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Ph.D., University of Queensland

BCL, University of Oxford

GradDip (Legal Practice), Australian National University

B.Com. LL.B., Macquarie University

Prof. (Dr.) Shaun Star

Professor and Associate Dean; Director, Centre for India Australia Studies; Director Centre for Sports Law, Business and Governance

Email sstar@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0002-0516-1394
Key Expertise Sports Law, Sports Governance, Anti-Doping, Esports, Dispute Resolution, Comparative Law, Australia-India relations, Education Law.

Ph.D., University of Queensland

BCL, University of Oxford

GradDip (Legal Practice), Australian National University

B.Com. LL.B., Macquarie University

Biography

Shaun Star is a Professor & Associate Dean at Jindal Global Law School. He is the Director of the Centre for Sports Law, Business and Governance and the Director, Centre for India-Australia Studies at 91探花.

Shaun has been working in India since 2010. Running his own advisory practice, Shaun has advised numerous organisations (from start-ups to listed companies), assisting them with their entry and expansion into India. He is an Australian qualified lawyer and has worked at various top-tier law firms in Australia and India, including Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. He was named as one of 30 people to watch in the business of law by Asia Law Portal.

Shaun has advised a number of clients in the field of sports law, including national sporting federations. He is a Board Member of Judo Australia and has worked as Senior Operations Manager at the Indian Premier League (for IMG) and in a boutique sports law firm in Bangalore (LawNK)."

At Jindal Global Law School, Shaun convenes a number of subjects, including (i) Sports Law and Governance; (ii) The Law of Torts and Consumer Protection; (iii) Legal Research Methodologies; (iv) Comparative Australia Studies; (v) Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity; and (vi) Negotiation and Mediation in Business. 

His research interests are in the field of Sports Law and Governance, Esports, Anti-doping, and the Australia-India relationship.

Shaun is passionate about promoting the Australia-India relationship and has published a book entitled “Australia and India: A Comparative Overview of the Law and Legal Practice”. He is the co-founder and former chair of the Australia India Youth Dialogue and provides regular commentary on issues such as the Australia-India relationship and sports law and governance in India. His opinion pieces have been featured in Indian and Australian national newspapers and he has participated in panel sessions on Indian prime time television.

  • Centre for India Australia Studies; Centre for Sports Law, Business and Governance.
  • Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity
  • Negotiations and Mediation in Business
  • Sports Law and Governance
  • Legal Research Methodologies
  • Tort Law and Consumer Protection
  • Comparative Australia Studies

Awards and Recognitions:

  • A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Award: Rising Star Emerging Scholar Award from STAR Scholars Network (2021)
  • Research Excellence Award from 91探花 (2021)
  • Awarded the Australia India Impact Award from the India Australia Business & Community Awards (2021)
  • Awarded the Research Training Programme Scholarship by the Australian Government, Department of Education, Skills and Employment (2020)
  • Awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award: Rising Star by Macquarie University (2018)
  • Finalist in the India-Australia Young Professional of the Year Award from the India Australia Business & Community Awards (2017)
  • Recognised as one of top “30 people to watch in the business of law in Asia” by Asia Law Portal (2016)
  • Awarded Global Leadership Outstanding Alumni Award by Macquarie University (2014)
  • Awarded Graduate Scholar Award by Golden Key International Honour Society (2013)
  • Awarded Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Award by the Australian Government (2010)
  • Awarded Vice Chancellor’s Commendation by Macquarie University (2010)
  • Australia-Japan Foundation Grant for “Australia Japan Judo Exchange” for Judo Australia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2022-2024
  • Australia-India Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative Partnership Grant for “Integrated Maritime Management and Security across the Indo-Pacific: A Framework to Unify the Seven IPOI Pillars, with a Case Study to Reduce Plastic Debris in the Indian Ocean”, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2022
  • Australian Alumni Grant Scheme for “Promoting Women in Leadership: Diversity on Boards in Australia and India”, Australian Consulate, Chennai, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2021
  • Visiting Faculty, India Institute of Management Rohtak in the Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Management, teaching a course on “Law, Ethics and Compliance in Sport” (2020 to 2021)
  • Visiting Faculty, Global Institute of Sport Business, teaching modules on “Liability in Sport”, “Violence in Sport”, “Sanctions in Sport” (2019 to 2022)
  • Jindal Global Law Review, Managing Editor (2023-present)
  • Journal of Sports Law Policy and Governance (India), Chair, Editorial Board (2019 -present)
  • LawInSport, Member, Editorial Board (2018-present)
     
  • Jindal Global Law Review, Managing Editor (2023-present)
  • Journal of Sports Law Policy and Governance (India), Chair, Editorial Board (2019 -present)
  • LawInSport, Member, Editorial Board (2018-present)

S Star, T Modi, J Cobbs, BD Tyler, "Fans' Perception of Rivalries in the Indian Premier League: Stars, Stumps, and Strife" (2025) 16 (4) International Journal of Sport & Society

Bharadwaj A and Star S, 鈥楶rotecting Communitarian Interests and Promoting Equal Citizenship: A Paradoxical Commitment of the Indian State with Respect to Education in Government-Aided Minority Schools鈥 in State Funding for Teaching about Religion (Routledge 2025) 86鈥100.

