Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DETAILS

Dr Jenita A/P Kanapathy


ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
  • Programme Coordinator, School of Law and Governance, Faculty of Law and Business, 01/02/2023 to present
  • Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business & Law, 01/08/2013 to present
  • Advisor for Asian Law Students Association-ALSA , Faculty, 01/08/2022 to present
  • Programme Coordinator for Taylor's Law Summer Programme, Taylor's Law School, Faculty of Business & Law, Taylor's University, 01/01/2019 to 03/04/2024
  • ASSISTANT REGISTRAR: - Election Commission of Malaysia (TAYLOR S UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVE)- , Taylor's University, 15/04/2019 to 14/04/2022
  • Advisor for Legal Aid Centre & Streetlaw, Taylor's Law School, Taylor's University, 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2021
  • Committee Member, Employee Welfare Committee, Faculty of Business & Law. Taylor's University, 01/10/2018 to 31/12/2020
  • Committee Member, International Conference on the Future of Law and Legal Practice , Taylor's Law School Law, 15/10/2019 to 16/10/2019
  • Stream Coordinator, Taylor's Business School, 01/01/2016 to 31/03/2017
  • Academic Integrity Officer, Taylor's Business School, 01/08/2014 to 31/08/2015
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Institution)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
  • LLM, UNIVERSITY MALAYA, Malaysia
  • LLB, UNIVERSITY MALAYA, Malaysia
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
(Organisation),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
  • Malaysian Bar, Member, 2010 to 2022 (National)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(Area)
  • Justice System
  • Labour Law
PUBLICATIONS
(Title of publication in APA style)
Book Chapter
2019
  • Dhanpal Saroja, Heama Latha Nair & Jenita Kanapathy (2019). Elder Abuse and Neglect in Selected Asian Countries, Department of Publication University of Malaya.
Article in Journals
2023
  • Kanapathy, J. (2023). STRATEGIES FOR MAXIMISING PROFITABILITY: EFFECTIVE LEGAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN THE POST-COVID ERA. Current Law Journal, 1(LNS(A) lxxxv), 1 to 9.
2022
  • kanapathy. (n.d.). Selecting our judges: Does Malaysia need a change?. The Journal of the Malaysian Bar.
2021
  • JUDICIAL SELECTION METHODS IN THE HIGHER COURTS: DO WE NEED A CHANGE?
  • JUDGING THE JUDGES: REMOVAL MECHANISMS IN THE HIGHER COURTS
2020
  • Jenita Kanapathy (2020) Regulating the Sex Trade: A Comparative Study between the Legal Policies Adopted in Selected Countries
2017
  • Dhanapal S., Nair H.L.N., Kanapathy J., Laidey N.M.(2017). Employment contracts: An exploration on the balance of powers between employers and employees through a linguistic analysis. Advanced Science Letters, 23(1), pp.184-189 (ISI-Indexed)
     
2014
  • Nair, H. L., Kanapathy, J., & Dhanapal, S. A REVIEW OF MARRIED WOMEN AND CHILDREN (MAINTENANCE) ACT 1950 AND MARRIED WOMEN AND CHILDREN (ENFORCEMENT OF MAINTENANCE) ACT 1968.
Articles in Magazines
2022
  • kanapathy. (2022). Positive Aging Across the Globe. Calibre, 24–29.
2021
  • 'Removal of Judges in the Commonwealth: An Explainer'
2020
  • Looking at Our Not-So-Young Neighbour - An Overview of How Singapore Protects Its Elderly
  • The Rise of the Machine in our Legal World
  • ALL ARISE…THE HONOURABLE AI IS PRESIDING…
Newsletters
2023
  • Kanapathy, J. (2023). Peace as Institution to Change Daily Lives of People. HEAVENLY CULTURE WORLD PEACE RESTORATION OF LIGHT.
SUPERVISION
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Academic Level),(Role)
COMPLETED
  • Impact of Global Agricultural Trade liberalization: The case of Bangladesh as a developing country. , Effat Sultana, Master by Research  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
  • A SUGGESTION TO IMPROVE THE ARBITRATION LAW OF UAE, Alam Eldin Ali Abdalla Mohamed Elsheikh, Master by Research  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
  • THE LEGAL EVOLUTION OF PARENTAL AUTONOMY IN MEDICAL TREATMENT: IS IT ABSOLUTE OR OBSOLETE? , Dr Zaitul Akma, Master by Research  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
  • International commercial arbitration and the determination of the seat of arbitration by national courts, Deena Sathasivam, Master by Research  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
  • LEGAL DISPUTES FOR DOCTORS WORKING AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS IN MALAYSIAN PRIVATE HOSPITALS , GUNALAN A/L PALARI @ ARUMUGAM, Master by Coursework  (Main Supervisor)
ONGOING
  • Federa Aini binti Bibit, Master by Coursework  (Main Supervisor)
  • SITI HAJAR BINTI KASMAN, Master by Coursework  (Main Supervisor)
  • Lin Xin Yu, Master by Coursework  (Main Supervisor)
  • FARZANA YEASMIN MEHANAZ  (Co-supervisor (Internal))
PRESENTATION
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)
ORAL PRESENTER
  • Legal Reforms in the Judicial Selection of Malaysian Superior Courts, 3rd International Conference on Science, Social Science and Humanities, 26/09/2023 to 27/11/2023, UPM (International)
  • Rethinking Judicial Appointments in Malaysian Superior Courts: Constitutional Reforms, The 12th UUM International Legal Conference, 23/08/2023 to 24/08/2023, Universiti Utara Malaysia (International)
  • Facing the Silver Tsunami: An Analysis of current law to protect the rights of the Aged and Elderly in Malaysia, International Conference on Economics, Business, Tourism & Social Sciences (ICEBTS-2021), 25/07/2021 to 25/07/2021, International Institute of Academic Research & Publications (International)
  • Safeguarding the Rights of the Old and Elderly: A Comparative Study of Malaysia and Singapore, 11th Global Conference on Business & Social Sciences , 11/12/2020 to 12/12/2020, Global Academy of Training & Research (International)
  • An Overview of Current Laws Protecting the Rights of the Old and Elderly in Malaysia , International Conference on the Future of Law and Legal Practice 2019, 15/10/2019 to 16/10/2019, Taylor's Law School (International)
  • Regulating the sex trade: A comparative study between the legal frameworks of the sex trade adopted in selected countries, 7th Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences 2018, 20/08/2018 to 21/08/2018, Global Academy of Training & Research (International)
  • A Qualitative Analysis of the Old & Elderly Abuse in Malaysia., Asean Regional Conference on Elder Abuse & Neglect 2017, 14/09/2017 to 15/09/2017, University Malaya (International)
INVITED SPEAKER
  • Maximising Profitibility through effective Legal Project Management, Asia Legal Tech Leaders Summit, 04/10/2023 to 05/10/2023, LawTech.Asia (International)
OTHERS
  • Sexual Harassment and the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022, Focus Group Discussion on Sexual Harassment and the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022, 28/07/2023 to 28/07/2023, All Women's Action Society (AWAM) (National)
  • An Overview of Current Laws Protecting the Old and the Elderly in Malaysia, International Conference on Science, Engineering, Management and Social Sciences, 06/10/2016 to 08/10/2016, University Technology Malaysia  (International)
AWARDS AND STEWARDSHIP
(Name of Award/Stewardship),(Award Category),(Awarding Institution),(Year Awarded),(Type of Award)
  • Best Paper Award, Conference, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), 2023 (Best Paper Award)
  • International e-Content Development Competition 2023, Competition, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM), 2023 (Creativity)
  • International e-Content Development Competition 2022, Competition, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UITM), 2022 (Creativity)
  • Invention, Innovation & Design on e-Learning (IIDEL) Competition , Competition, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 2022 (Creativity)
CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY
(Contribution to Society),(Duration),(Level)
  • ASSISTANT REGISTRAR TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVE for ELECTION COMMISSION OF MALAYSIA, 15/04/2019 to 14/04/2022 (National)
COURSE ATTENDED
(Course Title),(Course Mode),(Date/Duration),(Level)
  • e-Repository, Research, 07/06/2017 to 07/06/2017
  • Journal of Contract Law Conference, Research, 18/05/2017 to 18/05/2017
  • Flourishing Your Publication in Law (TLS only), Research, 03/05/2017 to 03/05/2017
  • Launch of Taylor's Teaching & Learning Festival 2017, Research, 21/03/2017 to 21/03/2017
  • Augmented Reality in Teaching and Learning, Research, 21/03/2017 to 21/03/2017