Sujith K

Sujith K serves as Associate Professor at the Centre for International Legal Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. His scholarly work bridges international legal frameworks with grassroots human rights and environmental challenges in India and the Global South.

His academic credentials include:

• LL.B.
• LL.M.
• M.PHIL.
• PH.D.

Professor K's research critically interrogates International Environmental Law, International Water Law, and Human Rights implementation gaps, particularly regarding sanitation access, water security, and caste-based manual scavenging. His scholarship emphasizes state accountability, gender dimensions in policy design, and community resistance against systemic apathy, often revealing contradictions between legal provisions and lived realities for marginalized populations.

Analysis of his 2017-2022 publications shows concentrated expertise in India's water-sanitation nexus, with recurring themes of transboundary resource governance, climate adaptation, and the polluter pays principle. His work consistently connects doctrinal legal analysis to empirical fieldwork across Kerala, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, highlighting how legal instruments fail when divorced from socio-cultural contexts.

His recognition includes:

• SOAS Doctoral Research Scholarship

Professor K has secured significant research funding through:

• WSSCC (2013-16): Co-investigator on Human Right to Sanitation in India
• UKIERI-UGC (2013-15): Climate Change and Groundwater Management project
• Quaker UN Office (2014): Sui Generis Plant Variety Protection consultancy
• IDRC (2013): Water conflicts in rainfed agriculture study
• USAID (2012): Water management frameworks in Pune, Faridabad, Jaipur

He also contributes as Editorial Board member for the Law, Environment and Development Journal (LEAD).

His collaborative research engages interdisciplinary teams spanning JNU, UK institutions, and grassroots organizations in Indian states, focusing on translating legal scholarship into actionable policy reforms for water governance and sanitation equity.