Star S and Kambhampati A, 鈥楻educing Periods of Ineligibility under the World Anti-Doping Code鈥 in Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Sports Law (Edward Elgar Publishing 2025) 230鈥235.

Star S, Modi T, Cobbs J and Tyler BD, 鈥楩ans鈥 Perception of Rivalries in the Indian Premier League: Stars, Stumps, and Strife鈥 (2024) 16(4) International Journal of Sport and Society.

Trusha Modi and Shaun Star, 鈥淎 critical analysis of the Animal Welfare Board of India v Union of India (Jallikattu II case): Evolution of animal rights jurisprudence in India鈥 (2024) Jindal Global Law Review 15, 201鈥211 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41020-024-00222-6

Shaun Star and Arindam Bharadwaj, 鈥淓ducation Law in India鈥, in Charles J. Russo & Leijun Ma (eds) A Comparative Analysis of Systems of Education Law (2024, Springer, Singapore). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1052-2_7.

Shaun Star, 鈥淭he quest for harmonisation in anti-doping: an Indian perspective鈥 (2023) 23 The International Sports Law Journal, 44-63 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40318-022-00220-7

May Fong Cheong, Divyangana Dhankar; Shaun Star, 鈥淟egal transplantation of minors鈥 contracts in India and Malaysia: 鈥榃eak鈥 Watson and a 鈥榤isfitted鈥 transplant鈥 (2023) 23(1) Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal 17-43 https://doi.org/10.1080/14729342.2023.2189359

Nikki Dryden and Shaun Star, 鈥淭he CAS ad hoc division for the Olympic Games鈥, in William Rook and Daniela Heerdt (Eds), The Routledge Handbook of Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights (2023, Routledge)

James McKeag, Joshua McLeod, Shaun Star, Sergey Altukhov, Gang Yuan and David Shilbury, 鈥淏oard Composition in National Sport Federations: An Examination of BRICS Countries鈥 (2023) Journal of Global Sport Management https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2022.2155982

Shaun Star and Joost Vynckier, 鈥淐ommercial contracts: sponsoring and ticketing鈥 in Robby Houben (ed.) Research Handbook on Professional Football Clubs (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023)

Joshua McLeod and Shaun Star, 鈥淎rtificial intelligence and the professionalisation of sport鈥 (2023) Journal of Sports Law Policy and Governance https://www.jslpg.org/volume-iv-issue-1

Shaun Star and Trusha Modi, 鈥淔rom Allegations to Action: Reforming Policies to Combat Sexual Harassment in Indian Sports鈥 (2023) Economic and Political Weekly 53(48):23-26.

Shaun Star and Sarah Kelly, 鈥淓xamining procedural fairness in anti-doping disputes: a comparative empirical analysis鈥 (2022) 22 The International Sports Law Journal, 217鈥240 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40318-022-00222-5

Shaun Star and Divyangana Dhankar, 鈥淢ajor Differences in Minors鈥 Contracts: A Comparative Analysis into the Validity of Contracts with Minors in the Sport and Entertainment Industry鈥 (2022) Liverpool Law Review https://doi.org/10.1007/s10991-022-09308-4

Trusha Modi and Shaun Star, 鈥淔rom autonomy to accountability for the Indian Olympic Association: Decoding the decision of Rahul Mehra v. Union of India case鈥 (2022) Journal of Sports Law Policy and Governance https://www.jslpg.org/volumeiii-issue1

Joshua McLeod and Shaun Star, 鈥淭he puzzle of 鈥榞ood鈥 sport governance in a multicultural world鈥 (2022) Journal of Sports Law Policy and Governance https://www.jslpg.org/volumeiii-issue1

Shaun Star and Trusha Modi, 鈥淧romoting good governance in sports: A critical analysis of S. Nithya v. The Secretary to the Union of India case鈥 (2022) Journal of Sports Law Policy and Governance https://www.jslpg.org/volumeiii-issue.

