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Prof. (Dr.) Shanthakumar Sanjeevi is the Vice-Chancellor and Director of Gujarat National Law University and also serves as the Provost of Gujarat Maritime University. He holds several key positions including Vice President of the Consortium of National Law Universities and President of the Gujarat International Maritime Arbitration Centre. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Legal Education and the Advisory Board for Development of Legal Education & Legal Profession under the Bar Council of India. Internationally, he serves as Vice Chair of the Governing Board (South & West Asia) of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law and chairs the Environmental Law Study Group of the International Association of Law Schools. He is also a member of the Group of Experts of the International Seabed Authority, Gujarat State Biodiversity Board, and the Special Task Force on Education, Chhattisgarh State Planning Commission.

Dr. Dhanya S is an academician with over eight years of experience in teaching and research in law. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Law at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar, and also serves as the Coordinator of the PG Diploma in Medical Law, Policy, and Ethics. She holds a doctoral degree with empirical research on the Right to Healthcare in India, focusing on healthcare access in Gujarat. Her areas of interest include Constitutional Law, Health Law, Human Rights, Environmental Law, and Gender Studies. Dr. Dhanya has worked on several prestigious research projects funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Commission for Women, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, and the Government of Gujarat. In 2020, she conducted a field study on the Kachchh coast to assess the effects of sea level rise and saltwater intrusion on farmers livelihoods.