UPES report on SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
95 events from UPES schools and departments support this goal. Each event has its own report with a description, photograph and, where one exists, a link to the original post.
The School of Advanced Engineering’s convention featured student-built rocket launches and discussions on the future of space innovation.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
Faculty and students, led by the Vice Chancellor, represented UPES at the congress in New Delhi on 16–17 April 2026.
This event also supports SDG 7 and SDG 9.
Bhuwan Sharma, former Chief General Manager (Materials Management), ONGC, spoke on adapting supply chains to procurement challenges in the E&P industry.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
The School of Business and DoMS, IIT Roorkee, invited papers for the two-day conference on intellectual property rights and innovation.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
On 18 March 2025, Prof Cynthia Caron led a School of Business masterclass on climate risk profiling and adaptation planning.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 13.
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Featured in: Climate justice.
The School of Business hosted SAKSHAM 2026, its annual initiative on energy conservation and responsible energy use.
This event also supports SDG 7 and SDG 13.
With the Centre for Public Policy and Good Governance, the School of Business hosted a youth consultation on energy, economics and sustainability for Uttarakhand’s Vision 2047.
This event also supports SDG 8 and SDG 13.
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Featured in: Young people in policymaking.
On 29 August 2025, the Legal Aid Clinic held an informal legal conversation over tea with the university’s support staff on domestic violence and the law’s protection.
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Featured in: Chai Par Kanooni Charcha.
Four School of Law students presented research papers at the second International Conference on Climate Justice and Sustainable Environment.
This event also supports SDG 13 and SDG 15.
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Featured in: Climate justice.
The School of Law congratulated alumni who qualified the UGC NET examination in 2025.
This event also supports SDG 8.
School of Law alumni received scholarships for advanced study in law at universities abroad.
This event also supports SDG 8 and SDG 17.
On 12 September 2025, Vineet Vij, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer at Tech Mahindra, led a session on counselling skills for lawyers.
This event also supports SDG 3.
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Featured in: Legal Aid Clinic.
The School of Law and Jupitice Justice Technology launched a hub for justice technology, alternative and online dispute resolution, with research, internships and training.
This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Technology for faster justice.
On 23 July 2025, the Law and Social Sciences cluster held the second event in its International Law and Politics in Review series.
This event also supports SDG 13 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
The School of Law’s international conference on social media, AI and the law asked how to regulate AI, hold digital platforms accountable and protect rights online.
This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
The Intellectual Property Cell of the School of Law works with industry to build a strong framework for intellectual property.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
The IP Cell, Runway and FICCI work together to build awareness of intellectual property among future innovators.
This event also supports SDG 8 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
Mayank Bhardwaj, VP – Legal, and Arpit Jain, Chief of Staff, of Hexa Climate held an interaction with School of Law students.
This event also supports SDG 7 and SDG 13.
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Featured in: Climate justice.
A School of Law student co-authored and presented a paper on what happens when tradition collides with law.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Student-led legal bodies.
The eighth Surana & Surana and UPES School of Law national moot court competition on insolvency law.
This event also supports SDG 9.
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Featured in: Moot courts.
LL.M. (2024–25) graduates of the School of Law qualified the UGC NET examination.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 8.
B.A. LL.B. students presented a comparative study of Indian and global extreme-weather policies at an international conference on environmental law.
This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Student-led legal bodies, Climate justice.
A week-long programme, 21–25 July 2025, on bringing theory, courtroom realities and technology together in Indian legal education.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
The School of Law’s induction programme for new students drew to a close.
This event also supports SDG 4.
A session for new law students used skits and reflections to question stereotypes around language, region, class and gender.
This event also supports SDG 5 and SDG 10.
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Featured in: Redress for students and staff.
On 9 July 2025, the School of Law hosted Arindam Ghosh of Khaitan & Co and Anoop Nautiyal of the SDC Foundation for new students.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 15.
On 8 July 2025, new law students explored where law and cinema meet.
A School of Law alumni panel shared memories and lessons from their careers in law.
This event also supports SDG 7 and SDG 8.
A talent showcase for new law students during Legal Odyssey 2025.
The School of Law opened Legal Odyssey 2025 for its incoming students.
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Featured in: Moot courts.
The School of Law’s induction programme for the freshers of 2025, 7–9 July 2025.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 8.
The Technology Club, with Remfry & Sagar and the Fashion Law Journal, offered a certificate course.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
A five-member School of Law team won recognition at a moot court competition.
This event also supports SDG 11 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Moot courts.
