Q&A with Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi

The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights is pleased to be welcoming Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha) on the 28th June 2023 for an informal Q&A session with Oxford Graduate students.

Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi is an eminent jurist, politician, visible media personality, well-known columnist, author, thinker, and commentator. He is a Member of Parliament (third-term), the senior most National Spokesperson of the Congress Party and the youngest designated Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India (at age 34). He was the youngest Additional Solicitor General of India at the young age of 37 and a former elected Vice President of the Supreme Court Bar Association.

Additionally, Dr. Singhvi was also the former Vice Chairman of Congress' Media Department, and the former Chairman of the AICC, Human Rights Department, and the Parliamentary Committee on Law, Justice, Personnel & Grievances. He has also been a member of the Indian Supreme Court, where he created and administered bilateral legal forums, including the Indo-British, Indo-US, Indo-Canadian and Indo-Israel forums. After obtaining his B.A. (Economics) degree from St. Stephen's College, New Delhi, Dr. Singhvi went on to complete his M.A. and Ph.D. from Trinity College, Cambridge, UK and Harvard University, U.S.A., respectively.

He has taught at St. John's College, University of Cambridge, and had joined a brief summer program at Harvard University as well. He has delivered lectures to student/faculty groups and general audiences at Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Boston, MIT and George Washington Universities, as well as NGOs and think-tanks, and has addressed several international conferences, including those at Paris and Pakistan. He was a visiting Trumbull Lecturer at Yale University, USA, in 2011 and is currently an Honorary Adjunct Professor at Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University.

We are delighted to be welcoming Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, and grateful for his generosity in giving his time for this intimate Q&A with students. A light lunch will be provided. Places will be limited, so please register by emailing bonavero-events@ox.ac.uk