BALRAJ CHAUHAN
Balrajchauhan

Prof. Balraj Chauhan presently working with CRISP organization on PEHLE - UP project for transforming higher education and bringing excellence to match with National and International standards. Prof. Balraj Chauhan was the Founding Vice- Chancellor of Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur and before that he was the Vice-Chancellor of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Lucknow and National Law University Bhopal. Prof. Chauhan has also served as Director, Amity Law School, Lucknow.

Prof. Balraj Chauhan has also been a member of U.P. State Law Commission, Member of UP State Legal Services Authority and Executive Member, Shastri Indo- Canadian Institute New Delhi, Prof. Chauhan special interest is in the field of Criminal Law, Criminology and Clinical Legal Education. Prof. Chauhan has completed several projects funded by the State and other national and international agencies. Prof. Chauhan is a distinguished scholar and was awarded Dr. Kuma Rappa Reckless award in 2009 for contributing to the field of Criminology. He has received prestigious fellowships, including the Common Wealth Foundation Fellowship -2011, and Fellowship of Indian Society of Criminology. He is visiting faculty to several National Law Universities, Judicial Training Research Institute, NIPCED, NJA, etc. He has been associated with the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science of Bureau of Police and Research andDevelopment, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, and also visited various International Universities in USA, UK, South Africa, Italy, Uganda, Philippines and Canada as an invitee. Prof. Balraj Chauhan is the member of the Executive Council of National Law University Delhi and Rajiv Gandhi National Law University Patiala and Member of Academic Council of several Universities. He is a prolific writer and has contributed several research articles in National and international Journals. He has authored two books and edited books on Human Rights. He has more than forty years of experience of teaching and research. Prof. Chauhan is well versed with project formulation, financial planning, budgeting of proposals, resource management, monitoring and organizing workshops training programs and seminars. Several students have completed their LL.D. and Ph.D. under his guidance.