Bimal N. Patel, Member, United Nations International Law Commission, and Vice-Chancellor, Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), India and Member, National Security Advisory Board. Professor Patel specialises in international law, law of the sea and maritime law, international courts and tribunals and national security and international law. World Court Reference Guide(s)—ICJ Case-Law Digest; Law of the Sea: ITLOS Jurisprudence, India and International Law, National Security of India and International Law, Responsibility of International Organisations, are some of his edited or authored scholarly works.