Raj Bhala
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Raj Bhala, an Indian-American, joined the KU Law faculty in 2003 as the Rice Distinguished Professor, the highest university-level professorship at KU. He received the 2011 Woodyard International Educator Award, a university-wide award granted to one faculty member for outstanding contributions to internationalization efforts, the 2010 Moreau Award for advising and counseling students, and a 2008 Kemper Award for Teaching Excellence. He has worked in 28 countries and played in another 19 countries.
Bhala is a member of England's Royal Society for Asian Affairs, the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Law Institute, the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, and the All India Law Teacher's Congress. The Indian Society of International Law has conferred on him Life Membership.
Bhala's scholarly reputation in international trade is global, based in part on a sustained, prolific publication record. That record includes a treatise, “Modern GATT Law,” now in its two-volume second edition, and “International Trade Law,” a two-volume textbook in its forthcoming fourth edition. Both books are widely acclaimed for their substance and style. That record also includes more than three dozen provocative articles, including eight major pieces on the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations, several works on poor countries, and a trilogy on stare decisis. Bhala's articles have appeared in The International Lawyer, the most widely circulated international law review, five times.
Bhala's energy and enthusiasm extend to Islamic Law. He is the first non-Muslim American law professor to write a comprehensive textbook in the field, "Understanding Islamic Law Shari'a)." This highly praised, widely used work covers in an accessible manner the religion, history and law of Islam. Bhala is honored and humbled to teach Islamic Law to United States Special Operations Forces at the Command and General Staff College of Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Bhala's eagerness to pioneer new fields in the American legal academy extends to India. He is under contract to write the first textbook on the business laws of modern India.
Bhala practiced international banking law at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which twice granted him the President's Award for Excellence. At the New York Fed, he represented the United States in international wire transfer negotiations at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), dealt with legal issues in the largest financial market in the world (foreign exchange) and was actively involved in international banking law enforcement, including the infamous scandal involving the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). His UNCITRAL work earned him a Letter of Commendation from the State Department.
Bhala is an International Legal Consultant for The Al Ammari Law Firm, in association with Blake, Cassels & Graydon LL.P., Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Blakes is one of Canada's famed "Bay Street" (or "Seven Sisters") law firms, and Dr. Saud Al Ammari offices are renowned throughout the Gulf.
Bhala joined KU from George Washington, where he held the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professorship, before which he began his teaching career at William & Mary.
Bhala is a summa cum laude graduate of Duke, where he was an Angier B. Duke Scholar. The British government awarded him a Marshall Scholarship, and he earned master's degrees from both the London School of Economics and Oxford in economics and management, respectively. He obtained his law degree with honors from Harvard.
- Advanced International Trade Law
- International Trade Law
- Islamic Law (Shari'a)
- Public International Law
- Human Rights
- International Banking Law
- International Business Transactions
- Law and Business in India
Education
J.D., cum laude, Harvard, 1989; M.Sc., Oxford (Management), 1986; M.Sc., London School of Economics (Economics), 1985; A.B., summa cum laude, Duke (Economics), 1984.
On a lighter note, Bhala has been a guest on the TV comedy "The Not So Late Show."
Raj Bhala, who is an Indian American, joined the KU Law faculty in 2003 as the Rice Distinguished Professor, the highest university-level professorship at KU. In 2011, he received the George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award, a university-wide award granted to one faculty member for outstanding contributions to internationalization efforts. He has worked in 25 countries and played in another 22 countries.
Along with professors John Head, Andrew Torrance, Elizabeth Kronk Warner and Virginia Harper Ho, Bhala is part of an outstanding International and Comparative Law (ICL) team, and continues the nearly 150-year long tradition of excellence in ICL at KU Law that includes Francis Heller, Robert Casad and John Murphy.
Bhala and Head are a unique duo among American law schools. Both have published leading texts in international business law and comparative law, both have extensive practical experience in international finance, both are Marshall Scholars, and both enthusiastically adhere to KU Law’s open-door policy, welcoming all students to their offices anytime.
