Usha Tandon


Usha Tandon is an Indian academic and legal scholar currently serving as the Vice Chancellor of Dr. Rajendra Prasad [National Law University], Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. She has worked and published in the fields of environmental law, population law, family law, and gender justice.

Education

Tandon completed her LL.B. from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi in 1985. She obtained her LL.M. from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi in 1988, specializing in civil liberties, administrative law, and company law. In 2000, she earned her Ph.D. from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, with a thesis on population law.

Career and research

Tandon began her academic career at the University of Delhi, where she held various positions:
  • Lecturer at Law Centre-II
  • Lecturer at Campus Law Centre
  • Lecturer at Campus Law Centre
  • Reader at Campus Law Centre
  • Associate Professor at Campus Law Centre
  • Professor at Campus Law Centre
From 2004 to 2005, Tandon served as Professor and Director at Vivekananda Law School, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
At the University of Delhi, she held the following administrative positions:
  • Professor-in-Charge of the Campus Law Centre from May 2013 to May 2016 and December 2016 to December 2019
  • Dean and Head of the Faculty of Law from 2021 to 2023
In 2023, Tandon was appointed as the first Vice Chancellor of Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj.
Tandon's research interests include environmental law, clinical legal education, human rights and women, family law, and population law.

Selected works

Books

  • Energy Law and Policy, Oxford University Press, 2018, ISBN 9780199482979
  • Biodiversity: Law, Policy and Governance, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, ISBN 1138288195
  • Human Rights and Trafficking of Women and Children: Legal & Policy Framework, Central Law Publications, 2016
  • Climate Change: Law, Policy and Governance, Eastern Book Company, 2016
  • Gender Justice: A Reality or Fragile Myth, Regal Publications, 2015
  • Population Law: An Instrument for Population Stabilization, Deep & Deep Publications, 2003, ISBN 8176294209

Journal articles

Tandon has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on topics such as environmental law, gender justice, human trafficking, and climate change law.

Awards and fellowships

Tandon has received several awards and fellowships:
  • World Population Day Award, 2001
  • Max Planck Fellowship, Germany, 2011
  • IIDH Fellowship, France, 2007
  • Phenomenal She, 2019

Professional memberships

Prof. Tandon is a member of several professional organizations, including:
  • Population Association of America
  • South Asian Law Schools Forum for Human Rights
  • Indian Law Institute
  • All India Law Teachers Congress
  • Institute for Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies