Manoj Kumar Sinha is currently working as the Vice-Chancellor of the Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur. Prior to joining the DNLU, he served the Indian Law Institute as its Director. He did his Doctorate in International Law from Jawaharlal Nehru University, LL.M. from the University of Nottingham and his LL.B. from the University of Delhi. His areas of specialisation are Human Rights, Constitutional Law, International Humanitarian and Refugee Law, International Criminal Law, International Law and International Institutions.

He has published extensively in the fields of international law, international relations, constitutional law, international human rights, humanitarian law, and refugee law in reputed national and international law journals. He has been delivering lectures on a regular basis at a number of institutions, including law schools in India and overseas, UGC Academic Staff College, the ICRC, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the Ministry of Environment and Forests. He serves on the editorial boards of several reputable national and international journals. Prof. Sinha is elected as President of The Indian Society of International Law and also a member of the Executive Council, Academic Council, General Council, and Board of Studies, among other Statutory bodies of various universities.