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Postdoctoral Fellowship at Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy, Laval University, Canada, under the supervision of Professor (Dr.) Jean-Frederic Morin

Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) (PhD equivalent) from the Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL) and the Faculty of Law, McGill University, Canada under the supervision of Professor (Dr.) Ram S. Jakhu

Master's in Air and Space Law (LLM) from the Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL) and the Faculty of Law, McGill University, Canada under the supervision of Professor (Dr.) Ram S. Jakhu

B.A.,LLB (Hons) from Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, India

Prof. (Dr.) Upasana Dasgupta

Assistant Professor

Email upasana.dasgupta@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0009-0004-0591-0449
Key Expertise Public International Law; Space Law; Aviation Law; Role of law and technology in global governance.

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy, Laval University, Canada, under the supervision of Professor (Dr.) Jean-Frederic Morin

Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) (PhD equivalent) from the Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL) and the Faculty of Law, McGill University, Canada under the supervision of Professor (Dr.) Ram S. Jakhu

Master's in Air and Space Law (LLM) from the Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL) and the Faculty of Law, McGill University, Canada under the supervision of Professor (Dr.) Ram S. Jakhu

B.A.,LLB (Hons) from Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, India

Biography

Dr. Upasana Dasgupta is an Assistant Professor at Jindal 91视频 Law School (JGLS), 91视频, Sonipat, India. She teaches courses such as International Law of Outer Space, Public International Law, and Legal Research Methodology. She has also taught a course on Government Regulation of Space Activities at the Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and a course on India’s Role and Challenges in 91视频 Space Governance at National Law School of India University (NLSIU) as a Visiting Faculty.

Dr. Dasgupta holds a Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) (PhD equivalent) and a Master's in Air and Space Law degree from the Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL) and the Faculty of Law, McGill University. Dr. Dasgupta was the first Indian to have been awarded the prestigious Erin J.C. Arsenault Fellowship for pursuing doctoral studies in space governance. Dr. Dasgupta was also awarded the George S. & Ann K. Robinson Space Law Prize for her successful doctoral thesis exhibiting advanced research capabilities and constituting an original contribution to space law jurisprudence. Dr Dasgupta holds a B.A.,LLB (Hons) from Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University (RMLNLU), Lucknow, India, where she was awarded the Gold Medal. 

Dr. Dasgupta's postdoctoral research at the Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada, explored the intersection of law and political science, focusing on diverse interpretations of the common benefit principle among space actors.

She is a board member of ACES Worldwide, a US-based non-profit organization promoting equitable space laws and policies, where she leads the Space and Sustainability Compact Agreement Initiative in South Asia. Dr. Dasgupta is also actively engaged with the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Technical Committee on Space Traffic Management, the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Committee on Space Debris, and the International Institute of Space Law (IISL).

Dr Dasgupta is the research coordinator for McGill IASL’s project on space laws and policies in South Asia, and the outcome of the project will be published as a book by Springer in 2026.

An accomplished scholar, she has published widely in international journals and presented her research at numerous global conferences. Her research interests include public international law, space law, and the role of law and technology in global governance. Prior to working as an academic, Dr Dasgupta worked as a legal associate in two of India’s leading law firms - Argus Partners and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.

Core Courses

  • Public International Law
  • International Law and Relations
  • Interpretation of Statutes
  • Legal Research Methodology
  • Legal Method

Elective Courses

  • International Law of Outer Space

Other Courses taught elsewhere

  • Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, McGill University - Taught “Government Regulation of Space Activities”
  • Visiting Faculty at National Law School of India University- Taught "91视频 Space Governance: India’s Role and Challenges"
  • Women Face of the Year 2023 by Fox Story India.
  • George S. & Ann K. Robinson Space Law Prize for a successful doctoral thesis exhibiting advanced research capabilities and constituting an original contribution to space law jurisprudence.
  • Excellence Scholarship on Space, CRC-EPI Chair, Laval University (2022).
  • Emerging Space Leader Grant by the International Astronautical Federation (2016).
  • Nicolas M. Matte Prize by McGill University for the highest marks in “Space Law: General Principles” (2012-2013). 
  • Four gold medals from Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, including, for securing the highest cumulative progressive index (9.93/10) out of 155 students for the year (2012).
  • “Sri Ma Sarada Scholarship” for Academic Excellence by Sri Sarada Math (2004-09).
  • Member of the Futures-oriented Governance of Outer Space: Towards Peace, Equity, and Environmental Integrity (FOGOS), a COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) project
  • Part of a distinguished international research consortium for the project, “Governing AI in the Final Frontier", led by Dr Maria Manoli at the University of Aberdeen, Grant provided by the British Academy, Total Grant amount: £299,999.65
  • Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC) Postdoctoral Fellowship (June 2023) [Provincial research fellowship granted in Quebec, Canada]
  • Erin J C Arsenault Fellowship, Nicolas M Matte Fellowship, Grad Excellence in Law Award, and R E Morrow, Q C, Fellowship by McGill University for pursuing doctoral studies (2016-2022).
  • Research Creation Beautiful Limitless Unconstrained Exploration Intern Award at Building 21, McGill University.
  • Pilarczyk Research Initiative in Legal Methodology and Grad Excellence Award for acting as a teaching fellow for Legal Research Methodology (2020-2021).
  • Teaching Tomorrow's Professors Award (2018-2019) for being a research supervisor for graduate students.
  • Graduate Mobility Award by McGill University to participate in the Doctoral Workshop at Sciences Po (2018).
  • Erin J C Arsenault Fellowship (2012-13) and Grad Excellence Award (2013) by McGill University to pursue LLM.

