Yogesh Kumar Tyagi | |
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22nd Vice Chancellor 2016-2021 University of Delhi | |
In office 10 March 2016 –09 March 2021 | |
Preceded by | Dinesh Singh |
Succeeded by | Yogesh Singh |
Yogesh Kumar Tyagi is an Indian academic who served as the 22nd vice-chancellor of the University of Delhi from March 2016 to March 2021. [1] [2] He also served as dean of the Faculty of Legal Studies at the South Asian University,where he was involved in establishing a department for international law. Tyagi has authored articles in international academic journals,including a study on the United Nations Human Rights Committee published by Cambridge University Press.
Tyagi earned his Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Columbia Law School in New York,and later obtained a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. [1]
Tyagi was a professor of international law at Jawaharlal Nehru University,and was a member of both the Institut de Droit International and the Law Commission of India. He later served as vice-chancellor of the University of Delhi from March 2016 to March 2021. [3]