CONTACT
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Bio
Dr. Niyati Pandey is an Assistant Professor of Law at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar, where she also serves as the Head of External Relations and Head of the Centre for Sports & Entertainment Law. A distinguished academic and researcher, she holds a Ph.D. in Law from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, with her doctoral research focusing on Contemporary Non-International Armed Conflicts and the Applicability of International Humanitarian Law. She is a Gold Medalist in both LL.M. and B.A.LL.B.
Dr. Pandey’s research interests span across International Humanitarian Law, Sports Law, Media Law, Law of Contracts, and Intellectual Property Law. She has led multiple research projects, including the GNLU Report on Evaluating Blanket Bans and Limits in Online Gaming and a study on Creativity and Content on Modern Media Landscape: OTT Platforms and Self-Regulation. Her publications include a book chapter on India’s Online Gaming Market (Chapman & Hall, 2024) and articles in leading international journals.
She has delivered sessions on International Humanitarian Law and the use of emerging technologies in armed conflicts at the Department of Judge Advocate General (Air), Air Headquarters, New Delhi, and at the Air Force Administrative College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
In addition, she has been actively involved in training and conducting workshops on Gender Sensitisation, POSH, and POCSO for government employees, university and school teachers, and professionals from private organisations. As a member of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) at GNLU, she also leads practical, hands-on training sessions for students and staff of the university.
In addition to her academic contributions, Dr. Pandey plays a key role in legal education and policy advocacy. She has organized and curated significant conferences, FDPs, and policy dialogues, including a Sports Law Conference on Sports Law in the Global South and an FDP on the Advertising Code in collaboration with ASCI. She recently organised 1st GCSEL International Conference on Sports Law on “Transnational Sports Law from the Periphery: A Global South Perspective”.
Beyond academia, she is a former national-level volleyball player, having represented Gujarat in Senior National Championships, and is actively involved in sports law and athlete education.
- 9 year
- International humanitarian Law, Sports Law, Media Laws, Technology Laws
Book Chapter
- Pandey N. and Tarun, ‘Regulatory Progress and Challenges In India’s Booming Online Gaming Market’ (2024) Online Gaming in India Technology, Policy, and Challenges edited by Lovely Dasgupta & Shameek Sen, Chapman and Hall (CRC Press) (ISBN: 9781032619194)
Blogs
- Tarun, Kothiyal A. and Pandey N., ‘Exploring Asia’s Online Gaming Regulations: Balancing Play and Policy’, LawInSport, 24 March 2025. Available at: LawInSport Article
- Pandey N., ‘From Control to Collaboration: A New Legal Perspective on Digital Regulation’, ETLegal, 4 July 2024. Available at: ETLegal Article
- Pandey N. and Shukla A., ‘Conceptualising Data Commodification: Legal Categorisation in the Indian Legal System’, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, 12 August 2025. Available at: Vidhi Blog
- Empowering student-athletes: Widening access in Indian legal academia at 60th Annual Conference of Strathclyde Association of Law Teachers. Held on 10-11 April 2025, organized by University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
- Towards Digital Constitutionalism: Mapping Asia’s Digital Governance at 10th Asian Constitutional Law Forum. Held on 9-10 December 2024, organized by Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong.
- The Double-Edged Sword of Fandom: Support and Scrutiny in Modern Sports, ISLJ Conference 2024 at The Hague, The Netherlands. 24 October – 25 October 2024.
- Participated in Certificate Course on Emerging Technologies and Security from 02nd Nov 2024 to 21st Dec 2024 organised by Rudram Dynamics Foundation in collaboration with IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation and Gujarat National Law University.
- Participated in 23rd Summer Course on International Law at ISIL from 2nd June to 13th June 2025 at New Delhi
- Invitation to conduct training program on IHL, "Short Course on Emerging technologies and International Humanitarian Law" for the officers of the Department of Judge Advocate General (Air) at New Delhi on 21st and 22nd March 2025
- Distinguished resource person for a session on Sports Law at Christ University, Lavasa Campus, scheduled on 7th and 8th May 2025.
- Invited to Speak at Round Table Conference on ‘Safe Use of Technology: A Case of Online Gaming in India,’ scheduled for March 4, 2025, at 10:00 AM at IIT Delhi.
- Invitation to deliver the Law module sessions on Product Liability in Sports and Gender Integrity in Sports at AISTS INDIA, Mumbai on 17th April 2025
- Deliver a lecture to Officers of the IAF undergoing the Air Force Judge Advocate Course at the Air Force Administrative College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 5th and 6th November 2024
- Panel member in The Indian Gaming Convention (IGC), organised by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is scheduled for October 14-15, 2024, at the Taj Palace, New Delhi on the Panel Responsible Gaming: Building a Safe, Trusted and Accountable Gaming Environment for Digital Nagriks
- Awarded Ph.D. degree in thesis title is “A Study of Contemporary Non-International Armed Conflicts and Applicability of International Humanitarian Law: Issues and Challenges”.
- Awarded 3 Gold Medals for excellence in LL.M. (Criminal Law) Examination at the 64th Annual Convocation of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda held on 29th January, 2016.
- Awarded 2 Gold Medals for excellence in B.A.LL.B. Examination at the 62nd Annual Convocation of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda held on 24th December, 2013.
- Winners in the "M.K. Nambyar Memorial National Level Moot Court Competition" conducted on 26th, 27th & 28th March, 2011.
- Runner-Up Best Team in the National Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition 2010, held at NMIMS" Institute of Intellectual Property Studies, Mumbai from the 5th-7th February 2010.
- Member, Internal Complaints Committee
- Member, Sports Committee
- Member, Student Activity Committee
- Head, External Relations
- Head, Centre for Sports and Administrative Law
- Chief Warden
- Delivered a special lecture on 'Comparative Criminal Procedure and Study with Other Jurisdictions: Police' on 10th October 2017 at Raksha Shakti University.
- Was invited as a Resource Person to address the participants on the topic "Constitutional and Legal Rights of Women" for the Legal Awareness Programme organised by Gujarat National Law University, sponsored by National Commission for Women from 24th-25th March 2017.
- Dr. Hariprasad Pandey (Father), Professor, Sanskrit Mahavidyalay, The Maharaaj Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat.
- Dr. Shanno Pandey (Mother), Professor, Department of Hindi, Faculty of Arts, The Maharaaj Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat.