Mr. Manish Kumar Singh

Research Officer

Email – ro2.vco@rru.ac.in ; manishkumar.singh@rru.ac.in

Research Area – Law of The Sea, Maritime Law, Coastal Security, Maritime Security and Polar Security Law

About Mr. Manish Kumar Singh

Mr. Singh is an advocate and has worked with Senior Advocate and Senior Judges of the Allahabad High Court. Currently, he is working as Research Officer in the Vice Chancellor Office at Rashtriya Raksha University, an Institution of National Importance. Mr. Singh has been contributing to the training, research, education and extension activities in the field of international maritime law. He specializes and frequently writes on coastal and maritime security law, Indo-Pacific affairs, maritime cybersecurity, polar law, international law and domestic laws.

He has also represented as an Official Rapporteur, Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) for the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and 26th Committee on Environmental Protection (CEP) Meeting, held in Kochi, Kerala (May 2024). Furthermore, he has participated in the 16th International Foundation for The Law of The Sea (IFLOS), Hamburg, Germany (August, 2024).

Qualification Board/University Year of Passing
LL.M. Rashtriya Raksha University 2021
LL.B. University Of Delhi 2018
B. Com Mahatama Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth (M.G.K.V.P.) 2015
  • 4 years
  • Presented paper on “India’s Coastal Security, Climate Change and Sustainable Development” during International conference on climate justice and sustainable environment” organized by Centre for Environmental Law, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Gujarat National Law University (22-23rd April 2023)
  • Presented paper on “Maritime Coastal Forces: Law, Governance and Technology” during International Conference on Re-positioning India and Australia in the Emergent Geopolitics: Identities, Entanglements, Cultural Diplomacy organized by Centre for Australian Studies, Bankura University (3-4th March 2023)
Books/ Conference proceedings/ Monographs:
Refereed Journal Articles/ Magazine:
  • Organized “Colombo Security Conclave – Third Maritime Law Workshop” in association with National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS).
  • Organized “International Workshop on India’s Polar Region Policy Building Partnerships Towards Sustainable Development” in association with Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) and University of the Arctic (UArctic) network.
  • Organized National Coastal Security Conclave (NCSC) – SAMUNDRARAKSHAN 2023 in collaboration with National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP), Okha
  • Organized and conducted e-ITEC Programme on Maritime Security Laws
  • Organized International Coastal Clean-up Drive at Porbandar Beach and Student Field Trip to Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarthak and Air Station
  • Organized “Colombo Security Conclave – Second Maritime Law Workshop” in association with National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)
  • Organized “Round Table on Nuances of Coastal Security in Gujarat” under MEA-MHA-RRU Project on (10th Feb 2023)
  • Organized Seminar on “Integrating Humanitarian Principles in Law Enforcement” in Collaboration with International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC)
  • Organized Workshop on “21st Century Naval Warfare and International Humanitarian Law: Implications for Coastal and Maritime Security” in Collaboration with International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC)
  • Organized International Coastal Clean-up Drive and Student Field Trip to Alang Ship-breaking Yard
  • Organized MEA-MHA-RRU Webinar on “IUU Fishing and International Law”
  • Organized e-ITEC Online Training Program on “Maritime Security & Laws” in Collaboration with ITEC, Ministry of External Affairs, GoI
  • Organized “Capacity Building Workshop on Coastal Security” in Collaboration with the Office of DIG (Coastal Security) Gujarat Police
  • Organized Workshop on “National Maritime Day”
  • Organized “Colombo Security Conclave- Maritime Law Workshop” in association with National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)
  • Organized an event – MoU signing between Army Training Command (ARTRAC) – Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) – Bhaskaracharya National Institute of Space Applications and Geo-informatics
  • Organized National Stakeholders Meet on Small Arms
  • Organized “One Week Faculty Development Programme”
  • Organized Two days Certificate Course on “International Military Laws and Best practices: Security Operations”
  • Participated in 16th IFLOS Summer Academy, Hamburg, Germany (29 July – 22 August 2024).
  • Official Rapporteur, Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (ATS), Argentina for the 46th ATCM and 26th CEP Meetings, Kochi, Kerala (20-30th May 2024).
  • Attended ‘NATPOLREX – IX’ Oil Pollution and Response Exercise conducted by the Indian Coast Guard, Gujarat (24-25th November 2023).
  • Attended “EPR-2023 conference – Engaging with Polar Regions: Science, Human Ecology and Geopolitics” organized by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala (26th-28th October 2023).
  • Attended “SaGAA 7 conference – The Future of Arctic Ice: An Indo-Pacific Connect” organized by Lights Research Foundation at India International Centre, New Delhi (27th-28th April 2023).
  • Attended “Anti-Hijacking Conference” organized by Adani enterprise at Ahmedabad Airport (22nd March 2023).
  • WMU-IMO International Conference- Protecting the Ocean: London Convention & Stockholm Declaration at 50 (10-13 Oct 2022)
  • CIWAD Panel Discussion on India’s West Asia Resetting After SCO Summit (25th Sept 2022)
  • Atlantic Smart Ports Blue Acceleration Network (AspBAN) project: Tapping in the potential of Balkan and Black Sea ports for the future of blue economy (22nd Sept 2022)
  • Forensics Through Cases by NFSU (30th Aug 2022)
  • CDRF Global Virtual Training Course on “Countering Disinformation that Undermines Nonproliferation Norms” 18 Aug 2022
  • Three Day International Workshop on ” Academic Writing and Publishing” (4-6th Aug 2022)
  • Certificate Course on Awareness Against Proliferation of Biological Materials, Technology, and Knowledge training organized by Kawach and CRDF Global on Saturday and Sunday, (18-19th June 2022)
  • UNODC’s Career webinar on Thursday, (02 June 2022)
  • Completed Certificate Course on ‘Maritime Security Operations: Contemporary Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region’ organized by Rashtriya Raksha University in collaboration with ICRC from (12-16th July, 2021)
  • Completed Certificate Course on ‘Law of Armed Conflict at Sea: Contemporary Challenges’ being jointly organized by Rashtriya Raksha University and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from (1-6th March, 2021)
  • Completed Certificate Program on Art Law and Its Security Dimensions (28th – 30th January, 2021)
  • Attended IORA Capacity Building Workshop on the 1982 UNCLOS held virtually on (29th January, 2021)
  • Bar Council of India Membership
  • Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh Membership
  • Book Series on The Law of The Sea.
  • Book Project on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Operations of India.
  • MCQ Student Edition Book on the Law of the Sea (Completed)