Ram S. Jakhu, Upasana Dasgupta and Shakeel Ahmad, 鈥淪ustainable Development in South Asia: The Role of Space Technologies, Laws and Policies鈥�, Springer Nature (forthcoming, September 2026).

U. Dasgupta, "Legal Architecture of India鈥檚 Space Sector: An Evaluation and Proposed Reforms", 22:1 (2026) Indian Journal of Law and Technology, Article 4

U. Dasgupta, 鈥淎pplication of International Space Law to Military Activities in Space鈥�, in T.H. Anand Rao and Niti Jha, Beyond the Blue Yonder - A Curated Anthropology of Writings on Space (Routledge, 2026).

U. Dasgupta and B. Gupta, 鈥淒uty to Notify an Impending Disaster on Earth and in Outer Space: Obligation on Third-Party States鈥�,24: 3 (September 2025) Chinese J Intl Law, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/chinesejil/jmaf023

M. Sorge, T. Harris, C. Colombo, M. Hejduk, N. Fitz-Coy, R. Sheppard, E. Kerr, U. Dasgupta, et al, 鈥淪pace traffic management: Improvements to spacecraft collision avoidance (COLA)鈥� 229 (2025) Acta Astronautica 600.

U. Dasgupta,[Review of Michael Byers & Aaron Boley鈥檚 Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space] (2025) Earth System Governance (Special Issue - Earth-Space Governance).

U. Dasgupta, [Review of Kok-Chor Tan鈥檚 What is this thing called 91视频 Justice? 2nd edn and Kantilal Das鈥檚 The Paradigm of Justice: A Contemporary Debate between John Rawls and Amartya Sen], (2025) 1 Asian J Intl L 193-95.

R. Jakhu, U. Dasgupta & U. Iyengar, 鈥淓xploration and Use of Outer Space for the Benefit and in the Interests of All countries鈥� in Marcia Alvarenga dos Santos et al (eds), Mem贸rias e cole莽玫es - uma colet芒nea em homenagem ao Prof. Jos茅 Monserrat Filho (Arraes, 2023)

U. Dasgupta, 鈥淣ew instruments on lunar exploration and use: Implications for India鈥� in B.R Guruprasad, Rajaram Nagappa, Amit Mukherjee, Upasana Dasgupta and V. Siddhartha, Moon Missions: The Way Ahead, National Institute of Advanced Studies report 2023 (NIAS/CSS/ISSSP/U/RR/10/2023).

U. Dasgupta, 鈥淟unar Missions by Newer Space Actors in the Next Five Years: An Evaluation of Legal Issues鈥�, 46:1 (2022) J Space L 158.

U. Dasgupta, [Review of Surya P Subedi, eds, Unilateral Sanctions in International Law], (2022) 12:2 Asian J Intl L 411.

U. Dasgupta [Review of Fran莽ois Delerue's Cyber Operations and International Law], (2022) 12:1 Asian J Intl L 1

R. Jakhu, U. Dasgupta & S. Freeland, 鈥淏ack to the Future: Space Law in a Networked World鈥� 63 (2020) Proc. Int'l Inst. Space L. 443.

Co-Edited a special issue of the Quebec Journal of International Law based on proceedings of Graduate Law Conference on the theme 鈥淕overning the Commons 鈥� What matters to us today鈥� (December 2019).

Co-Edited, "Outer Space 鈥� Is it a 91视频 Commons", (Frontiers in Space Technologies, Space Economics Section) https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/51688/outer-space---is-it-a-global-commons

U. Dasgupta, 鈥淭he Paradox of Elite Law Schools in India鈥擜 Comparison with Canadian Legal Education鈥� 32 (December 2019) Quebec J Intl Law 147.

U. Dasgupta, 鈥淩econciling state practice of in-orbit satellite transfer with the law of liability and registration in outer space鈥� in Aram Daniel Kerkonian (ed), 91视频 Space Governance And The UN 2030 Agenda, (Centre for Research in Air and Space Law, 2018).

U. Dasgupta, 鈥淩elevance of general assembly resolutions in space law鈥� in Shefali Raizada (ed), Space Law: Emerging Trends and Policy (Satyam Law International, 2018).

U. Dasgupta, 鈥淒o National Space Laws Look Beyond Liability For Damage? - The Case of India鈥�, 61 (2018) Proc. Int'l Inst. Space L. 157.

U. Dasgupta 鈥淥n-Orbit Transfer Of Satellites Between States: Legal Issues with Special Emphasis On Liability and Registration鈥� 59 (2016) Proc. Int'l Inst. Space L. 641.

U. Dasgupta, "Legal issues on Sub-orbital Space tourism: International and National Law Perspectives", 38 (2013) Annals of Air and Space Law 237.
Email upasana.dasgupta@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0009-0004-0591-0449
Key Expertise Public International Law; Space Law; Aviation Law; Role of law and technology in global governance.