currently before the UN General Assembly for its consideration and adoption. His principal area of academic research and study is the interface between governance, public international law, human rights, and development, covering several themes including trade, business and investment, sustainable development, forced displacement of people, indigenous peoples’ rights, public health, amongst others.