Shaun Star and Arpita Gupta, 鈥淚ndia and Australia: Contrasting Interpretations of the Doctrine of Strict Liability鈥 (Presented at the Conference on 鈥淭orts Law Reform in Asia and Beyond鈥, hosted by CCTL Obligations Lab Asia, 13 May 2022, online)

Joe Cobbs, Shaun Star, B. David Tyler, 鈥淒o the Ingredients to Rivalry Influence Antisocial Outcomes? A Multi-Sport Exploration鈥 (Presented by Joe Cobbs at the Applied Sport Management Associate Conference, 16 February 2022, Indianapolis, USA).

Shaun Star and Joshua McLeod, 鈥淩eaching New Frontiers in Sport Governance Research: Exploring Board Composition in National Sport Federations鈥 (2021) Journal of Sports Law, Policy and Governance, https://www.jslpg.org/volumeii-issue1

Shaun Star and Arindam Bharadwaj, 鈥淐onstitutional Rights and Guarantees - The Contrasting Approaches of Australia and India鈥 (2021) International Journal of Human Rights https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2021.1954618

Shaun Star and Sarah Kelly, 鈥淎 level playing field in anti-doping disputes? The need to scrutinize procedural fairness at first instance hearings鈥 (2021) The International Sports Law Journal https://doi:10.1007/s40318-020-00176-6

Stephanie Derrington, Shaun Star and Sarah Kelly, 鈥淭he Case for Uniform Loot Box Regulation: A New Classification Typology and Reform Agenda鈥 (2021) 46 Journal of Gambling Issues 302-332. https://doi.org/10.4309/jgi.2021.46.15

Joshua McLeod, Shaun Star and David Shilbury, 鈥淏oard composition in national sport federations: A cross-country comparative analysis of diversity and board size鈥 (2021) Managing Sport and Leisure https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2021.1970614

Aniruddha Kambhampati and Shaun Star, 鈥淧laying True? A Critique of the 2021 WADA Code鈥 (2021) International Journal of Sports Law https://doi.org/10.1007/s40318-021-00193-z

Sarah Kelly, Stephanie Derrington and Shaun Star, 鈥淕overnance challenges in esports: A best practice framework for addressing integrity and wellbeing issues鈥 (2021) International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2021.1976812

Pankaj Jha and Shaun Star, 鈥淚ndia-Australia Defining New Horizons of Engagement鈥 (2021) Strategic Analysis 411-430 https://doi.org/10.1080/09700161.2021.1965344

Rajaraman Eri, Prasad Gudimetla, Shaun Star, Josh Rowlands, Anit Girgla, Loeurt To, Fan Li, Nhem Sochea, Umesh Bindal, 鈥淒igital resilience in higher education in response to COVID-19 pandemic: Student Perceptions from Asia & Australia鈥 (2021) 18(5) Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2526&context=jutlp

Subhrajith Chanda, Tarun Singh and Shaun Star, 鈥淐ontouring e鈥揹oping: A menace to sportsmanship in esports鈥 (2021) 12(8) Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 966-965 https://www.tojqi.net/index.php/journal/article/view/3927

Shaun Star, 鈥淭he Impact of COVID-19 on the Right to Education in India鈥 (2021) Yearbook of Education Law. Education Law Association, USA.

Shaun Star and Divyangana Dhankar, 鈥淢ajor Differences in Minors鈥 Contracts: A Comparative Analysis into the Validity of Contracts in the Sport and Entertainment Industry鈥 (Presented at the Conference on 鈥淐ontract Law in Common Law Countries: A Study in Divergence鈥 hosted by the London Centre of Commercial and Financial Law and Jindal Global Law School, 8 June 2021, London and New Delhi).

Shaun Star and Joshua McLeod, 鈥淩eaching New Frontiers in Sport Governance Research: Exploring Board Composition in National Sport Federations鈥 (2021) Journal of Sports Law, Policy and Governance, https://www.jslpg.org/volumeii-issue1

Shaun Star and Arindam Bharadwaj, 鈥淐onstitutional Rights and Guarantees - The Contrasting Approaches of Australia and India鈥 (2021) International Journal of Human Rights https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2021.1954618

Shaun Star and Sarah Kelly, 鈥淎 level playing field in anti-doping disputes? The need to scrutinize procedural fairness at first instance hearings鈥 (2021) The International Sports Law Journal https://doi:10.1007/s40318-020-00176-6

Stephanie Derrington, Shaun Star and Sarah Kelly, 鈥淭he Case for Uniform Loot Box Regulation: A New Classification Typology and Reform Agenda鈥 (2021) 46 Journal of Gambling Issues 302-332. https://doi.org/10.4309/jgi.2021.46.15

