About
Dr. Aditya Roy is an Assistant Professor of Law at Chanakya National Law University, Patna. Dr. Aditya has completed his PhD in 2026 on the topic “UNCLOS Tribunals and the determination of Jurisdiction over Incidental Questions – A Critical Analysis”. He also has an MPhil from the Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University in 2022. As part of MPhil, he worked on the topic “Jurisdiction of Indian Courts and BIT Arbitration: Reflections from Indian Law”. He completed his LLM in Public International Law from Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University in 2017 and did his B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from Chanakya National Law University, Patna in 2015. Aditya also taught as an Assistant Professor at School of Law Justice and Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida from 2018-2019 and also worked as a Research Fellow (Legal) at Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi from 2017-2018. He has submitted amicus briefs to the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court as well as presented his PhD research at Edinburgh Law School, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. He is an Associate Member of the Indian Society of International Law. His areas of interest are Public International Law, International Trade Law, International Investment Law, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law and Law of the Sea. He has also published on The Wire and the Indian Blog of International Law.
Qualification
• PhD, Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, 2026
• MPhil, Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, 2022
• LL.M., Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, 2017
• B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Chanakya National Law University, 2015
Teaching/Research Experience
Teaching Experience
- Assistant Professor at Chanakya National Law University, Patna. (September 2025 – Present)
- Assistant Professor at School of Law, Justice and Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Gautam Buddha Nagar. (August 2018 – May 2019)
Research Experience
Research Fellow (Legal) at Centre for WTO Studies, Centre for Research on International Trade, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade under Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Govt. of India. (September 2017 – July 2018)
Areas of Interest
• Public International Law
• International Dispute Settlement
• Law of the Sea
• International Trade Law
• International Investment Law
• International Humanitarian Law
• International Criminal Law
• India and International Law
• Critical Approaches to International Law
Publications
• No data available
Conference/Seminar/Workshops
- Attended and Participated
- Participated and presented my PhD research on the topic ““UNCLOS Tribunals and the determination of Jurisdiction over Incidental Questions – A Critical Analysis” organized by The International Law Reading Group (ILRG) at the University of Edinburgh, School of Law on December 09, 2025.
- Participated in PhD Course on Trade Negotiation and Techiques organized by World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Bern from December 6-10, 2021. Also awarded the ECS Credits for paper submission.
- Participated in the ELSA ATHENS Summer School on International Investment Law from August 17-22, 2020 at Athens Public International Law Centre, Athens, Greece
- Participated in a 4 days Certificate Course on “Introduction to Maritime Arbitration” from August 9 – 30, 2020 organised by Gujarat Maritime University, Gandhinagar
- Paper Presentation
- Presented a paper titled “Right to City under International law” in the Writing Workshop on Asian Cities and International Law held on December 13, 2025 organized jointly by Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi and Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur at Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi.
- Presented a paper entitled “Judicial Decisions and General Assembly Resolutions as Applicable Law under UNCLOS” at the First annual International Conference on Maritime Dispute Resolution held on October 29-30, 2021 at Gujarat Maritime University, Gandhinagar.
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Associate Member of the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL), New Delhi.
Other Accomplishments
- Submitted co-authored Amicus Curiae Brief to the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court in the Case of The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntganda in the Situation in the Democratic Republic of The Congo on August 14, 2020.
- Awarded the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) conducted by UGC in July 2016.
Contact/Email Address
aditya.roy@cnlu.ac.in
