Tulip Suman
Faculty in Intellectual Property Rights, Public International Law and Geopolitics
Ms. Tulip Suman, a master of laws from the National Law University Jodhpur, with a specialization in Intellectual Property Rights, is currently conducting doctoral research at National Law University Odisha on the topic of ‘Moral Rights of the Authors in Copyright Law: Interpretation and Implications’. Earlier she has been trained in legal analysis, litigation and legal procedures from University Law College, Utkal Unversity, Odisha. She has also been a part of National Law University Odisha as a Teaching and Research Associate, as a visiting faculty at School of Law Apeejay Stya University Noida, School of Law KIIT University and University Law College Utkal University and has conducted various courses on law and liberals arts such as, Copyright and Design Laws, White Collar Crimes, Transfer of Property Laws, Legal History, Intellectual Property Laws, Family Laws, Banking Laws, Company and Business Law, Labour Law and several specialized seminar papers such as Trademarks and Related Rights and Copyright Laws and the Entertainment Industry. She has been trained in various teaching and pedagogical methods, legal drafting, case analysis and empirical and doctrinal research. Apart from teaching and research she has worked as the planning associate for establishment of the Community College for Paralegals: Barefoot Lawyers at National Law Univeristy Odisha, under the supervision of the then Vice Chancellor, Prof. Shri Krishna Deva Rao. She has been working relentlessly to raise awareness about the importance of Intellectual Property Rights Law amongst entrepreneurs and sensitivity about legal literacy amongst women and vulnerable groups through talks and awareness campaigns at various MSME groups, educational institutions and leading Odisha based media channels. She is also part of the team of founding members of an organization WECANB Global which works for the empowerment of women and quashing gender inequality in various sectors. Acquiring her higher academic training from premiere law institutes, Ms. Tulip has been successful in developing new practices in academia, media and NGO sectors. A familiar face on primetime television, Ms. Tulip gets invited by Odisha based TV Channels regularly as an expert Panelist to talk on issues of International Law and Relations, International Foreign Affairs, Women Empowerment and Legal Literacy Awareness. Ms. Tulip is proficient in English, Hindi, Odia and understands Bengali and Rajasthani. As an Artist, with a keen interest in Indian Folk Art forms, Ms. Tulip has created and sold many paintings on the theme of Krishna leela, Ram Sabha, Motherhood and Indian Culture from her art page ‘tulipzcreations’ on various social media handles.
Pursuing Ph.D. in Copyright Law (Moral Rights of the Author in Copyright Law: Interpretation and Implications) from National Law University, Cuttack, Odisha LL.M. in Intellectual Property Rights from National Law University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan • BA.LL.B.(Hons.) from University Law College, Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Administrative Responsibility
Apart from teaching and research she has worked as the planning associate for establishment of the Community College for Paralegals: Barefoot Lawyers at National Law Univeristy Odisha, under the supervision of the then Vice Chancellor, Prof. Shri Krishna Deva Rao
Awards & Honours
"Tulip regularly gets invited by Odisha based TV Channels regularly on issues of International Law and Relations, International Foreign Affairs, Women Empowerment and Legal Literacy Awareness."
Memberships
Founding Member of WECANB Global , SALT program of Xavier Institute of Management and Business studies in association with WIPRO, Center for Climate Change and Sustainability, Sri Sri University Odisha
"Choudhury, A., Mishra, P., & Suman, T. (2023, October). Status of Climate Refugees under International law. Norwegian Centre for Human Rights Conference 2023. https://www.jus.uio.no/smr/english/research/current-affairs/nchr-conference-2023.html
Choudhury, A., Mishra, P., & Suman, T. (2023, March 15). Crimes of rape and sexual slavery under International Criminal Law. One Day National Seminar on Frontiers of Regulatory Governance in India: Trends and Issues, Bhubaneshwar. https://utkaluniversity.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/National-Seminar-on-Frontiers-of-Regulatory-Governance.pdf
Suman, T. (19th and 20th August). Authorial Rights in Copyright Laws: Implications of Artificial Intelligence Utilization. 5TH NATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON LEGAL RESEARCH, IIT Kharagpur. https://erp.iitkgp.ac.in/CEP/getbrochure.htm?course_code=3894
Nayak, A., Manik, B. K., Shukla, S. K., Verma, D., Mishra, P., Adarsh, A., & Suman, T. (2023). Data Privacy and Digital Forensics. Journal of Aernautical Materials, 43(2), 280–290.https://www.hkclxb.cn/article/view/2023/2-280.html [Scopus Indexed
Authored a paper on 'Data Privacy and Digital Forensics' published in Journal of Aeronautical Materials (Scopus indexed)
Authored and presented a paper on 'Authorial Rights in Copyright Laws : Implications of Artificial Intelligence Utilization' at the 5th Colloquium on Legal Research conducted at Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Laws, IIT Kharagpur
Authored a paper on 'Crimes of Rape and Sexual Slavery under International Criminal Law' at the One Day National Seminar on Frontiers of Regulatory Governance in India: Trends and Issues at University Law College, Utkal University
Authored and presented a paper on ‘Interface and Synergies between Intellectual Property Rights and Consumer Protection in India: An Analysis' published at NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository
Authored a paper on ‘Cyber Security and Intellectual Property Rights’ at the State Conference on Cyber Law and Security, National Law University Odisha
Authored and presented a paper on ‘Interface Between IPR and Consumer Protection Laws’ at the National Seminar on Legal Protection of Consumers in A Global Economy-Recent Approaches and the Way Forward' at Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University
Authored a paper on ‘Impact of IPR on Access to Medicine’ organized by MHRD Chair on IPR & Centre for IP Studies, National Law University, Jodhpur in collaboration with ICMR
Authored and presented a paper on ‘Honor Killing and the Rights of Women: Constitutional Analysis’ on the National Seminar on Honor Killing vis-à-vis Human Rights: Contemporary Issues and Challenges organized by University Law College, Utkal University sponsored by UGC
Authored and presented a paper on ‘Women Rights related to Surrogacy: A perspective on Hindu Law of Adoption’ in the National Seminar on Surrogacy in India: Problem and Law organized and sponsored by UGC"