Joshua McLeod, Shaun Star and David Shilbury, 鈥淏oard composition in national sport federations: A cross-country comparative analysis of diversity and board size鈥 (2021) Managing Sport and Leisure https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2021.1970614

Aniruddha Kambhampati and Shaun Star, 鈥淧laying True? A Critique of the 2021 WADA Code鈥 (2021) International Journal of Sports Law https://doi.org/10.1007/s40318-021-00193-z

Sarah Kelly, Stephanie Derrington and Shaun Star, 鈥淕overnance challenges in esports: A best practice framework for addressing integrity and wellbeing issues鈥 (2021) International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2021.1976812

Pankaj Jha and Shaun Star, 鈥淚ndia-Australia Defining New Horizons of Engagement鈥 (2021) Strategic Analysis 411-430 https://doi.org/10.1080/09700161.2021.1965344

Rajaraman Eri, Prasad Gudimetla, Shaun Star, Josh Rowlands, Anit Girgla, Loeurt To, Fan Li, Nhem Sochea, Umesh Bindal, 鈥淒igital resilience in higher education in response to COVID-19 pandemic: Student Perceptions from Asia & Australia鈥 (2021) 18(5) Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2526&context=jutlp

Subhrajith Chanda, Tarun Singh and Shaun Star, 鈥淐ontouring e鈥揹oping: A menace to sportsmanship in esports鈥 (2021) 12(8) Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 966-965 https://www.tojqi.net/index.php/journal/article/view/3927

Shaun Star, 鈥淭he Impact of COVID-19 on the Right to Education in India鈥 (2021) Yearbook of Education Law. Education Law Association, USA.

Shaun Star and Divyangana Dhankar, 鈥淢ajor Differences in Minors鈥 Contracts: A Comparative Analysis into the Validity of Contracts in the Sport and Entertainment Industry鈥 (Presented at the Conference on 鈥淐ontract Law in Common Law Countries: A Study in Divergence鈥 hosted by the London Centre of Commercial and Financial Law and Jindal Global Law School, 8 June 2021, London and New Delhi).

Shaun Star, 鈥淜ey Sports Law Cases and Developments Of 2020 鈥 Australia鈥 (2021) LawInSport (31 December 2020)

Joshua McLeod and Shaun Star, 鈥淚n pursuit of good governance - analysing the main points of conflict in India鈥檚 draft Sports Code鈥 LawInSport (1 July 2020)

Shaun Star and Arindam Bharadwaj, 鈥淎 Comparative Overview of Constitutional Human Rights Protections鈥 in Aditya Tomer, Vaishali Arora, Paul Babie, Lorne Neudorf, 鈥淐omparative Reflections on the Constitutional Models of India and Australia鈥 (2020, Bloomsbury, New Delhi)

Shaun Star and Arindam Bharadwaj, 鈥淭rial by Jury in Australia and India鈥 in Aditya Tomer, Vaishali Arora, Paul Babie, Lorne Neudorf, 鈥淐omparative Reflections on the Constitutional Models of India and Australia鈥 (2020, Bloomsbury, New Delhi)

SBS Hindi, 鈥淗ere's how India is overhauling its education sector鈥 (1 August 2020)

Triveni Dialogue Series, 鈥淭he Impact of Covid-19 on the Sport Sector: Strategizing Recovery鈥 (12 June 2020)

NewsX, 鈥淎IYD Decodes the Modi-Morrison Virtual Summit鈥 (4 June 2020)

Pankaj Jha and Shaun Star, 鈥淎ustralia-India Defence Cooperation鈥, Journal of Foreign Policy and National Affairs (October 2019), 34 (ISSN: 25818929)

Shaun Star and Pankaj Jha, 鈥淎ustralian Perspective鈥 in India in APEC: Views from the Indo-Pacific (May 2019, Perth US Asia Centre)

Shaun Star and Nirav Bakshi, 鈥淭he Growth of eSports in India 鈥 A Short Review of the Main Legal and Regulatory Challenges鈥 LawInSport (1 April 2019)

Shaun Star, 鈥淎ustralia-India Relationship: Growing from Strength to Strength鈥 (2019) 7(3) The Diplomatist, 17.

