Publication & Project

Book Chapters · Journal Articles · Book Reviews · Annual Reviews · Conference Papers

Book Chapters

Chapter

Legal and Institutional Framework for Disaster Management in Pakistan: Contemporary Issues and Challenges

Amrendra Kumar & Parth Tanwar · Disaster Management Law in Asia: A Retrospect, Thomson Reuters: South Asia, Bengaluru · pp. 362–377 · 2025 · ISBN: 978-81-983857-1-0

Ed. Prof. (Dr.) P. Santa Kumar

Chapter

The Commercial Spin off of Space Technology and IPR in Outer Space Regime: A Critical Study of Space Technology Transfers in Asia

Amrendra Kumar & Ajay Tambolkar · Intellectual Property Laws and Space Laws: Emerging Frontiers of Innovation and Regulation, Vij Books, New Delhi · pp. 49–63 · 2025 · ISBN: 978-93-47426-96-3

Ed. Dr. Parineet Kaur

Chapter

Agriculture Policy, Law and Institutions: Relevance for Soil Degradation

Amrendra Kumar & Roopak V. · Soil Law and Governance in India, Springer Nature, Switzerland · pp. 91–112 · 2023 · ISBN: 978-3-031-32360-7

Ed. Prof. (Dr.) Bharat H. Desai

Chapter

International Regulation of Traditional Cultural Expression: Recent Development and Criticism under Intellectual Property Law

Amrendra Kumar · International Law: Contemporary Developments, Satyam Law International Pub., Delhi · pp. 235–248 · 2021 · ISBN: 978-93-91345-11-2

Ed. Prof. (Dr.) V.K. Ahuja, Pinki Sharma and Ashutosh Acharya

Chapter

Open Source Bio-development and Global Patent System: A Legal Interface for Biomedical Research and Public Health

Amrendra Kumar · Intellectual Property Rights: Contemporary Developments, Thomson Reuters: South Asia, Noida · pp. 405–416 · 2020 · ISBN: 978-9389-89150-8

Ed. Prof. (Dr.) V.K. Ahuja and Archa Vashishtha

Chapter

Disaster Management and Sustainable Development in Asia and Pacific: Engendering the Strategies of SDGs

Usha Tandon & Amrendra Kumar · Disaster Management for the 2030 Agenda of SDGs, Palgrave Macmillan, London · pp. 11–32 · 2019 · ISBN: 978-981-15-4323-4

Ed. Prof. (Dr.) V. K. Malhotra & Others

Chapter

Biodiversity Conservation and Management in India, Brazil and South Africa: Under Law, Policy and Diplomacy in Contemporary Age

Amrendra Kumar · Biodiversity Conservation: Law, Policy and Governance, Routledge: South Asia, New York · pp. 59–81 · 2018 · ISBN: 978-1-138-54324-9

Ed. Prof. (Dr.) Usha Tandon, Mohan Parasaran and Sidharth Luthra

Chapter

Mitigation of Climate Change: Exploring Laws and Policies of India and China in Changing Paradigm

Amrendra Kumar · Climate Change: Law, Policy and Governance, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow · pp. 77–92 · 2015 · ISBN: 978-93-51453-37-6

Ed. Prof. (Dr.) Usha Tandon

Chapter

Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities and Corporate Societies: For Access and Benefit Sharing over Genetic Resources under Indian Legal System

Amrendra Kumar · Law and Society, VL Media Publishers, New Delhi · pp. 19–48 · 2014 · ISBN: 978-93-80820-87-3

Ed. Prof. (Dr.) Mahavir Singh Kalon

Chapter

Role of Women in Biodiversity Conservation and Management in India: A Legal Perspective

Amrendra Kumar · Role of Women in Indian Polity, VL Media Publishers, New Delhi · pp. 227–244 · 2013 · ISBN: 978-93-80820-85-9

Ed. Prof. (Dr.) Gopal Prasad

Journal Articles

Journal

Biomedical Innovation, Patent Protection and Public Health: Emerging Norms and Practices on Patent Eligibility and Exception in India and South Africa

Amrendra Kumar · International Review of Law, Computers & Technology · Vol. 1 · pp. 1–16 · 2025

Scopus Indexed Journal. Full Text

Journal

Principle of Common but Differential Responsibility under Global Climate Change Legal Regime: Mapping Future Pathways from the Lens of Redistributive Justice

Amrendra Kumar · Indian Journal of Law and Justice · Vol. 16(1) · pp. 82–108 · 2025

ISSN: 0976-3570. Scopus Indexed Journal. Full Text

Journal

Ensuring Accountability and Transparency for Multilateral Development Banks under International Law: Legal Obligations and Policy Pathways for Environmental Governance

Amrendra Kumar & Taniya Ahuja · HPNLU Journal of Environment and Disaster Management · Vol. V · pp. 1–20 · 2025

ISSN: 2583-1429. Peer Review Journal.

