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Ph.D in Law, National Law School of India University

LL.M. in International Human Rights, University of Nottingham

LL.M. in Human Rights and Family Law, University of Mumbai

B.A. LL.B (Hons.), National Law School of India University

Prof. (Dr.) Saumya Uma

Professor and Director, Centre for Women's Rights & Founder, Feminist Research Cluster - JGLS

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ORCID ID 0000-0002-5867-9111
Key Expertise Family Law, Feminist Jurisprudence, International Criminal Law, Human Rights Law

Ph.D in Law, National Law School of India University

LL.M. in International Human Rights, University of Nottingham

LL.M. in Human Rights and Family Law, University of Mumbai

B.A. LL.B (Hons.), National Law School of India University

Biography

Prof. (Dr.) Saumya Uma is a Professor at Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) and heads its Centre for Women’s Rights. She is also the founding faculty of Feminist Research Cluster at JGLS. She serves as a member of the Academic Review Board of JGLS and co-leads its PhD programme. She has over 31 years’ combined work experience as an academic, law researcher, lawyer, trainer, writer and campaigner. Dr. Uma teaches, researches, writes and speaks at the intersections of gender, human rights and the law.

Her doctoral research focused on developing an Indian legal framework on victim and witness protection, with a specific reference to gender based violence. Although firmly grounded in the discipline of law, Dr. Uma’s work is inter-disciplinary in nature as opposed to a ‘black letter’ law approach. It takes into its fold scholarship from other disciplines in social sciences and humanities. Dr. Uma writes and publishes widely. She has authored twelve books including by Routledge, edited/co-edited books by reputed publishers such as the Oxford University Press and Springer Nature, has over seventy peer-reviewed book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals, and more than thirty articles in newspapers and popular online media platforms. The complete list of publications is attached.

She has served as a research consultant on human rights, with international agencies such as the United Nations Development Fund, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights and the International Commission of Jurists. Additionally, she worked as the National Coordinator of ICC-India: the anti-impunity campaign on International Criminal Court and its relevance to India – from 2000 to 2010.

Dr. Uma has several years of teaching experience at renowned universities in India such as National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) – Mumbai and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) prior to joining Jindal Global Law School in January 2020. 

Family Law II

International Criminal Law

Human Rights Lawyering in India

Family Laws and Transformative Constitutionalism in India

Women, Violence and the Law in India

Gender in Hindi Cinema

Intersectional Feminism, Gendered Violence and the Law

Feminists in Action: Women’s Movements and Legal Advocacy Initiatives

British Chevening scholarship for Human Rights

British Chevening Scholarship on Human Rights 1998-99

Indian Equality Law Programme Visiting Fellowship 2019 (declined)
 

Peer Reviewer - RGNUL Student Research Review - Vol. 11.1

Peer Reviewer - National Law Institute University Bhopal's NLIU Law Review - Vol XV Issue I

Peer Reviewer - National Law School Journal, 2025

Member, Editorial Advisory Board of Indian Journal of Gender Studies

Member, Editorial Board of International Journal of Legal Review and Research (IJLRAR)

Member of International Advisory Committee, Politikon – the academic journal of the International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS).

Member of Editorial Board, Maharashtra National Law University Law Review (MNLULR)

Life member, Indian Association for Women's Studies

Member, The European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS)

Member, Law and Society Association (LSA), University of Massachusetts

Fellow, The Policy Edge

Member of Board of Governors, Indo-Global Social Service Society

Teaching with a Difference: Reflections on Applying Feminist Pedagogy in the Classroom (co-authored with Rukmini Sen), in Nilima Srivastava and Sunita Dhal (eds.) (2026), Contours of Feminist Praxis and Practice, Routledge (forthcoming)

Family Laws and Gender Justice in South Asia (co-authored with Sarasu Esther Thomas and Prakriti Malla), in Resistance, Resilience, and Reforms: Gender-Just Family Laws and Feminist Engagements in South Asia (Saumya Uma, Sarasu Esther Thomas and Prakriti Malla (eds.) (2026), Springer Nature (forthcoming)

Turn of the Tide: CEDAW and Gender Just Family Law Reforms in South Asia (co-authored with Hyshyama Hamin) in Resistance, Resilience, and Reforms: Gender-Just Family Laws and Feminist Engagements in South Asia (Saumya Uma, Sarasu Esther Thomas and Prakriti Malla (eds.) (2026), Springer Nature (forthcoming)

