Prof. G. Mohan Gopal is Director of the National Judicial Academy since July, 2006. The Director, NJA is the Principal Executive Officer of NJA. The Director is appointed by the Chairman, the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India. Dr. Gopal holds a masters and a doctorate degree in law from Harvard University (Harvard Law School), USA and a bachelor's degree in law from Delhi University.
Dr. Gopal was Director of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore (2000-2003). Dr. Gopal taught law at Georgetown University Law School, Washington, DC for nine years as an adjunct professor (1991-2000).Dr. Gopal served for over 18 years at the World Bank in Washington, DC where he became Chief Counsel in the Legal Department of the World Bank. Previously, Dr. Gopal served from 1980-83 as a legal counsel at the Asian Development Bank in Manila. Dr. Gopal has also taught law for three years at the National University of Singapore. Dr. Gopal's two main areas of academic interest and experience include: (i) the institutional and conceptual framework for law and justice (including, in particular, study of the Indian legal and judicial system; changing concepts of law and justice; the role of legal and judicial systems in national development; and the legal dimensions of globalization); and (ii) international economic law including international arbitration.
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