About
Amal Sethi is a Senior Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Hamburg, where he researches and teaches comparative constitutional studies. His current research is funded by a multi-year grant from the German Government’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) through its Excellence Strategy.
Amal is the Director for Technology of the International Society of Public Law (ICON:S), a member of its Committee on Community and Engagement, and co-chair of its interest group on constitution-making. Amal has also been involved in consultancy roles with different governmental and inter-governmental agencies ranging from USAID and the US Department of Commerce to CEDAW, UNESCO, UNDP, UN Women, UNHCHR, and The SDG Fund.
Amal's work is published/forthcoming in Global Constitutionalism, The Journal of Federalism, Indian Law Review, Common Law World Review, American Journal of Comparative Law, Modern Law Review, I·CONnect-Clough Center Global Review of Constitutional Law, Keele Law Review, Asia Pacific Law Review, Nuovi Autoritarismi e Democrazie, Routledge Handbook on the Law of Greater China, National Law School of India Review, The University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, The University of Missouri Kansas City Law Review, among others.
Amal obtained his Doctorate and Masters in Law from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia. During his time at The University of Pennsylvania, Amal worked with the Center of Ethics and as a Legal Writing Fellow. He was also appointed as a Legal Writing Fellow, a Salzburg Cutler Fellow, and a Global Women Leadership Fellow. Additionally, Amal received his Bachelor of Laws from the Government Law College, Mumbai, where he graduated as a recipient of the Best Student Award and the Nivedita Nathany Award for Academic Excellence and Leadership. While at Government Law College, Amal worked with Chief Justice F.I Rebello of the Allahabad High Court, The Non-Profit Citizens for Justice and Peace, and Justice Roshan Dalvi of the Bombay High Court.
Amal can be reached via email at amal.sethi@uni-hamburg.de or amals@penncareylaw.upenn.edu