Human Rights, International Law and International Humanitarian Law

Dr.G.B.Reddy is a lawyer turned academician. Studied B.A. (HPP), LL.B., and LL.M. (Constitutional Law) at Osmania University, and P.G.Diploma in Human Rights from University of Hyderabad. Obtained Ph.D.in Law from Osmania University in 1999 on the topic “Supreme Court and Judicial Activism – Its Contribution in Specific Areas of Constitutional Law after 1980”. His area of specialization is Constitutional Law in LL.M. and Judicial Activism in Ph.D. He specialized in the area of Intellectual Property as an independent researcher, publisher and teacher.

He has secured three Gold Medals in LL.B. and one Gold Medal in LL.M. apart from being the first candidate to have qualified for UGC-JRF in Law from Osmania University in 1993.He practiced in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh for about seven years before joining the Faculty of Law, Osmania University. He authored 20 well received books on law including Women and Law, Intellectual Property Rights and Law, Copyright Law in India, Practical Advocacy of Law, Right to Information and Law and Judicial Activism in India. Two of his books namely Women and Law and Judicial Activism in India, have been reviewed favourably in the Book Review section of the Hindu by Justice V.R.KrishnaIyer. He also published more than 65 articles on law in standard national and international journals.He participated in several National and International Seminars, Workshops and Conferences on Law and allied subjects and visited Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand.

He possesses rich administrative experience having worked as the Principal of University College of Law,Head of Department of Law,  Chairperson of BoS in Law and Dean,Faculty of Law,Osmania University. He helped the university to introduce LL.B. Five Years Integrated Course at University College of Law and P.G. College of Law, Osmania University and LL.M. (IPR), LL.M. (ADR), and LL.M. (ITEL) and P.G.Diploma in Cyber Laws. He has been a visiting faculty at several reputed institutions including the A.P. Judicial Academy, A.P. Excise Academy, CCRT, NAARM, TS Police Academy, National Police Academy, NALSAR University of Law, National Industrial Security Academy (NISA), Academic Staff Colleges of several Universities. He was the Co-Convener of the APLAWCET & PGLAWCET for 2014-15 and is the Convener of the TSLAWCET & PGLAWCET for 2019.

He held positions as the Joint Director University Foreign Relations Office, Osmania University for 5 years before he became its Director  for about two years.   He was the founder Director of the Legal Cell of the University,  a member of General Council of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (for the period 2011-2014), A.P. State Consumer Protection Council (for the period 2010-2013) and the Hyderabad District Legal Services Authority by the Government of A.P.  He is a Life Member of the Indian Law Institute & the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies, New Delhi and the American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad (presently OUCIP). He is a member of the Telangana State Legal Services Authority, Chairman of Ethics Committee of CDFD, Hyderabad, Member of Academic Council of NALSAR University. He is also the Dean, Faculty of Law of Telangana University and Shathavahana University, Karimnagar (Since 2016)apart from being the Dean of Faculty of Law, Osmania University (Since August 2017).