Shaun Star, 鈥淪haping Public Policy through Tort Law Doctrines鈥 (Presented at The Judiciary and Public Policy: Australia and India Compared: Conference hosted by G+T Centre of Public Law, UNSW & 91探花, 3-4 December 2019, Sydney, Australia)

B. David Tyler, Joe Cobbs, Shaun Star, 鈥淩ivalry in the Indian Premier League鈥 (Presented by B. David Tyler at the 3rd World Association for Sport Management World Conference, 16-19 October 2019, Santiago de Chile, Chile)

C. Raj Kumar and Shaun Star, 鈥淭here is Huge Potential in Australia鈥檚 Education Relationship with India鈥 The Australian (11 December 2019)

Shaun Star and Erin Watson-Lynn, 鈥淭he Growing Influence of Celebrity Politics in India鈥 The Interpreter (10 May 2019)

Shaun Star, 鈥淪ports Law: An Exciting Opportunity for Law Grads鈥 The Tribune (3 April 2019)

Good Will Hunters (podcast), 鈥淚ndia, Education and Aid鈥 (11 October 2019)

Indian Link, 鈥淚ndia-Australia: What it鈥檚 like living in India for an Aussie expat鈥 (4 July 2019)

Brainfeed Higher Education Plus, 鈥淏uilding the Bridge with Australia鈥 (20 April 2019)

The Diplomatic Society, 鈥淐entre for India-Australia Studies introduces Australian students to the many different facets of India鈥 (30 January 2019).

Shaun Star, 鈥淚nternationalisation of Higher Education and Student Mobility鈥 (June 2018) Higher Education Review

Austrade, 鈥淎ustralians in India鈥 (26 January 2018)

Shaun Star, 鈥淚nternationalisation of Higher Education and Student Mobility鈥 (June 2018) Higher Education Review

Austrade, 鈥淎ustralians in India鈥 (26 January 2018)

Shaun Star (on behalf of the Centre for India Australia Studies), Submission for the Australian Government 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper (9 November 2017)

Shaun Star, 鈥淟egal Angle of Sports鈥 The Tribune (1 November 2017)

Shaun Star, 鈥淕overnance Reform Key to Success On and Off the Field鈥 The Pioneer (9 October 2017)

Shaun Star and Amit Dasgupta, 鈥淚ndia-Australia relations: Education as the Tipping Point鈥 Hindustan Times (12 April 2017)

Shaun Star, 鈥淲hen Young Minds Lead Transformation鈥 The Pioneer (2 February 2017)

Shaun Star and Tridivesh Singh Maini, 鈥淎 Strong State of Affairs: India and Australia鈥檚 State-to-State Engagement鈥 The Diplomat (26 January 2017)

NewsX, 鈥淎ustralian cricketer Michael Kasprowicz & Shaun Star talk about cricket, betting and sports law鈥 (3 October 2017)

ABC News, 鈥淚ndia no longer fears racial attacks on its students in Australia鈥 (7 April 2017)

Shaun Star, Australia and India: A Comparative Overview of the Law and Legal Practice (Universal Law Publishers [Lexis Nexis India], 2016)

SuperLawyer, 鈥淪haun Star, Founder, Australia India Advisory and Australia-India Youth Dialogue on differential experiences of working in Indian and Australian law firms鈥 (3 January 2016)

Shaun Star and Rishi Suri, 鈥淵oung Shapers of Bilateral Ties: The Case of AIYD鈥 Policy Wonks (14 September 2015)

Shaun Star, 鈥淎ustralia and India Build Ties through Cricket鈥 Sydney Morning Herald (25 March 2015)

Shaun Star, 鈥淚ndia-Australia ties: Cricket, Commonwealth, Curry and Friendship鈥 Hindustan Times (25 March 2015)

SBS Hindi, 鈥淚 thrived in India because I embraced it鈥 (8 May 2015).

Shaun Star and Rishi Suri, 鈥淵outh in Forefront of India-Australia Ties鈥 The Pioneer (22 September 2014)

Shaun Star, 鈥淓ngaging with Future Leaders鈥 The Hindu (6 September 2014)

NDTV, 鈥淧rime Minister Modi in Australia鈥 (14 November 2014).

The Australian, 鈥淎ctivist Group Calls on Government to Focus on India鈥 (9 May 2012).

Shaun Star, 鈥淧layer Eligibility Criteria in Cricket鈥 (23 August 2011) Sportzpower Monthly

Shaun Star and Roshan Gopalakrishna, 鈥淭he Right of Publicity and Use of Player Attributes鈥 (24 May 2011) Sportzpower Monthly.

Shaun Star, 鈥淭he 鈥榣iberal鈥 BIT regime: has it gone a BIT too far? The importance of sustainable economic development in the BIT regime鈥 (2010) ALSA National Law Journal
Email sstar@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0002-0516-1394
Key Expertise Sports Law, Sports Governance, Anti-Doping, Esports, Dispute Resolution, Comparative Law, Australia-India relations, Education Law.