Sebastian Champappilly

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Dr. Sebastian Champappilly
Dr. Sebastian Champappilly

Dr. Sebastian Champappilly is an authority on Christian Law in India, as judicially recogonized in various reported judgments of the High Court of Kerala. He is the First Indian to secure a Doctorate in Christian Personal Law.

Dr. Sebastian Champappilly has been an Advocate of the High Court of Kerala since 1985 and has several reported judgments to his credit. He is a leading lawyer in family law matters especially divorce, succession, guardianship, adoption, probate of wills, maintenance, private international law, criminal law, constitutional law and service law.

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[edit] Academics

He is a Post Graduate both in Law and Political Science. He was awarded Ph.D in Law in 1996 by the Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT) for his research work in Family Law. He was a part time Lecturer in Govt. Law College, Ernakulam and a visiting Faculty in the School of Legal Studies (CUSAT) and in the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Cochin. He is a member of the Academic Council of the School of Legal Studies, CUSAT. He is a recognized Supervisor and Guide in the Ph.D Programme in Law of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi and is a contributor to the World Encyclopedia of Legal History being published by Oxford University Press, New York. He has been invited to deliver lectures by the Directorate of Training, High Court of Kerala, while imparting Statutory Training to Munsiffs-Magistrates.

[edit] Publications

Dr. Sebastian Champappilly has to his credit several research articles published in law journals and on the Internet(see External links). His various books are :-

  • “The Christian Law”
  • “The Law relating to Police in Kerala”
  • “Christian Law of Succession in India”
  • “Christian Law on Marriage, Adoption and Guardianship and Canon Law on Marriage”
  • “Muslim Law”
  • “Christian Law of Divorce”

[edit] References

  • Champappilly, Sebastian (1997). Christian Law of Succession. Southern Law Publishers. ISBN 8187122005. 

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

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