Similarly, Bhala, Head and Harper Ho are a unique triumvirate: Head and Harper Ho are experts in Civil and Chinese Law, respectively, and Bhala is a student of Islamic Law and Indian Law. Their collective work thus spans much of the world’s legal systems. At Kansas, Bhala and his colleagues built the S.J.D. and Two-Year J.D. Degree Programs, and the Certificate in International Trade and Finance, yielding in the American Heartland an exceptional International and Comparative Law line up at an affordable price.
Bhala's scholarly reputation in international trade is global, based in part on a sustained, prolific publication record. That record includes a treatise, “Modern GATT Law,” and a leading textbook, “International Trade Law,” both of which are widely acclaimed for their substance and style. The two-volume treatise is in its 2nd edition, and the textbook has been used at roughly 100 countries around the world, with a two-volume 4th edition forthcoming.
That record also includes more than two dozen provocative articles, including five major pieces on the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations: “Poverty, Islamist Extremism, and the Debacle of Doha Round Counter-Terrorism: Part One of a Trilogy – Agricultural Tariffs and Subsidies,” 9 University of Saint Thomas Law Journal 5 (2011); “Poverty, Islamist Extremism, and the Debacle of Doha Round Counter-Terrorism: Part Two of a Trilogy – Non-Agricultural Market Access and Services Trade,” 44 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 1 (2011); “Poverty, Islamist Extremism, and the Debacle of Doha Round Counter-Terrorism: Part Three of a Trilogy – Trade Remedies and Facilitation,” 40 Denver Journal of International Law and Policy 237 (2012); "Doha Round Betrayals," 24 Emory International Law Review 147 (Summer 2010); “Resurrecting the Doha Round: Devilish Details, Grand Themes, and China Too,” 45 Texas International Law Journal (2009); “Doha Round Schisms – Numerous, Technical, and Deep,” 6 Loyola University Chicago International Law Review 5 (Fall/Winter 2008); “Empathizing with France and Pakistan on Agricultural Subsidy Issues in the Doha Round,” 40 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 949 (October 2007); and “Poverty, Islam, and Doha,” 36 The International Lawyer 159 (2002).
Bhala’s articles have appeared in The International Lawyer, the most widely circulated international law review, five times. His Doha Round Trilogy (cited above) is a classic, as is his Stare Decisis Trilogy: “The Myth About Stare Decisis and International Trade Law (Part One of a Trilogy),” 14 American University International Law Review 845-956 (1999); “The Precedent Setters: De Facto Stare Decisis in WTO Adjudication (Part Two of a Trilogy),” 9 Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law and Policy 1-151 (Fall 1999); “The Power of the Past: Towards De Jure Stare Decisis in WTO Adjudication (Part Three of a Trilogy),” 33 George Washington International Law Review 873-978 (2001).
Bhala's scholarship in international trade law embodies four signature themes: (1) Trade law can be an effective instrument of counter-terrorism, and enhanced peace and security are possible through trade, but the Doha Round has failed in these respects; (2) protectionist devices are embedded in the details of trade law; (3) generosity and social justice ought to play a prominent role in the trade law; and (4) precedent operates as a de facto source of multilateral trade rules. These themes are the product of a synthesis of traditional doctrinal legal analysis with development economics and social justice theory.
The boundaries of Bhala’s scholarship extend beyond international trade law. His recent book, “Understanding Islamic Law (Shari’a)” (LexisNexis, 2011), is a text used widely by law schools and practitioners. It is the first comprehensive work on the law, history and religion of Islam designed for these markets written for the English-speaking world by a non-Muslim American law professor. The text provides systematic comparisons to U.S. law and Catholic Christianity. Bhala is honored and humbled to teach Islamic Law to United States Special Operations Forces at the Command and General Staff College of Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Bhala’s forthcoming book, “Business Law of Modern India” (Carolina Academic Press), aims to introduce to the American legal academy the legal system of the world’s largest free-market democracy that also is home to or hosts every major religion in the world.
