Vageshwari Deswal
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1974 Vadodra, Gujarat |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Residence | Gurugram |
| Alma mater | Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak |
| Profession | Professor of Law, author |
Vageswari Deswal is an Indian academic, feminist, jurist, author and activist who teaches at Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. She has written scholarly articles on various new areas of law, including violence against women, and frequently writes legal commentary in Indian news media.
Education and career[edit]
Deswal attended Maharshi Dayanand University for her schooling. She completed a BA in 1996, a postgraduate diploma in Labour Laws and Personnel Management in 1997, and a 2-year LLM degree in 2000.[1] She remained for a PhD, which she completed in 2007.[1] Her thesis was titled Legal protection to working Women in India: Problems and issues, and was advised by K. P. S. Mahalwar.[2]
Upon completing her LLM, Deswal began working as an assistant professor of Law at Maharshi Dayanand.[1] She moved in 2005 to the University of Delhi,[3] where she was promoted through the ranks, reaching full professor in 2020.[1]
Deswal has served as the editor of the Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law.[4] She is the Treasurer of the All India Law Teachers Congress,[5] as well as a member of the Indian Society of International Law, the Institute for Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies, and the Indian Law Institute.[3] She is also on advisory board of various academic bodies and non government organisations.[6] She is a special invitee of various academic institutions.[7][8][9]
Research[edit]
Deswal's work has been cited by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.[10] She is the Project Director for the Indian Council of Social Science Research project for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, "Agrarian Issues and Plight of Farmers."[11]
Commentary[edit]
Deswal has frequently written expert commentary in news media,[12] including The Economic Times[13]/The Times of India[14][15][16][17] and Yahoo News India.[18] Deswal has also been quoted for her expert opinion by The Quint,[19] The Times of India,[20] and ABC News (Australia).[21]
Works[edit]
- Textbook on “Criminal Liability and other concepts of Substantive Criminal Law” Taxmann Publications, New Delhi. August 2013. ISBN 978-93-5071-320-4 Search this book on
..[22] - Deswal, Vageshwari (2013). "Global Commitment Towards Protection of Women Against Acid Violence" (PDF). Indian Journal of International Law: A Quarterly. 53 (4): 632–645. ISSN 0019-5294. OCLC 904961996.
- Deswal, Vageshwari (2013). "Burking of Crimes by Refusal to Register Fir in Cognizable Offences". Journal of the Indian Law Institute. Indian Law Institute. 55 (3): 361–375. ISSN 0019-5731. JSTOR 43953675.
- Acid Violence against Women, Report published by National Commission for Women, 2014.
- AK Bansal's “Book of Select Papers” ed. By Dr. Vageshwari and Dr. Sunanda Bharti, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. January 2015.
- Justice KG Balakrishnan- Select Articles and Speeches, (ed) By Dr. Vageshwari Deswal, NHRC Publication, 2015
- Decoding the Indian Anti Rape Law (September 2015) New Delhi: BR International Publishers, Sept, 2015.
- Deswal, Vageshwari. "Insanity as a Defense to a Criminal Charge - An Analysis" (PDF). Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law. II: 60–69. ISSN 2582-4570. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Prof Vageshwari Deswal". Faculty Profiles. University of Delhi. Vidwan-ID: 201949. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ↑ Deswal, Vageswari (31 December 2006). Legal protection to working Women in India: Problems and issues (PhD thesis). Maharshi Dayanand University. Retrieved 17 March 2021 – via Shodhganga.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Profile of Vageshwari Deswal" (PDF). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law" (PDF). Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law. 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ "AILTC, All India Law Teachers Congress, Law Teachers Association of India". ailtc.org. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ↑ "Vageshwari Deswal | Center of Excellence". Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ "Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act". Bennett University. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ "Invitees" (PDF). Annual Report of Delhi University. Delhi University: 183. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "University of Delhi holds panel discussion as part of International Women's Day in New Delhi". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ "Responses to Information Requests". Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Agrarian Issues and Plight of Farmers | Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)". icssr.org. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ↑ "Vageshwari Deswal". Muck Rack. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "Vageshwari Deswal Blog". Economic Times Blog. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ Vageshwari Deswal (24 January 2019). "Legal status of child marriages in India". The Times of India.
- ↑ Deswal, Vageshwari (April 19, 2019). "Every Child Deserves a Family – Need to develop foster care in India". Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ Deswal, Vageshwari (October 2, 2019). "Restorative justice: Incorporating Gandhian ideals for a cathartic approach towards punishment". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ Sahu, Sharmishtha (October 9, 2020). "Dowry Death". International Journal Of Advanced Legal Research Blog. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ Deswal, Vageshwari (October 18, 2020). "Not Just Weeding Out Hurdles in Agri Sector, Farm Reforms May Also Fulfill Global Requirement for Food". Yahoo! News India. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ Shandilya, Ritwij (January 29, 2021). "Age Of Sexual Consent In India: Should it be Brought Down to 16?". The Quint. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "What is antinatalism? And why Raphael Samuel of Mumbai is suing his parents for giving birth to him!". Times of India. TNN. February 7, 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "Indian students forced to remove underpants to prove they weren't menstruating". ABC News. February 16, 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "Taxmann's Criminal Law [IPC] For BSL & LL.B by Vageshwari Deswal". law-all.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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