Faculty

Ms. Akshatha Niranjana
BA LLB (Honours), LLM
Assistant Professor

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:

● International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Law of War

QUALIFICATIONS

BA LLB (Honours), School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University) LLM (Public International Law), Amsterdam Graduate School of Law, University of Amsterdam PhD scholar, School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

May 2025 to present, St. Joseph’s College of Law

COURSES TAUGHT:

● Property Law
● Company Law
● Jurisprudence
● Criminal Procedure
● Public International Law
● Law of Banking

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Ad-bellum law (use of force law), international crimes, state responsibility, feminist jurisprudence, Indian constitutional law, jurisprudence

PUBLICATIONS:

"Over and Above Nationalism" Journal of Law and Social Sciences Vol. 5 (HNLU) 2019 "Bitcoin in India - Why Not?"Jurisperitus Vol. 1 (LEAF) 2018

“The Nature Of The Treaty On The Prohibition Of Nuclear Weapons As Customary International Law – Or Lack Thereof” University of Amsterdam, September 2022

SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS:

"International Water Law" at the Universite de Geneve (2020)

"International Law in Action: The Arbitration of International Disputes" at Universiteit Leiden (2020)

Paper Presentations:

“Reproductive Autonomy and the Indian State’s Interest in the Traditional Family Unit – An Analysis of Voluntary Sterilization Policy” National Conference On Reproductive Rights & Policy Transformation by Karnataka Institute for Law and Policy Reform (KILPAR) and Gender Studies Committee, Christ (Deemed to be University)

Honours & Awards:

Academic Distinction, LLM (Public International Law) 2022
Nomination, J. C. Baak Thesis Prize given by the Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij Der Wetenschappen (Royal Dutch Society for Sciences and Humanities) for outstanding research into the peaceful coexistence of peoples (2022)
Quarter-finalist, VIIIth R. C. Chopra Memorial Moot Court (2020)
1st place, Climate Adaptation and Risk Analysis Stream, NLSIU Policy Hackathon 2021
Speaker, European Regional Rounds, International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition, 2022

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