Bhala’s scholarship is intra- and inter-disciplinary, and his methodology is eclectic. For instance, his article “Diversity within Unity: Import Laws of Islamic Countries on Ḥarām (Forbidden) Products,” 47 The International Lawyer 343 (2014) synthesizes ideas from International Trade Law and Islamic Law, and from philosophy and religion. The article relies on both doctrinal interpretation of GATT and exhaustive empirical analysis of the tariff schedules of every Muslim country.
Ever loyal to his former students and Research Assistants, Bhala co-authored “Diversity within Unity” with one of them, Shannon B. Keating, who practices trade and development law with New Markets Lab in Washington, D.C. He co-authored “WTO Case Reviews” with her and another former student and RA, Bruno Simões, a trade lawyer at FratiniVergano European Lawyers in Brussels.
Bhala practiced international banking law at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which twice granted him the President's Award for Excellence. At the New York Fed, he represented the United States in international wire transfer negotiations at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), dealt with legal issues in the largest financial market in the world (foreign exchange) and was actively involved in international banking law enforcement, including the infamous scandal involving the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). His service as an American delegate to UNCITRAL earned him a Letter of Commendation from the State Department.
Bhala joined KU from George Washington, where he held the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professorship, before which he began his teaching career at William & Mary.
Bhala is a summa cum laude graduate of Duke, where he was an Angier B. Duke Scholar. The British government awarded him a Marshall Scholarship, and he earned master's degrees from both the London School of Economics and Oxford in economics and management, respectively. He obtained his law degree with honors from Harvard.
Bhala is the editor of two book series, "Studies in Globalization and Society" (Carolina Academic Press) and "International Law and Development" (Martinus Nijoff Publishers). He is a member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, Council on Foreign Relations, Royal Society of Asian Affairs, American Law Institute, All India Law Teachers Congress, and was awarded life membership by the Indian Socitey of International Law.
Bhala has lectured around the world, including at many law schools across India, the Arab Thought Foundation Annual Conference (Beirut), University of Auckland (New Zealand), Bahcesehir University (Istanbul), College of Shari'a and Law (Muscat, Oman), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Mining (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), University of Dhaka (Bangladesh), LaTrobe University (Melbourne), University of London, University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur), National University of Singapore and Pakistan College of Law (Lahore). He has been a visiting fellow at the Bank of Japan (Tokyo) and the University of Hong Kong. Bhala has won university-wide teaching awards at both KU and William & Mary.
Bhala is an International Legal Consultant for The Al Ammari Law Firm, in association with Blake, Cassels & Graydon LL.P., Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. He also has served as a legal consultant to international organizations, the U.S. and foreign governments, and private sector entities, including Cheniere Energy, particularly on trade-related projects.
Bhala is an avid long-distance runner and has completed many marathons and half-marathons, including the Boston, Des Moines, Los Angeles, New York, Omaha and Richmond marathons in under 3:45:00.
Teaching
Advanced International Trade Law, International Trade Law, Islamic Law (Shari'a), Public International Law, Human Rights, International Banking Law, International Business Transactions, Law and Business in India
Admitted
New York, District of Columbia, Colorado, 1990.
Career History
Attorney, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Director, Graduate Program, William & Mary 1989-1993, 1993-1998; Professor, Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor, Associate Dean for International and Comparative Legal Studies, George Washington University School of Law, 1998-2003; Visiting Professor Duke, 1996, Michigan 1999; University of Auckland, 2003, LaTrobe University (Melbourne), 2003, World Trade Institute (Berne), 2003-2006, Rice Distinguished Professor, Kansas, 2003-present, Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law, Kansas, 2011-present.
Consultant: Cheniere Energy, Inc. (Houston); United Arab Emirates University; U.S. Department of Commerce (Middle East Partnership Initiative); Saudi Aramco; Government of Laos; World Bank; International Monetary Fund.
