Abhinav Mehrotra

Assistant Professor

LL.M. International Human Rights | University Of Leeds | U.K.
(September 2018 – September 2019)

LL.B. | O.P. Jindal Global University | India
(August 2015 – August 2018)

Biography

Prof. Abhinav holds LL.M. in International Human Rights Law from the University of Leeds and an LL.B. degree from O.P. Jindal Global University.

He regularly writes on contemporary significant issues and has been published on various reputed platforms nationally and internationally.

He has attended various national and international conferences on International Law and Human Rights Law. In the past, he has worked as a Law clerk-cum-Research Assistant under Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw in the Delhi High Court. He also has experience working as a researcher with the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Jaipur, where he was involved with issues related to the right to education, prison reforms and homelessness.

During his LL.M. programme, he was appointed as School Representative for the School of Law, University of Leeds. His research interests include International Law, Human Rights Law, UN studies, Refugee law, Child Rights and Transitional Justice. Besides academics, he enjoys playing cricket and has represented Rajasthan State Cricket Team at under 16 and under 19 levels.

Publications

Journal Articles

Published Book chapter titled “Can The European Mechanisms On Human Rights Serve As A Model In The Context Of South Asia?” in the edited volume “Future of European Studies in Asia” by Springer.
Published Article titled “Child Marriage, Sexual Abuse, and Muslim Personal Law: Contestations Around Age of Consent in Marriage in the Wake of Uniform Civil Code Debate in India” published in the Manchester Journal of Transnational Islamic Law and Practice.
Published Article titled “Access To Internet As A Human Right – Justification And Comparative Study” in Comparative Law Review published by Faculty of Law and Administration at Nicolaus Copernicus University ,Poland.
https://apcz.umk.pl/CLR/article/view/33864/30860
Published Article titled “Need for a National Legislation on Refugees in India at 75” in India Quarterly Journal published by Indian Council of World Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
https://doi.org/10.1177/09749284221089531
Published article titled “Crawford, Twail, And Sovereign Equality Of States : Similarity And Differences” in Australian Year Book of International Law volume 40 (2022)
https://brill.com/view/journals/auso/40/1/article-p89_5.xml
Published article titled “Marital Rape in India : Need for Criminalization” in Indian Journal of Criminology(2022)
https://indianjournalofcriminology.in/current-issue/\
Published Article titled “Myanmar :-A Case for Right to Democracy to be a Human Right” in Cambridge International Law Journal.
http://cilj.co.uk/2021/03/19/a-case-for-right-to-democracy-to-be-a-human-right/

Research Interest

International Human Rights Law
Public International Law

Courses Taught

CORE COURSES

SEMINAR COURSES

Law and Practice of the United Nations
International Criminal Law
International Criminal Court

Opinion Pieces

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