Ved Prakash Nanda

Prof. Ved Prakash Nanda is an Indian American academic who received Padma Bhushan award on 20 March 2018 in the field of Literature and Education.[1][2] He is a professor of International Law at the University of Denver, Colorado. He is Past President of the World Jurist Association and now its Honorary President, former honorary Vice President of the American Society of International Law and now its counselor, and a member of the advisory council of the United States Institute of Human Rights. In 2006 Professor Nanda was honored with a $1 million founding gift from DU alumni Doug and Mary Scrivner to launch the Ved Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law. The Center began its programming in 2007, hosting programs for the lawyers, students, and community participants as well as promoting scholarship in the field of international law. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Hindu University of America. He is widely published, having authored or co-authored 24 books in various fields of international law. Prof. Ved Nanda has also received a number of awards including the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award for Community Peace Building.

References
  1. "Padma Bhushan Awardees 2018" (PDF), padmaawards.gov.in
  2. "Legal Scholar Prof. Ved Prakash Nanda Gets Padma Bhushan". 25 January 2018.


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