Senior Lecturer Gr II

Department of Political Science

Faculty of Arts

University of Jaffna

Thirunelvely

Jaffna

Sri Lanka

Tel: +94 212225572

Mobile: +94 757439006

E-mail – npushparajah@univ.jfn.ac.lk / npushparajah@yahoo.com

https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=bpfXQmAAAAAJ&hl=en

• Post-Doc(Institum Jurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

• Post-Doc (KoGuan Law School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China)

• PhD (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy)

• LLM (Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland)

• MA Coure Work (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)

• BA (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)

• Diploma in Human Rights, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

• Senior Lecturer Gr II, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna-From November 2018 to date.

• Coordinator, Social Harmony and Communication Skills, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna-From February 2019 to date.

• Member of Curriculum Development, Revision and Monitoring Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna-from December 2019 to date.

• Student Counsellor, University of Jaffna-from February 2019 to date

• Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of International Law(ISSN: 2394- 2622), Published by Universal Multidisciplinary Research Institute Pvt Ltd, India-from September 2014-January 2017.

• Co-Lecturer, International Training Programme for Conflict Management (ITPCM), Scuola Superiore Sant’ Anna, Pisa, Italy-From April 2011-July 2011.

• Temporary Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka- January 2007-Auguest 2008.

• Academia Sinica Postdoctoral Research Fellowships, Institum Jurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica, Taiwan-2018

• Erasmus Student Mobility for Placement Scholarship for Period Abroad, Scuola Superiore Sant’ Anna, Pisa, Italy -2013.

• Research Scholarship (Semester) for PhD Research in Politics, Human Rights and Sustainability, Scuola Superiore Sant’ Anna, Pisa, Italy -2012.

• Full International Scholarship for LLM in International Human Rights Law National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland-2008.

• Rev. C.L. Wickramasinghe Memorial Prize for Political Science (Greatest Competence) University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka-2005.

• International Politics

• Geo-Politics

• Constitutional Studies

• Transitional Justice

• Human Rights Law

• International Humanitarian Law

• Public International Law

• Non-International Armed Conflict

Book

• Pushparajah, N., (2016). Human rights obligations of armed non-state actors in non-international armed conflicts. Netherland: Wolf Legal Publisher.

Book Chapter

• புஸ்பராசா, ந.,(2020). யுத்தத்துக்குப் பின்னரான இலங்கையில் அபிவிருத்தியும் நிலைமாறுகால நீதியும். எம்.எம். பாஸில் (பதிப்பாசிரியர்). போருக்குப் பிந்திய அரசும் சமூகமும்: இலங்கையின் அனுபவங்கள். கொழும்பு: குமரன் புத்தக இல்லம். பப. 419-448. (forthcoming)

International Peer Review Journals

• Pushparajah, N., (2019). United in diversity: a third way of constitutional vision in post-war Sri Lanka. Journal of Human Rights and Peace Studies 5(2), 196-228.

• Pushparajah, N and Zhang, S., (2017). Counter piracy in the Horn: a model for the south China sea? International Journal of Management and Applied Science 3(5), 29-34.

• Pushparajah,N., (2016). State Obligations towards the Conduct of Armed Non-State Actors in the Perspective of Due Diligence Principle. Journal of Human Rights and Peace Studies 1(2), 1-44.

• Vanhullebusch, M and Pushparajah, N.,(2016). The politics of prosecution of international crimes in Sri Lanka. Journal of International Criminal Justice 14, 1235-1260.

• Pushparajah, N., (2016). Enforcement of individual criminal responsibility on individual members of armed non-state actors. LEXKHOJ International Journal of Criminal Law I (II), :4-19.

• Pushparajah,N., (2015). The international criminal court and non-international armed conflict. Journal of Legal Research and Analysis 1(2), 2-8.

• Pushparajah, N., (2015). ‘How are armed non-state actors bound to apply the law of non-international armed conflicts? Indian Society of International Law’s Yearbook on International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law XII-XIII, 86-131.

• Pushparajah, N., (2014). Emerging trend in applying international human rights law to armed non-state actors beyond the state-centric system. International Journal of Law and Legal Jurisprudence Studies 1(5), 1-55.

• Pushparajah, N., (2013). What implication do ad-hoc/special agreements have for armed non-state actors? ITPCM International Commentary IX (33), (2013).47-50.

Working Paper

Pushparajah, N., (2012). The applicability of international human rights law to armed non-state actors in non-international armed conflict. Rapport Center for Human Rights and Justice's Working Paper Series, Faculty of Law, University of Texas, USA.

Non-Refereed Journal

• Pushparajah, N., (2016). The concept of civil war in traditional international law,’ LexHindustan Vidhi Patra I.

• Pushparajah, N., (2008). Armed conflict and international humanitarian Law,’ ELANKATHIR. Tamil Society, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (in Tamil).

• Pushparajah, N., (2007). Political culture of Sri Lankan conflict. ELANKATHIR. Tamil Society, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (in Tamil).

Published as Full Papers

• Pushparajah, N., (2019). Domestic accountability and ethnic reconciliation in post-war Sri Lanka. Proceeding of International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM) 5. University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 338-350.

• Pushparajah, N and Zhang, S., (2017). Counter piracy in the Horn: a model for the south China sea? International Conference on Law and Political Science (ICLPS) Shanghai, China, (14th-15th March 2017).

Published in Abstract Form

• புஸ்பராசா, ந., (2020). டொனால்ட் டிரம்ப்பின் மத்திய கிழக்குக்கான சமாதான திட்டமும் இஸ்ரேல்-பாலஸ்தீன பிரச்சினையின் எதிர்காலமும். Proceedings of Jaffna Science Association, Twenty Seventh Annual Sessions, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

• Nadarajah Pushparajah, N. (2019). Constitution-making and ethnic reconciliation in post-war Sri Lanka. Proceedings of Jaffna Science Association, Twenty Sixth Annual Sessions, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

• Pushparajah, N., (2012). Sri Lankan National Legal Framework Concerning Disaster Assistance and Disaster Risk Reduction, Institute of Law, Politics and Development, Scuola Superiore Sant’ Anna, Pisa, Italy (Funded by Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research).

• Participated in Summer Course on International Criminal Court, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (20-25 June 2009).

• Participated Summer Course on Minority Rights, Indigenous People and Human Rights Law, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (15-20 June 2009).

• Participated International Conference on ‘Right Now,’ International Student Weeks in Ilmeanau, Technical University, Germany (8-17 May 2009).

• Participated the Workshop on Competency-Development Programme in Federal Governance: Role of Third Tier, HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur, India (01 December 2007).

• Participated in the Training Workshop on South Asian Regional Competency-Development Programme in Federal Governance, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India, Organized by Berghof of Foundation, Sri Lanka (18 November –09 December 2007).

• Member of Career Guidance Cell, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna-2019

• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Social Science Studies (ISSN: 2324-8033; E-ISSN: 2324-8041), Published by Redfame Publishing Inc, USA-from March 2019 to date.

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of American Academic Research (ISSN 2328-1227), Published by American Academic Research Center, USA-from December 2016 to date.

• Visiting Guest Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heldelburg, Germany- from January 2013-October 2013.

• Resource Person, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka-from January 2007-Auguest 2008.

• Part-Time Academic Sub-Warden, Hilda Obeysekara Hall, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka-from January 2008- Auguest 2008.

• Member of Sub-Committee on Acquisitions (Tamil), Main Library, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka-2007.

• Volunteer Student Councillor, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka-2007.

• Editor, Elankathir, Annual Magazine of Tamil Society, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka-2003.