Editorial Advisory Boards: LexisNexis Law School Publishing Advisory Board (1/09-12/11); Carolina Academic Press (12/97-12/08, 1/12-present); International Trade Law and Regulation (Thomson/Sweet and Maxwell, spring 2003-present); Shari'a and Law Journal (United Arab Emirates University, 12/07-present); Manchester Journal of International Economic Law (12/03-present); Benares Hindu University Universitas Annual Interdisciplinary Journal of Academique (3/13-present); Benares Hindu University Law Journal (7/12-present); and National Law University of Jodhpur, India, Trade, Law and Development (12/08-present).
Memberships
Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, Council on Foreign Relations, Royal Society for Asian Affairs, American Law Institute, All India Law Teacher's Congress, Indian Society of International Law.
Selected Publications
TPP Objectively: Law, Economics, and National Security of History’s Largest, Longest Free Trade Agreement (forthcoming) (with Raj Bhala) Available here.
WTO Case Review 2015, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law (forthcoming) (with Raj Bhala, David Gantz, Shannon Keating & Bruno Simões)
Legal Instruments of Political and Economic Competition: TPP T&A and Automotive ROOs, 8(1 (2016)) Indian Journal of International Economic Law (forthcoming Aug. 2016) (with Raj Bhala) Available here.
Understanding Islamic Law (Shari'a), 2nd Edition (forthcoming 15 Jul. 2016) (with Raj Bhala) Available here.
Trans Pacific Partnership Intellectual Property Controversies, in A "Liber Amicorum:" Mitsuo Matsushita, A Critical Assessment of the International Economic Law and Governance (Julien Chaisse, Tsai-Yu Lin ed., Oxford University Press, forthcoming 1 Apr. 2016)
International Investment Management: Theory, Practice, and Ethics (Routledge, Mar. 2016) (with Dr. Kara Tan Bhala, Mr. Warren Yeh & Raj Bhala)
Design and Challenges of Banking and Foreign Exchange Regulation in India, 16(Fall) Asian Business Lawyer 27-72 (19 Dec. 2015) (with Raj Bhala) Available here.
WTO Case Review 2014, 31(2) Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law 497-646 (Oct. 2015) (with Raj Bhala, David Gantz, Shannon B. Keating & Bruno Germain Simões) Available here.
Dictionary of International Trade Law (Lexis Nexis, 3rd, 19 Oct. 2015) (with Raj Bhala)
Contribution by Raj Bhala, in Legal Studies for the Curious: Why Legal Studies 4 (forthcoming Jan./Aug. 2015)
International Trade Law: An Interdisciplinary, Non-Western Textbook (Lexis Nexis, 4th, 20 Aug. 2015) (with Raj Bhala)
Decentralized Trade Liberalization, 2014 World Trade Review (Apr. 2015) (Liberalizing International Trade after Doha – Multilateral, Plurilateral, Regional and Unilateral Initiatives) (with Raj Bhala & Matthew Walter Cooper)
Fighting Iran with Trade Sanctions, 31(2) Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law 251-356 (18 Feb. 2015) (with Raj Bhala) Available here.
WTO Case Review 2013, 31(2) Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law 475-510 (28 Jan. 2015) (with Raj Bhala, David A. Gantz, Shannon B. Keating & Bruno Germain Simões) Available here.
Liberalizing International Trade after Doha: Multilateral, Plurilateral, Regional and Unilateral Initiatives, 13 World Trade Review 721-724 (22 Sep. 2014) (Liberalizing International Trade after Doha – Multilateral, Plurilateral, Regional and Unilateral Initiatives) (with Raj Bhala & Matthew Walter Cooper) Available here.
Trans-Pacific Partnership or Trampling Poor Partners? A Tentative Critical Review, 11(1) Manchester Journal of International Economic Law 2-59 (20 Apr. 2014) (with Raj Bhala) Available here.
Diversity within Unity: Import Laws of Islamic Countries on Haram (Forbidden) Products, 47(3) The International Lawyer 343-406 (Winter 2014) (with Raj Bhala & Shannon B. Keating) Available here.
First Generation Indian External Sector Reforms in Context, 5(1/Summer 2013) Trade, Law and Development 7-42 (6 Feb. 2014) (with Raj Bhala) Available here.