School of Law students took part in the 32nd Willem C. Vis Moot in Vienna, one of the most prestigious moot court competitions.
This event also supports SDG 17.
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Featured in: Moot courts, Specialist centres.
On 29 April 2025, Dr Ajar Rab, founding partner at ANR Law LLP and Professor of Practice, gave a guest lecture.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
A three-year MoU with SETU Aayog, Government of Uttarakhand, to set up the Public Law & Policy Lab at UPES.
This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Expert advice to government.
A School of Law alumna qualified the Delhi Judicial Service examination.
This event also supports SDG 5 and SDG 7.
On 28 April 2025, the School of Law held a book launch and interactive session on delimitation and the reorganisation of states.
This event also supports SDG 17.
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Featured in: Debate and democracy.
A School of Law alumnus cleared the Supreme Court of India’s Advocate-on-Record examination 2024.
This event also supports SDG 8.
Law students visited Sudhowala jail to learn from senior legal and correctional officials about prison conditions and rehabilitation.
This event also supports SDG 4.
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Featured in: Inside the prison system.
On 28 April 2025, the School of Law and the Competition Commission of India held a regional workshop on competition law, opened by the CCI Chairperson.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 8.
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Featured in: Regulators and judges on campus.
On 26 April 2025, the IPR Cell and the School of Law hosted a panel on music, technology and intellectual property in a digital-first world.
This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
Shri N.V. Ramana, former Chief Justice of India, visited the School of Law’s AR/VR Legal Lab.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Technology for faster justice.
On 5 April 2025, the School of Law marked 70 years of the Bandung process with a discussion of its political and legal significance in international law.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
At Vidhiutsav 2025, Anil Raturi, Chairman of the Uttarakhand Right to Service Commission, spoke on the Preamble as the soul of the Indian Constitution.
This event also supports SDG 8 and SDG 15.
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Featured in: Student-led legal bodies, Constitutional values.
Former Minister of Law and Justice Dr Subramanian Swamy opened the Vidhi Symposium at Vidhi Utsav 2025.
This event also supports SDG 4.
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Featured in: Constitutional values.
Alumni discussed how landmark judgments, policy shifts and global trends are changing the legal profession.
This event also supports SDG 8 and SDG 9.
Prof Peter Crisp, Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Law, London, was guest of honour at the opening of Vidhiutsav 2025.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Constitutional values.
Justice U.C. Dhyani, former judge of the Uttarakhand High Court and Chairman of the Uttarakhand Public Service Tribunal, was guest of honour at the opening.
This event also supports SDG 8.
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Featured in: Constitutional values.
Smt Radha Raturi, former Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand, was guest of honour at the Vidhi Symposium on the Preamble during Vidhiutsav 2025.
Featured in: Constitutional values.
At Vidhiutsav 2025, Raj Kumar Bajpai, IFS, Additional Director of IGNFA, Dehradun, spoke on environmental concerns and the law.
This event also supports SDG 8 and SDG 15.
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Featured in: Climate justice, Constitutional values.
A School of Law alumnus from the first batch (2007–2012) cleared the Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record examination.
This event also supports SDG 15.
A B.A. LL.B. (Energy Laws) 2015–20 alumna secured the 9th rank in the Chhattisgarh judicial service.
This event also supports SDG 5 and SDG 7.
A School of Law alumna secured the 24th rank in the Delhi Judicial Services Examination 2025.
This event also supports SDG 8.
After winning the 23rd Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition, a School of Law team represented India at the 23rd Red Cross IHL Moot in Hong Kong.
This event also supports SDG 17.
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Featured in: Moot courts, International humanitarian law, Moot courts.
Prof (Dr) Yogesh Pratap Singh, Vice Chancellor of NLU Tripura, spoke on balancing judicial accountability and independence.
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Featured in: Regulators and judges on campus.
On 28 February, the Legal Aid Clinic discussed workplace safety, domestic violence and gender equality laws over tea, with an interactive film.
This event also supports SDG 5.
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Featured in: Chai Par Kanooni Charcha.
Prof (Dr) Ajar Rab was appointed to the board of directors of the Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
On 7 March 2025, LL.M. (Cyber Security and Digital Law) students visited the state’s cyber crime cell.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Data protection.
From 10 to 12 April 2026, the School of Law hosts the third edition of its law festival, with 13 national and international events.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Constitutional values.
An online conference on 20–21 February 2026 on “New Age Legal Dynamics: Social Media and Artificial Intelligence”.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Data protection.
A two-credit certificate course on the EU as a constitutional legal order and a global regulatory actor.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
A workshop on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, led by the head of litigation at Axis Max Life Insurance.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Data protection.
