{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2021-02-18T09:52:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T09:52:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/commercial.law\/kamardeen\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;259&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3DbLl5UmUAAAAJ%26hl%3Den||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Research Gate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FNaazima_Kamardeen||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Researcher ID&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FNaazima_Kamardeen||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]NAAZIMA KAMARDEEN, Professor, Department of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p>\n<p>Naazima Kamardeen holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, a Master of Laws degree in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University USA, where she studied as a Fulbright scholar, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is also an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, she teaches international investment, intellectual property and tax law at undergraduate level, and international trade and intellectual property at post-graduate level. Her research interests include intellectual and cultural property, international law, biopiracy and traditional knowledge, trade and investment, environment, research ethics and Muslim personal law reform.<\/p>\n<p>She is a member of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka and the Ethics Review Committee of the Sri Lanka Medical Association. She was a member of the National Committee that drafted the legislation on Plant Variety Protection.<\/p>\n<p>She has authored two books, \u201cGlobal Trade and Sri Lanka: Which Way Forward?\u201d published in 2016, and \u201cBiopiracy\u2019s Forgotten Victims: Lessons from Sri Lanka\u201d published in 2019.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Ph.D.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Degree of Doctor of Philosophy<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">LL.M<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Master of Laws in International Legal Studies<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Georgetown University USA<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">LL.B<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Degree of Bachelor of Laws<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Attorney-at-Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Attorney-at-Law<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">CTHE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">with SEDA accreditation<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">ASTHE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Accreditation of Senior Teachers in Higher Education<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">with SEDA accreditation<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Now<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Professor<\/h4><p>Department of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Secretary<\/h4><p>Association of Law Teachers of the University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Now<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Assistant Secretary<\/h4><p>Alumni Association of the University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer and examiner<\/h4><p>Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer and examiner<\/h4><p>Department of International Relations, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer and examiner<\/h4><p>Master of Human Rights and Democratisation, University of Sydney and University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer<\/h4><p>course director and examiner, Master of Laws, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer and examiner<\/h4><p>Master of Human Rights and Democratisation, University of Sydney and University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer<\/h4><p>Short Course on Intellectual Property Law conducted by the Institute for 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