WTO Case Review 2012, 30(2013) Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law 207-419 (2013) (with Raj Bhala, David A Gantz, Shannon B Keating & Bruno Germain Simões)
Modern GATT Law: A Treatise on the Law and Political Economy of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and Other World Trade Organisation Agreements (Thomson Sweet & Maxwell, 31 May 2013) (with Raj Bhala) Available here.
Four Points about Trade and Human Rights, in International Trade Law and the WTO 354-390 (Professor Azizur Rahman Chowdhury, University of Dhaka, Faculty of Law, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Professor Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan, Professor Indira Carr, Professor Shawkat Alam ed., Federation Press, Apr./May 2013) Available here.
WTO Case Review 2011, 29(2) Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law 287-476 (21 Mar. 2013) (with Raj Bhala & David A Gantz)
When are Rare Earths Raw Materials? Emerging GATT-WTO Jurisprudence on Export Restraints, 19(1) International Trade Law and Regulation 1-8 (Jan. 2013) (with Raj Bhala & Shannon B Keating)
Understanding Islamic Law (Sharī‘a) (LexisNexis, 1st ed., May 2011) (with Raj Bhala)
International Trade Law: Interdisciplinary Theory and Practice (Michie 1st ed. 1996, LexisNexis 2d ed. 2001, LexisNexis, 3d ed., 2008) (with Raj Bhala)
Selected Presentations
Bhala, R. (11/06/2016). Why is the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Controversial? Unitarian Church Speaker Series. Kansas City, Missouri
Bhala, R. (11/05/2016). Significant Islamic Legal Issues. Kansas National Guard, Annual Conference. Topeka, Kansas
Bhala, R. (10/25/2016). Analyzing the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Objectively. Faculty Workshop. University of Kansas, School of Law
Bhala, R. (10/05/2016). Chinese SOEs, National Security, and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in China: Trade and Competition Issues. Columbia Law School, New York, N.Y.
Bhala, R. (09/15/2016). Legal and Political Legitimacy of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Pre-Presidential Debate Conference on International Trade Agreements and the 2016 Presidential Election. Hofstra Law School, Hempstead, N.Y.
Bhala, R. (08/04/2016). International Trade Law, National Security, and the New Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Mount Oread Leadership Series, Strategic Broadening Seminar; Leading in a Global Environment. University of Kansas, Adams Alumni Center
Bhala, R. (08/04/2016). Islamic Law. Mount Oread Leadership Series, Strategic Broadening Seminar; Leading in a Global Environment. University of Kansas, Adams Alumni Center
Bhala, R. (05/05/2016). TPP Objectively: Law, Economics, and National Security of History's Largest, Longest Free Trade Agreement. Great Plains International and Comparative Law Colloquium. Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas http://www.washburnlaw.edu/
Bhala, R. (04/27/2016). A Critical Evaluation of WTO Plus Standards in TPP. Harvard Law School, WTO 20th Anniversary Conference and Academics Symposium on Old Rules, New Problems: The WTO at 20. Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts http://wto20.law.harvard.edu/
Bhala, R. (04/15/2016). International and Cross-Border Perspectives on Contemporary Islamic Financial Transactions . Inter Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Annual Meeting, Panel on A Discussion of Current Issues in Islamic Finance. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia http://www.ipba2016.com/programme3.aspx
Bhala, R. (04/15/2016). TPP Membership and Enlargement Controversies. Inter Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Annual Meeting, Panel on TPP and the ASEAN Economic Community at the Crossroads of APEC?. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia http://www.ipba2016.com/programme3.aspx
Bhala, R. (04/14/2016). Overview of TPP. Inter Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Annual Meeting, Panel on Resolution of Trade Disputes in TPP and Other FTAs. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia http://www.ipba2016.com/programme3.aspx
Bhala, R. (04/13/2016). Risks and Opportunities with the Trans-Pacific Partnership for Malaysia. ASEAN Lawyers Group of Malaysia Annual General Meeting. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia http://www.aseanlawassociation.org/index.html
Bhala, R. (04/12/2016). History of Trade Negotiations. Global Development Law & Consulting Group (Washington, D.C.), Bar Council of Malaysia (BCI), and Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Legal Development & Training Committee, Program on How to Participate in Trade Negotiations: Focus on the Trans Pacific Pa. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bhala, R. (03/31/2016). Understanding the Trans Pacific Partnership. Understanding the Trans Pacific Partnership. International Relations Council, Kansas City, Missouri http://www.irckc.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=790915