The Student Committee for Constitutional Law and Human Rights marked Constitution Week, 25–29 November 2025, with a keynote by a retired judge.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 11.
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Featured in: Student-led legal bodies.
On Constitution Day, the Pro Bono Club launched Nyaay Lekh, a workshop series bridging statutes and everyday life.
This event also supports SDG 4.
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Featured in: Student-led legal bodies.
The Gender Champions Committee hosted a panel on gender inclusivity in curricula.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 5.
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Featured in: Gender, democracy and the digital age.
The Technolawgy Club completed its certificate course on fashion law and wearable technology.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
A five-day moot court competition from 28 October to 1 November 2025.
This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Moot courts.
Pro Bono Club students, under the Ministry of Law and Justice, held an awareness camp at Cheshire Homes on legal rights and inclusion.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 10.
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Featured in: Legal awareness camp.
The Pro Bono Club introduced freshers to pro bono work and the power of law to bring change.
This event also supports SDG 4.
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Featured in: Legal Aid Clinic.
The Technolawgy Club’s one-day certificate workshop, including drafting cloud service agreements.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
On 28 September 2024, students visited the Happy Home sanctuary run by Gauri Maulekhi.
The Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee completed Novice 2024, a mediation competition for new students.
This event also supports SDG 17.
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Featured in: Moot courts.
On 16 September 2024, the School of Law held an event on protecting the ozone layer, with Dr Rakesh Kapoor, Special Secretary (retd.), Government of India.
This event also supports SDG 12 and SDG 13.
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Featured in: Climate justice.
A one-day certification workshop on 27 September 2024 with the Centre for Environmental Law Education Research & Advocacy.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Legal Aid Clinic.
On 26 September 2024, the School of Law marked World Maritime Day under the theme “Navigating the Future: Safety First”.
This event also supports SDG 14.
On 20–21 September 2024, with the Uttarakhand Forest Department and the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board.
This event also supports SDG 15 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Climate justice.
On 14 September 2024, fourth-year criminal law students visited the district jail as part of the Legal Aid Clinic’s awareness activities.
This event also supports SDG 4.
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Featured in: Inside the prison system.
On 3 September 2024, the Moot Court Committee held an orientation on international moot court competitions.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Moot courts.
An invitation to the summit on challenges and opportunities in the Himalayan region.
This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Law in the Himalaya.
The School of Law’s law festival, 5–7 April 2024.
This event also supports SDG 3 and SDG 4.
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Featured in: Constitutional values.
On 19 January 2024, the Student Committee for Constitutional Law and Human Rights held its 33rd panel discussion on the Supreme Court.
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Featured in: Student-led legal bodies.
The Technolawgy Society’s workshop on regulating generative AI and large language models.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Data protection.
Apar Gupta, Executive Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation, spoke on protecting digital rights in India.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Data protection.
The Legal Aid Clinic held a live poster making competition on legal awareness.
This event also supports SDG 11.
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Featured in: Debate and democracy.
The Legal Aid Clinic held a street play competition with colleges from Dehradun.
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Featured in: Debate and democracy.
The School of Law and SCLHR held their fifth national constitutional law quiz.
This event also supports SDG 4.
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Featured in: Student-led legal bodies.
A week-long summer school for students, scholars, diplomats and educators on electoral systems, governance and data storytelling.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 9.
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Featured in: Debate and democracy.
Prof Miles Hewstone of the University of Oxford on how research can shape policy and law.
This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Expert advice to government.
Prof Rajiv Kumar of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and the India-Korea Forum spoke in the Distinguished Lecture Series.
This event also supports SDG 9 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
Ambassador Anil Trigunayat (IFS, retd.) lectured on India’s foreign policy and emerging equations.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Specialist centres.
Dr Anna Martini, Assistant Professor of Human Geography, gave a guest lecture on disaster governance and recovery in Japan.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Advice to state government.
Dr Harshika Varma spoke at the Asian Conference for Political Communication 2025 in Singapore, 20–22 October 2025.
This event also supports SDG 4 and SDG 5.
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Featured in: Debate and democracy.
The School of Liberal Studies and Media hosted the colloquium with the University of Bologna, Italy.
This event also supports SDG 5 and SDG 17.
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Featured in: Gender, democracy and the digital age.
The Legal Aid Clinic and the CSR team held body-safety sessions for students of government schools in Kharakhet, Misraspatti, Kandoli and Harriawala.
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Featured in: Keeping children safe.
These documents support the evidence in this report.