Soumya Rajsingh
Assistant Professor
rajsinghsoumya@gmail.com
Soumya Rajsingh is an early-career legal academic specialising in International Investment Law, Business and Human Rights, and International Economic Law, with over six years of experience in university teaching, research, and academic engagement. Her work focuses on the evolving interface between global investment governance, corporate accountability, and sustainable development, particularly from a Global South perspective.
She has recently submitted her Ph.D. at the Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, New Delhi. Her doctoral research, titled “The Social Accountability of Investors in the International Investment Legal Framework: A Critical Analysis,” examines the structural imbalance in international investment law and proposes legal pathways for integrating enforceable human rights and social responsibility obligations for investors.
She was awarded a fully funded Visiting Research Fellowship at UNIDROIT, Rome (2025), where she conducted advanced research on investor accountability and international investment contracts. Her teaching is research-led, student-centred, and practice-oriented, aimed at preparing students to engage critically with contemporary international legal and policy challenges.
Education
- Ph.D. in Law (Submitted) -South Asian University, New Delhi
Thesis: The Social Accountability of Investors in the International Investment Legal Framework: A Critical Analysis - LL.M. in International Law -South Asian University, New Delhi
- B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) -National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (International Law Specialisation)
- Qualified UGC-NET and All India Bar Examination
Experience
Visiting Research Fellow
UNIDROIT (International Institute for the Unification of Private Law), Rome, Italy
- Awarded a fully funded fellowship to conduct advanced research on investors’ human rights and social accountability within the international investment framework.
- Participated in the International Programme on Law and Development and delivered an invited seminar on investor accountability.
Research Scholar (Ph.D.)
Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, New Delhi
- Conducted doctoral research titled “The Social Accountability of Investors in the International Investment Legal Framework: A Critical Analysis.”
- Engaged in academic research, publications, conference presentations, and teaching-related academic activities.
Assistant Professor of Law
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad
- Taught Public International Law, Private International Law, International Trade Law, International Commercial Arbitration, and Law of Taxation.
- Introduced courses on Human Rights and Environment and the UNCITRAL Model Code.
- Supervised LL.M. dissertations
Assistant Professor of Law
IFIM Law School, Bengaluru
- Coordinated moot court training programmes and mentored students in research and professional skills development
Journal Articles
- Sai Ramani Garimella and Soumya Rajsingh, ‘Bilateral Investment Treaties and Investors’ Social Accountability: The Law and Praxis in South Asia’ (2024) 23(2–3) Journal of International Trade Law and Policy 129–153. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JITLP-04-2024-0025 (Scopus indexed; Quartile:Q2 in Law and Political Science & International Relations categories)
- Mukesh Rawat and Soumya Rajsingh, ‘Athletes’ Right to a Fair Trial in “Non-Analytical Positive Doping Cases”: An Analysis’ (2021) 13(1) International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 1–13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2021.1891947 (Scopus indexed; ABDC rank: C; Quartile: Q1 in Social Sciences [Miscellaneous])
- Sai Ramani Garimella and Soumya Rajsingh, ‘Review of Indian Private International Law by Stellina Jolly and Saloni Khanderia’ (2024) 32(1) Asia Pacific Law Review 282–286. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10192557.2023.2232619 (Scopus indexed; Quartile:Q2; ABDC rank: C)
- Sai Ramani Garimella, Soumya Rajsingh and Mohammed Saad, ‘Unprivileging Transnational Capitalist Class: A Suggestive Reset towards Human Rights Accountability in the Global South via Counterclaims’ (2025) 18(2) NUJS Law Review. (Peer-reviewed)
Book Chapter
- Sai Ramani Garimella and Soumya Rajsingh, ‘Inclusion of Corporate Social Responsibility Obligation in Investment Arbitration Proceedings to Foster Investors’ Obligation: An Analysis’ in Pallab Das (ed), Contemporary Perspectives on International Arbitration Practice: Decoding Global Trends (Thomson Reuters 2023).
Ph.D. / Junior Scholar Conference Presentations
- Young Scholar Junior Researcher Workshop, 9th Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law: Paper presented: South Asian Practice of Bilateral Investment Treaty Making to Facilitate Investors’ Social Accountability: An Analysis, Depok–Bandung, Indonesia, August 2023.
- Conference on Business Compliance in International Commercial Transactions in the Asia-Pacific: Examining Corporate Compliance for Combating Modern Slavery in India’s Global Value Chain: An Analysis, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, February 2024.
- 12th PEPA / SIEL Conference: Paper presented: Leveraging Human Rights Counterclaims in International Investment Law to Rebalance Investor–State Relationships: A South Asian Analysis, Hong Kong, July 2024.
- TEGL Annual Conference: Revisiting Human Rights Obligations for Transnational Corporations: Advancing Investor Human Rights Accountability within Global Investment Frameworks with a South Asian Perspective; Maastricht University, The Netherlands, December 2024.
- Fourth Biennial Conference, South Asia International Economic Law Network: Balancing Investor Protection and Human Rights: Evaluating the Scope of Human Rights Counterclaims in South Asian IIAs; Sri Lanka, December 2024.
Her research lies at the intersection of International Investment Law, Business and Human Rights, International Economic Law, and Sustainability. With a regional focus on South Asia, her work examines how investment treaties, domestic law compliance mechanisms, and human-rights-based counterclaims can be used to embed investor accountability and rebalance investor-state relationships.
Her broader research agenda focuses on strengthening accountability frameworks for transnational economic actors and contributing to a more balanced and socially responsive international investment regime.
