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Yogesh Kumar Tyagi

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Yogesh Kumar Tyagi
22nd Vice Chancellor 2016-2021Delhi University
In office
10 March 2016 – 09 March, 2021
Preceded bySudeesh Pachauri (acting)
Succeeded byYogesh Singh

Yogesh Kumar Tyagi is an Indian academic. He is the 22nd Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi.[1][2] He was the former Dean of the Faculty of Legal Studies, at South Asian University and is credited with the establishment of an excellent department for International Law. Tyagi has published a famous work on the UN Human Rights Committee (Cambridge University Press). He has published extensively in international journals.

Education

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Tyagi completed his LLM from the Columbia University School of Law in New York, where he was nominated a Silver Fellow, and obtained his MPhil and PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.[3]

Career

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Tyagi is a former Professor of International Law at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is also a Member of l’Institut de Droit International. He has also served as a Member, of the Law Commission of India. He served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi from 10 March 2016 to 9 March 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Vice Chancellor - University of Delhi". www.du.ac.in.
  2. ^ "Yogesh Tyagi takes charge as 22nd VC of Delhi University - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Vice Chancellor - University of Delhi". www.du.ac.in.