Journal

Global Governance of Electronic Commerce under WTO Regime: Assessing the Characterization of Goods for International Trade in Digital Economy

Ajay Sonewane & Amrendra Kumar · World Affairs · Vol. 29(4) · 2025

Oct–Dec 2025.

Journal

Supreme Court on Maintenance Right of Muslim Women: From Mohd. Ahmad to Mohd. Abdul Samad

Amrendra Kumar & Atul Yadav · Religion and Law Review · Vol. XXXIII(1) · pp. 61–67 · 2024

ISSN: 0971-3220. Peer Review Journal.

Journal

Seeding Blue Justice in Aquatic Spaces: Legal Pathways for Protecting the Rights of Traditional Fishing Communities in India

Amrendra Kumar & Taniya Ahuja · National Capital Law Journal · Vol. XXI · pp. 142–157 · 2023

ISSN: 0972-0936. Peer Review Journal.

Journal

Climate Adaptation Finance as Legal Obligation and Institutional Facilitation: Botched Commitments for Developing Nations

Usha Tandon & Amrendra Kumar · South Asian Journal of Environmental Law and Policy · Vol. 1(1) · pp. 11–28 · 2022

ISSN: 2827-7384. Peer Review Journal.

Journal

Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibility: Accessing its Legal Status and Implementation after Thirty Years of UNFCCC

Amrendra Kumar · HPNLU Journal of Environment and Disaster Management · Vol. III · pp. 1–24 · 2022

ISSN: 2583-1429. Peer Review Journal.

Journal

International Regulation on Commercial Utilization of Genetic Resources: Its Implementation and Implication in South Asia

Amrendra Kumar · National Capital Law Journal (Special Issue on International Law) · Vol. XVII · pp. 127–137 · 2018

ISSN: 0972-0936. Peer Review Journal.

Journal

Climate Change and Human Migration: Law and Policy Prospects in South Asia

Amrendra Kumar · International Journal of Law and Legal Jurisprudence Studies · Vol. III(3) · pp. 185–196 · 2016

ISSN: 2348-8212. Online Peer Review Journal.

Journal

Regulating Biodiversity Conservation and Management in India and South Africa: Common Purposes, Prospects and Problems

Amrendra Kumar · World Focus (Environment Diplomacy and Sustainable Development) · pp. 120–126 · 2015

ISSN: 2230-8458. Peer Review Journal.

Journal

Responsibility and Accountability for International Financial Institutions: Possibilities and Limitations under International Law

Amrendra Kumar · Global Journal for Legal Studies · Vol. II · pp. 7–15 · 2013

ISSN: 2277-7296. Peer Review Journal.

Book Reviews

Book Review

Indian Private International Law, (Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom, 2021), Delhi

Journal of Contemporary Law, Vol.8, 2025, pp. 219-222, ISSN No. 2582-4570. Review of Stellina Jolly and Saloni Khanderia
Book Review

Litigating Climate Change in the Global South”, (OUP, London, 2025)

Asian Journal of International Law, Vol. 16(2), 2026, pp.430-31. Review of Jolene Lin and Jacqueline Peel.
Book Review

Implied Licenses in Copyright Law

Amrendra Kumar · Indian Journal of International Law · pp. 450–453 · 2023

Review of Poorna Mysoor (OUP, 2021). Vol. 63(3&4).

Book Review

Our Earth Matters: Pathways to Better Common Environmental Future

Amrendra Kumar · Asian Journal of International Law · pp. 193–194 · 2023

Review of Bharat H. Desai (IOS Press, 2021). Vol. 13(1).

Book Review

Marine Conservation and International Law: Legal Instruments for Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction

Amrendra Kumar · Asian Journal of International Law · pp. 394–395 · 2023

Review of Sarah Louise Lothian (Routledge, 2022). Vol. 13(2).

Book Review

Biotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights: Legal and Social Implications

Amrendra Kumar · National Capital Law Journal · pp. 119–121 · 2022

Review of Kshitij Kr. Singh (Springer, 2015). Vol. XX. ISSN: 0972-0936.

Book Review

Textbook on Indian Competition Law

Amrendra Kumar · National Capital Law Journal · pp. 120–122 · 2020

Review of Versha Vahini (Lexis Nexis, 2020). Vol. XVIII. ISSN: 0972-0936.

Book Review

Intellectual Property and Genetically Modified Organisms: A Convergence of Laws

Amrendra Kumar · Journal of Intellectual Property Law · pp. 93–100 · 2017

Review of Charles Lawson and Berris Charnley (Ashgate, 2015). Vol. II. ISSN: 2455-0361.

