Aakarsh Banyal, Professor Sir Ian Brownlie DPhil Scholar
Aakarsh Banyal, Professor Sir Ian Brownlie DPhil Scholar
Programme: DPhil Law
Aakarsh is at Exeter College and has completed the MPhil in Law and the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at the University of Oxford. Originally from India, he went to high school in New Delhi before moving to Pune for his undergraduate degree in law.
His main areas of interest are public international law and international dispute settlement. His research now explores how international investment law treats investments at sea and how the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and related agreements shape and influence the investment law framework.
I am deeply grateful to be a Sir Ian Brownlie Scholar. This support has enabled me to pursue my DPhil in Law, and I sincerely thank Lady Christine Brownlie for her generous backing, as well as the Public International Law Research Group, my supervisors, and the Faculty of Law for their invaluable support.
Alongside my doctoral studies, I hope to secure pupillage and qualify as a barrister in the UK. Sir Ian’s enduring legacy has inspired many, including me, to follow a path in international law. I hope to serve as a committed ambassador for the scholarship and the values it embodies through my work.