Bhala, R. (03/17/2016). The Trans Pacific Partnership – Objectively. Herbert Smith Freehills Law Firm and University of Sydney Law School, Lecture Series. Sydney, Australia http://sydneylaw.e-newsletter.com.au/link/id/zzzz566f5867318dc938P51064864b569bff99151/page.html#zzzz566a5c4645fe6308
Bhala, R. (01/08/2016). Pentagon Briefing: The Education Battle, Sunni-Shi'a Split, and Authentic versus Inauthentic Precepts in Islamic Law. Joint Staff (J-5) Strategy and Plans, Political-Military Affairs, Middle East Directorate Strategic Integration Session. United States Department of Defense (The Pentagon), Washington, D.C. http://www.jcs.mil/Directorates/J5%7CStrategicPlansandPolicy.aspx
Bhala, R. (10/08/2015). Enduring Themes and Radical Transformations in International Trade Law. 3rd Annual Mercer Conference on Current Trends in International Trade. Atlanta, Georgia, Mercer University http://www.iclega.org/programs/8960.html
Bhala, R. (10/07/2015). TPP: Trans Pacific Partnership or Trade Policy for the Plutocracy? BB&T Lecture. Macon, Georgia, Mercer University, School of Business https://business.mercer.edu/centers-initiatives/bbt-center/calendar/
Bhala, R. (09/24/2015). Iran Nuclear Deal. International Relations Council, Panel on "War With ISIS, Alliances with Iran: Examining U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East". Kansas City, Missouri http://www.irckc.org/events/event_details.asp?id=684544
Bhala, R. (09/21/2015). Design and Challenges of Banking and Foreign Exchange Regulation in India. 2nd Asian Business Lawyer Symposium, “Business and Finance Regulation from Comparative and International Perspectives.”. Korea University College of Law, Seoul, Korea http://www.korealawschool.com/eng/overview.asp
Bhala, R. (09/01/2015). Evolution and Revolution of International Trade Law Scholarship and Pedagogy through the 20 Year Journey of a Textbook. Faculty Workshop. University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas www.law.ku.edu
Bhala, R. (05/14/2015). Evolution and Revolution of International Trade Law Scholarship and Pedagogy through the 20 Year Journey of a Textbook. Great Plains International and Comparative Law Colloquium. Washburn University, School of Law, Topeka, Kansas http://washburnlaw.edu/practicalexperience/internationallaw/
Bhala, R. (05/07/2015). Promoting and/or Undermining Labor Rights through International Trade? Linkages between Free Trade and Labor Rights. Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Annual Conference. Hong Kong http://www.ipba2015hk.org/en/detailed_programme.php
Bhala, R. (05/06/2015). Critical Analysis of Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, East Asian International Economic Law & Policy Program, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, and RGC Theme-based Research Project: Enhancing Hong Kong's Future as a Leading International Financial Center. Hong Kong http://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&UEID=36652
Bhala, R. (05/05/2015). Views from Riyadh and Delhi on GATT-WTO and FTA Developments. Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Faculty of Law, Center for Financial Regulation and Economic Development (CFRED), Thirteenth Trade and Investment Law Seminar. Hong Kong http://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/research/cfred/download/CFRED_13_Trade_&_Investment_Law_Seminar_Prof_Raj_Bhala_5May2015.pdf
Bhala, R. (04/29/2015). The Kingdom and Recent Developments in World Trade. Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Harvard Association of Saudi Arabia (HASA). Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia http://www.csc.org.sa/English/News/Pages/14oom.aspx, and also http://www.spa.gov.sa/viewphotonews.php?id=1357858&pic=
Bhala, R. (03/24/2015). Recent Developments in International and Indian Trade Law and Policy. Gang of Youngsters (GOY) Conference. V.M. Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar, Panaji, Goa, India
Bhala, R. (03/19/2015). Recent Developments in International and Indian Trade Law and Policy. Special Meeting. World Trade Center, Mumbai (Bombay), India
Bhala, R. (03/17/2015). International Trade, Investment, and Intellectual Property Law and Policy in India and Beyond. Harvard College in Asia Program (HCAP) Conference. Saint Xavier's College, Mumbai (Bombay), India
Bhala, R. (03/17/2015). Lecture on "Recent Developments in International and Indian Trade Law and Policy," followed by Panel on "India’s Trade Policies: Prospects and Challenges” with Mr. Richard Bale, Consul General of Canada to Mumbai. Government Law College (GLC) Mumbai (Bombay), India
Bhala, R. (01/20/2015). International Business Law and Catholic Social Justice Teaching. Saint Thomas More Society Meeting. University of Kansas, School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.