Book Review

Unraveling the Nagoya Protocol: A Commentary on The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing to The Convention on Biological Diversity

Amrendra Kumar · Environment, Law and Society Journal, IOS Press / Brills-Nijhoff, Leiden · pp. 93–95 · 2015

Review of Elisa Morgera, Elsa Tsionmoni, and Mathews Buck (2014). Vol. III. ISBN: 978-93-5035-866-5.

Annual Reviews

Annual Review

Global Environment Facility(GEF): Year In Review

Amrendra Kumar · Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Oxford University Press · Vol. 35(1) · pp. yvaf057 · 2024

DOI

Annual Review

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): Year In Review

Amrendra Kumar · Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Oxford University Press · Vol. 35(1) · pp. yvaf054 · 2024

DOI

Annual Review

Global Environment Facility: Year In Review

Amrendra Kumar · Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Oxford University Press · Vol. 34(1) · pp. yvae049 · 2023

DOI

Annual Review

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): Year In Review

Amrendra Kumar · Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Oxford University Press · Vol. 34(1) · pp. yvae022 · 2023

DOI

Annual Review

Global Environment Facility: Year In Review

Amrendra Kumar · Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Oxford University Press · Vol. 33(1) · pp. 253–259 · 2022
Annual Review

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): Year In Review

Amrendra Kumar · Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Oxford University Press · Vol. 33(1) · pp. 280–284 · 2022

DOI

Annual Review

Global Environment Facility: Year In Review

Amrendra Kumar · Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Oxford University Press · Vol. 32(1) · pp. 266–272 · 2021

DOI

Annual Review

Global Environment Facility: Year In Review

Amrendra Kumar · Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Oxford University Press · Vol. 31(1) · pp. 296–301 · 2020

DOI

Conference Papers

Conference

Patent Valuation and Monetization in Digital Age: A Legal Analysis of IP based Financing in India and China

Amrendra Kumar & Brijesh Kr. Kushwaha · Eighth IPIRA Conference, Singapore University of Social Science, Singapore · 2026

29–30 January 2026.

Conference

Regional Peace, Prosperity and Security under New Global Order: Assessing the Role of Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Eurasian Region

Amrendra Kumar & Brijesh Kr. Kushwaha · International Conference on the Contemporary International Legal Order, Law Centre–II, University of Delhi · 2026

22–24 February 2026.

Conference

International Responsibility of Multilateral Development Banks: Ensuring Accountability and Transparency in Environmental Governance

Amrendra Kumar & Tanya Ahuja · International Conference on Advancing Environmental Laws, HPNLU, Shimla · 2025

21 March 2025.

Conference

Legal Contours of BBNJ Agreement (2023): Mapping Future Pathways for its Implementation in South Asian Sea Region

Amrendra Kumar & Tanya Ahuja · Tenth Biannual Conference, Asian Society of International Law, Hanoi, Vietnam · 2025

9–10 October 2025.

Conference

Biomedical Innovation, Gene Editing and Public Health: Examining Ordre Public and Morality Exceptions under Patent Law

Amrendra Kumar · Sixth IP and Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference (IPIRA), Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam · 2024

18–19 January 2024.

Conference

Biomedical Innovation, Patent Protection and Public Health: Emerging Norms and Practices on Patent Eligibility and Exception in India and South Africa

Amrendra Kumar · International Round Table Conference, University of Hertfordshire, UK · 2024

13–14 June 2024. Hybrid mode.

Conference

Establishment of Loss and Damage Fund for Climate Crisis: Construing a Global Commitment under Sharm-el-Shiekh Climate Agreement

Amrendra Kumar & Atul Yadav · 10th International Conference on International Law, ISIL, Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi · 2024

25–27 September 2024.

Conference

Artificial Intelligence and Online Dispute Resolution: Engendering the Law relating to Alternative Dispute Resolution

Archa Vashishit & Amrendra Kumar · International Conference on Infrastructure, Sustainable Development and ADR, Manipal University, Jaipur · 2024

13–14 December 2024. Hybrid.

Conference

Social and Economic Impact of International Migration: Legal and Ethical Perspectives

Amrendra Kumar & Atul Yadav · International Conference on Skilling for International Migration, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi · 2024

19–20 December 2024.

Conference

Legal and Institutional Framework for Disaster Management in Pakistan: Contemporary Issues and Challenges

Amrendra Kumar · International Seminar on Disaster Management Law in Asia, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi · 2023

27–28 January 2023. Hybrid mode.

Conference

Challenges for Appropriate Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals for Universal Peace

Amrendra Kumar · International Conference on War, Polities and Peace in the Globalized World, Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi · 2023

16–17 December 2023. Hybrid mode.

Conference

Multilateral Financing of Adaptation Measures in Developing Nations: Promises and Progress under Global Climate Change Law

Amrendra Kumar · Conference to Celebrate 60 Years of ISIL, New Delhi · 2020

Three days conference, 20–22 February 2020.