Justin Poonjatt
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Email
j.poonjatt@essex.ac.uk -
Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 872037
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Location
4SB.5.10, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
Justin joined Essex Law School in January 2024 as Lecturer of Law. His current research interests are in the fields of waivers in business and human rights and exclusion clauses in contract law. He has previously worked in different academic as well as non-academic positions across Australia, Brazil and India.
Qualifications
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PhD UNSW Sydney, (2023)
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LLM (Distinction) University of Exeter, (2016)
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BBA LLB (Honors) National Law University Odisha, (2015)
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer, Essex Law School, University of Essex (9/1/2024 - present)
Other academic
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Teaching and Research Fellowship, Law, Fundação Getulio Vargas Brazil (1/9/2018 - 1/12/2018)
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Teaching Associate, Government of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (1/8/2017 - 1/2/2018)
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Research Fellow, Centre for Justice, Law and Society, O. P. Jindal Global University, India (1/9/2016 - 31/3/2017)
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Essex Law Key Skills (LW100)
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Contract Law (LW101)
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Trade, Investment, Environment, and Human Rights (LW917)
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Business and Human Rights (LW922)
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Final Year Research Project (LW304)
Publications
Journal articles (5)
Jos, J., (2022). Reading the Register: Empirical Analysis of Modern Slavery Statements in Australia. Perth International Law Journal. 6 (1), 6-15
Jos, J., (2022). Legal waivers in settlement agreements: Implications on access to remedies in business and human rights. Journal of Human Rights. 21 (5), 639-653
Jos, J., (2018). Access to remedies and emerging ethical dilemmas: changing contours within the business - human rights debate. Revista de Direito Internacional. 15 (2), 116-128
Poonjatt, J., Jain, D., Pillai, G. and Shukla, S., (2018). Bureaucratization of Transgender Rights: Perspective from the Ground. Socio-Legal Review. 14 (1), 98-142
Jos, J., (2017). Limiting gender variance: Critical refl ections on the transgender persons bill. Economic and Political Weekly. 52 (4), 21-23
Other (1)
Poonjatt, JJ., (2019).The future of business and human rights: theoretical and practical considerations for a UN treaty. Australian Journal of Human Rights. 25(1),Informa UK Limited
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