Bhala, R. (10/22/2014). Risks to International Business in Asia. Risks to International Business. International Trade Council of Greater Kansas City, Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri www.itckc.org
(09/08/2014). Congratulations on United States Citizenship. Citizenship Naturalization Proceedings. United States District Court for the District of Kansas https://dolearchives.ku.edu
(04/23/2014). India and North America: Revitalising Ties. Indian Foreign Policy: Views from Abroad. Gateway House (Indian Council on Global Relations, Mumbai, India) http://bit.ly/1jZ3sTx
Bhala, R. (03/12/2014). Overview of Islamic Law. INDIA (New Delhi) - Indian Law Institute (IL) http://www.ili.ac.in/
Bhala, R. (03/12/2014). WTO and TRIPs. INDIA (New Delhi) - Indian Law Institute (ILI) http://www.ili.ac.in/
Bhala, R. (03/11/2014). Overview of GATT and WTO. INDIA (New Delhi) - Indian Law Institute (ILI) http://www.ili.ac.in/
Bhala, R. (03/11/2014). United States and India’s Trade Law and Policy. INDIA (New Delhi) - Indian Law Institute (ILI) http://www.ili.ac.in/
Bhala, R. (03/11/2014). Women’s Issues in Islamic Law. INDIA (New Delhi) - Indian Law Institute (ILI) http://www.ili.ac.in/
Bhala, R. (03/10/2014). Overview of Islamic Law, Primary, Secondary, and Additional Sources of Islamic Law, and Women's Issues and Islamic Law. INDIA (Sonipat, Haryana) - Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) http://www.jgls.org/
Bhala, R. (03/10/2014). Trade Preferences for Poor Countries, The Doha Round Debacle, and United States and Indian Trade Law and Policy. INDIA (Sonipat, Haryana) - Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) http://www.jgls.org/
Bhala, R. (03/07/2014). Women’s Issues and Islamic Law. INDIA (New Delhi) - University of Delhi, Faculty of Law, Law Centre II http://www.du.ac.in/index.php?id=344
Bhala, R. (03/05/2014). The Rights of Women Under the Sharīʻa as Practiced in Islamic Countries. Muslims and Sharīʻa: Learning from Experiences of Other Countries. INDIA (Mumbai) - Tata Institute for Social Sciences (TISS) http://www.tiss.edu/
Bhala, R. (03/04/2014). An Overview of International Trade Law. INDIA (Mumbai) - SNDT Women's University Faculty of Law http://www.sndt.ac.in/
Bhala, R. (03/04/2014). Recent Developments and Current Controversies in International Trade Law. INDIA (Mumbai) - University of Mumbai Department of Law http://www.mu.ac.in/law/profile.html
Bhala, R. (03/04/2014). The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Implications for India. INDIA (Mumbai) - Gateway House (India Council on Global Affairs) http://www.gatewayhouse.in/
Bhala, R. (03/03/2014). An Overview of International Trade Law. INDIA (Mumbai) - Government Law College (GLC) http://www.glcmumbai.com/
Bhala, R. (03/03/2014). The Future of the GATT-WTO System, American Trade Policy, and Implications for the Indian Subcontinent. INDIA (Mumbai) - Government Law College (GLC) http://www.glcmumbai.com/
Bhala, R. (02/28/2014). Anti Dumping Provisions in the United States and Pitfalls to be Avoided, and Export Diversification Opportunities in Emerging Markets. INDIA (Mumbai) - Office of Additional Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) http://dgft.gov.in/dgftmumbai/
Bhala, R. (02/25/2014). Indian Trade Reforms and Its Doha Round Negotiating Positions. INDIA (Hyderabad) - National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law http://www.nalsar.ac.in/
Bhala, R. (02/25/2014). Where is India in Free Trade Agreements and the Trans Pacific Partnership? INDIA (Hyderabad) - National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law http://www.nalsar.ac.in/
