Biography and academic profile
Mr. Faiz Ayat Ansari is the Head of Department, Department of Constitutional Law and Administrative Law & Assistant Professor of Law (Senior Scale) at KIIT School of Law, KIIT Deemed to be University (Institution of Eminence), Bhubaneswar, India; a PhD Research Scholar at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru and a Researcher and Collaborator at Mediterranea International Centre for Human Rights Research, Reggio Calabria, Italy. He has worked as a teaching assistant to Dr. Aparna Chandra for the course on Constitutional Law at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. He also serves as a Peer reviewer for the Journal of Population Ageing, University of Oxford, England and the Journal of Victimology and Victim Justice, National Law University, Delhi, in addition to being an Assistant Editor, Islamic International Law and Global Affairs (Scopus Indexed Journal). He has also previously worked as Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Centre for Constitutional Law and Policy (CCLP) at Parul Institute of Law, Faculty of Law, Parul University, Vadodara and as a Guest Faculty at National Law University, Odisha. He also has experience of working as a Research Associate on the project ‘Study on cases of medical negligence under consumer law within the state of Gujarat’, by Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar funded by Legal Department, Government of Gujarat. He is an alumnus of Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, where he pursued his LL.M. in Constitutional and Administrative Law. He also holds a Diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata and a Post Graduate Diploma in International Humanitarian Law from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. His legal advice and consultancy is often sought and appreciated by the United Nations and Bank of Baroda. He also serves as a legal consultant to RTIwala, a platform dedicated to advancing public rights. He is a Partner at GUJ JURIX, one of Gujarat’s leading law firms. He is also a distinguished legal advisor and consultant to Micforte Attorneys, a leading firm in Nigeria and Africa. Apart from his specialization in Constitutional Law, he is also an internationally certified and acclaimed mediator at the Peace- Negotiation and Mediation for Diplomacy International Initiative. He also serves as the Regional Coordinator (Asia) for the International Association of Social Protection, apart from being one of its founding members. He has been a member of the Legal Education Awareness Foundation, New Delhi and has been invited to deliver guest lectures at prestigious international institutions like Stanford University, US; the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia; State Academic University for the Humanities, Russia; Istanbul Topkapi University, Turkey; University St. Kliment Ohridski, North Macedonia; Barcelona Technological School, Spain; International Group of Artificial Intelligence, UK; the Federal District University Centre (UDF), Brazil, the Mediterranea International Centre for Human Rights Research, Italy, the Tashkent State University of Law, Uzbekistan; Higher School of the Attorney General’s Office, Brazil; Catholic University of Santos, São Paulo, Brazil; Global Sustainable Futures Network, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom, University of Caxias do Sul, Brazil; University of Itaúna, Brazil; Franca Law School, Brazil; the Interdisciplinary School of Fundamental Rights PraeEminentia Iustitia, Peru and University of Seville, Spain. He has a keen interest in bridging the gap between the academia, policy making and the industry in the legal field. His areas of interest include Constitutional law, Comparative Public Law, Media law, etc. He has previously authored five books on Law and Justice in the Era of Globalization, Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence and edited ten books on areas like Constitutional law, Comparative Public Law, Media law and International Law. He has also edited seven books in Spanish and Portuguese. He is regularly covered by the electronic and print media. He is a recipient of the Best Constitutional Law Faculty Award in South Asia in the Young Faculty (Under the Age of 32) Category Award, 2024 by the prestigious Interdisciplinary School of Fundamental Rights PraeEminentia Iustitia, Peru. He also won the Dr. J.K. Patel Memorial Award in 2021 and 2022 for his contribution to research and academics. He also received the International Interdisciplinary Eminent Speaker Award by the Peruvian Bar Association in 2022.
