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Ph.D. (University of Luxembourg; Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law, Luxembourg)

LL.M. (University of Geneva; Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland)

B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) (University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, India)

Prof. (Dr.) Somesh Dutta

Associate Professor

Email somesh.dutta@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0009-0005-6944-3664
Key Expertise International Investment Law and Investment Treaty Arbitration, International Commercial Arbitration, General Public International Law, Practice of International Courts and Tribunals.

Ph.D. (University of Luxembourg; Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law, Luxembourg)

LL.M. (University of Geneva; Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland)

B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) (University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, India)

Biography

Dr. Somesh Dutta specializes in international dispute resolution with a particular focus on international commercial and investment treaty arbitration, and public international law, including the practice of international courts and tribunals. 

Dr. Dutta received a Doctor of Law (Ph.D.) from the University of Luxembourg. He also holds a Master of Advanced Studies (LL.M.) in International Dispute Settlement from the Geneva University Law School & Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland, and a Bachelor of Arts & Law (B.A., LL.B. Hons.) with Specialization in Energy Laws from UPES (Dehradun), India.

Before joining the JGLS team, Dr. Dutta worked with the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European & Regulatory Procedural Law (now Luxembourg Centre for European Law), and with the international arbitration and public international law practice of Shearman & Sterling LLP in Paris (now A&O Shearman). Dr. Dutta also held the position of Associate Editor for the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law published in collaboration with Oxford University Press. His working experience includes training at the International Court of Justice and the Ministry of External Affairs of India.
 

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Law and Justice in a Globalising World

Legal Research and Methodology

Commercial and Investment Treaty Arbitrations in the Energy Sector (Elective)
 

Honors in International Law from the Xiamen Academy of International Law, China

Scholarship from the Hague Academy of International Law, The Netherlands (Summer Program 2022)

Certification - Intellectual Property Law, World Intellectual Property Organiz
 

Dr. Somesh Dutta, ‘From Conflict to Compensation: India’s Strategic[SD1] Path to Ensuring Pakistan’s Accountability Through an International Claims Commission’ (Livelaw.in, 30 July 2025)

Somesh Dutta ‘New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution – Book Review’ (2022) TDM 5 (ISSN 1875-4120).

Somesh Dutta, ‘Forming Transnational Dispute Settlement Norms: Soft Law and the Role of UNCITRAL's Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific – Book Review’ (2022) TDM 5 (ISSN 1875-4120).

Somesh Dutta, ‘The Quest for “Consistency in International Investment Jurisprudence” and the Idea of a Multilateral Investment Court’ in P Galvao-Teles and M Almeida Ribeiro (eds), Case-Law and the Development of International Law: Contributions by International Courts and Tribunals (Brill Nijhoff, 21 October 2021), 230-245.

Somesh Dutta, ‘Preliminary Proceedings: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)’ (April 2021) in Helene Ruiz-Fabri (ed), Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (Oxford University Press, 2019 – Present).

Somesh Dutta, ‘Will “Investor-State Arbitration” Survive the COVID-19 Crisis?’ (OpinioJuris, 7 May 2020).

Somesh Dutta, ‘How to Make Legal Education in India “Meaningful”’ (Livelaw.in, 1 September 2018).

Somesh Dutta, ‘A case to relax advertising restrictions for legal practitioners’ (The Hindu, 9 July 2018).

Somesh Dutta, ‘Restrictions on Extrajudicial 91̽ by the Members of the International Court of Justice: A New Beginning in International Adjudication?’ (Blog of Jus Mundi, 2 November 2018).

Somesh Dutta, ‘How Realistic is India’s Dream of Becoming a Global Arbitration Hub?’ (The Wire, 30 April 2018).

Somesh Dutta & Saravanan A., ‘If India wants to address issue of unemployment, revision of model BIT is a must’ (Financial Express, 19 December 2017).
Email somesh.dutta@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0009-0005-6944-3664
Key Expertise International Investment Law and Investment Treaty Arbitration, International Commercial Arbitration, General Public International Law, Practice of International Courts and Tribunals.