Bhala, R. (02/24/2014). An Overview of International Trade Law. INDIA (Hyderabad) - National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law http://www.nalsar.ac.in/
Bhala, R. (02/14/2014). Islamic Law. J. Reuben Clark Law Society Annual Conference, "Obedience to Law is Liberty". University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri http://www.jrclsconference.com
Bhala, R. (11/17/2013). Understanding Islamic Law (Shari'a). Witherspoon Class Series. Second Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, Missouri http://www.secondpres.org/?page_id=75
Bhala, R. (11/08/2013). Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) in Academics. National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) and National Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (NAPALSA) Annual Convention. Kansas City, Missouri http://2013convention.napaba.org, http://2013convention.napaba.org/events/napalsa-conference/
Bhala, R. (09/20/2013). “Great Satan” Squeezes “Evil Āyatollāhs” as the Centrifuges Keep Spinning: American Trade Sanctions Against Iran . Justice Beyond the State: Transnationalism and Law. University of Windsor Faculty of Law http://www1.uwindsor.ca/law/justicebeyondthestate/
Bhala, R. (08/30/2013). Writing Big Books: Six Secrets for Santosh. University of Kansas School of Law Workshop Series. University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas
Bhala, R. & Boyer, R. (05/21/2013). The Rise of Anti-Sharia Legislation. National Public Radio (NPR), Radio Broadcast on Kansas City Affiliate KCUR, 89.3 FM, "Central Standard" Show. http://kcur.org/programs/central-standard
Bhala, R. (03/07/2013). Themes and Controversies in Understanding Islamic Law. Washburn University School of Law
Bhala, R., Filpi, J. & Buntin, J. (02/13/2013). Key Developments in U.S. Trade Relations in the Middle East and North Africa. American Bar Association (ABA), Section of International Law, Middle East Committee and International Trade Committee. Washington, D.C. (via teleconference) http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/uncategorized/international_law/keydevelopmentsinustraderelations_inthemiddleeastandnorthafrica.mp3
Bhala, R. (05/28/2012). Islamic Finance. Carey y Cia (Largest law firm in Chile). Santiago, Chile
Selected Awards & Honors
Alumni Fellowship Award for Excellence in Teaching
College of William & Mary
Indian Society of International Law (ISIL)
Life Membership
Indian Society of International Law (ISIL)
2013 - Present
Moreau Award
University of Kansas, School of Law,
Student Bar Association (SBA)
2012 - Present
George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award
University of Kansas
2011 - Present
Chaired Professorship
University of Kansas
2003 - Present
Law School Research Chaired Professorship
The George Washington University Law School
2000 - Present
University-wide Distinguished Teaching Award
William & Mary Society of the Alumni
1996 - Present
President's Award for Excellence
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
1992 - Present
Letter of Commendation for Service at United Nations
U.S. Department of State
1991 - Present
President's Award for Excellence
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
1990 - Present
Moreau Award
University of Kansas, School of Law,
Student Bar Association (SBA)
2015
Kemper Teaching Award
University of Kansas
2008
Marshall Scholarship
Oxford University and London School of Economics
1984 - 1986
Angier B. Duke Scholarship
Duke University
1980 - 1984
