Professor of Law
Biography
Professor Sharad Sharma received his Ph.D. from Handong Global University Faculty of Law where he wrote his thesis on the changing aspirations of Indigenous People within the area of International Biodiversity Conservation Law. He received an LLB focusing in Criminal Law from Kathmandu School of Law, and a J.D. (cum laude) from Handong International Law School. He is the first Christian attorney licensed in the United States and Nepal.
Before studying at HILS, Professor Sharma worked with various human rights groups aiding children in the Upper Himalayas. He also played a role in advancing government initiatives and non-government relief and reconstruction efforts in some of the most remote areas of Nepal after the devastating Nepal Earthquake of 2015.
After completing his J.D. program, he clerked for the Honorable Chief Justice Tom Parker of the Supreme Court of Alabama. He has experience working with various law firms in Nepal, South Korea, and Japan. He has also published multiple articles about biodiversity conservation and its interlinkages with indigenous people, economy, and politics.
Professor Sharma takes joy in training students on moot courts. He has over ten years of experience in coaching and judging teams in various International Moot Court Competitions.
Professor Sharma teaches courses on Legal Research and Writing, Legal Analysis, and International Environmental Law.
Professor Sharad Sharma received his Ph.D. from Handong Global University Faculty of Law where he wrote his thesis on the changing aspirations of Indigenous People within the area of International Biodiversity Conservation Law. He received an LLB focusing in Criminal Law from Kathmandu School of Law, and a J.D. (cum laude) from Handong International Law School. He is the first Christian attorney licensed in the United States and Nepal.
Before studying at HILS, Professor Sharma worked with various human rights groups aiding children in the Upper Himalayas. He also played a role in advancing government initiatives and non-government relief and reconstruction efforts in some of the most remote areas of Nepal after the devastating Nepal Earthquake of 2015.
After completing his J.D. program, he clerked for the Honorable Chief Justice Tom Parker of the Supreme Court of Alabama. He has experience working with various law firms in Nepal, South Korea, and Japan. He has also published multiple articles about biodiversity conservation and its interlinkages with indigenous people, economy, and politics.
Professor Sharma takes joy in training students on moot courts. He has over ten years of experience in coaching and judging teams in various International Moot Court Competitions.
Professor Sharma teaches courses on Legal Research and Writing, Legal Analysis, and International Environmental Law.