‘Courting' Family: Gender Just Family Law Reforms and Transformative Constitutionalism in India and Nepal (co-authored with Prakriti Malla) in Resistance, Resilience, and Reforms: Gender-Just Family Laws and Feminist Engagements in South Asia (Saumya Uma, Sarasu Esther Thomas and Prakriti Malla (eds.) (2026), Springer Nature (forthcoming)

‘Strange Bedfellows': Indian Judiciary, Law Commission of India, and Gender Just Family Law Reforms (co-authored with Parkhi Saxena) in Resistance, Resilience, and Reforms: Gender-Just Family Laws and Feminist Engagements in South Asia (Saumya Uma, Sarasu Esther Thomas and Prakriti Malla (eds.) (2026), Springer Nature (forthcoming)

Campaigning on Gender Just Muslim Family Law Reforms in Sri Lanka: A Conversation with Shreen Abdul Saroor (co-authored with Shreen Abdul Saroor and Prakriti Malla) in Resistance, Resilience, and Reforms: Gender-Just Family Laws and Feminist Engagements in South Asia (Saumya Uma, Sarasu Esther Thomas and Prakriti Malla (eds.) (2026), Springer Nature (forthcoming)

South Asian Feminist Engagements with Family Laws: Paths Ahead (co-authored with Sarasu Esther Thomas and Prakriti Malla) in Resistance, Resilience, and Reforms: Gender-Just Family Laws and Feminist Engagements in South Asia (Saumya Uma, Sarasu Esther Thomas and Prakriti Malla (eds.) (2026), Springer Nature (forthcoming)

Feminist Judgments and the International Criminal Court: Al Bashir (Sudan) and State Cooperation (co-authored with Ramya Jawahar Kudekallu), in Louise Chappell, Rosemary Grey & Kcasey McLoughlin (eds.) (2025), Feminist Judgments: Re-imagining the International riminal Court, Cambridge University Press. 237-249

The Chhattisgarh HC Marital Rape Judgment Has Perversity and Illegality Writ Large (co-authored with Tharika Sai S Mohan). The Wire. 23 February 2025. https://thewire.in/law/the-chattisgarh-hc-marital-rape-judgement-has-perversity-andillegality-writ-large

The Chhattisgarh HC Marital Rape Judgment Has Perversity and Illegality Writ Large (co-authored with Tharika Sai S Mohan). The Wire. 23 February 2025.

Violence, Gender and the State: ‘Not Just’ a Legal Analysis, Routledge, 2024

Contextualizing Law and Policy Framework on Mental Health, in Meenu Anand (ed.), Mental Health Care Resource Book – Concepts and Praxis for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, Springer Nature, 2024. 115-130

Journey of the Domestic Violence Law and Its Impact on Women’s Lives – Book Review of ‘The Violent Domestic: Law, Its Practice, and Strategies of Survival.’ by Supurna Banerjee, Nandini Ghosh, Madhurima Mukhopadhyay and Ruchira Goswami, Zubaan, New Delhi, 2022. Society and Culture in South Asia, Vol. 11, Issue 1, 176-179. December 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/239386172412974

Aparajita Bill: A Populist Move Devoid of Due Diligence (co-authored with Dhruv Madan). The Wire. 10 September 2024. https://m.thewire.in/article/law/aparajita-bill-apopulist- move-devoid-of-due-diligence

Why the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita is a Missed Opportunity for Gender Justice. The Wire, 5 July 2024. https://thewire.in/law/bharatiya-nyay-sanhita-women-gender-transqueer- justice

Not in the Name of Gender Justice: Reflections on Uttarakhand’s UCC, The Wire, 9 February 2024 https://thewire.in/government/not-in-the-name-of-gender-justicereflections- on-the-uttarakhands-ucc

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Law Commission of India and the Uniform Civil Code, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LVIII No. 40, 7 October 2023, 21-23

Between the Devil and the Deep Sea: Tribal Women’s Inheritance Rights in India, Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 30(3), 2023, 309–329.

Marital Rape in South Asia: Colonial Origins and Postcolonial Challenges, in Matthias Vanhullebusch et al (eds.), Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Vol. 7, 2023, 271-309

Why ‘Marital Rape Exemption’ in Criminal Law Must Go, The Wire, 30 November 2023 https://thewire.in/rights/why-the-marital-rape-exemption-in-criminal-law-must-go

Women’s Rights in the Balance as India Weighs Criminalising Marital Rape. The Diplomat. 29 November 2023 https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/womens-rights-in-thebalance- as-india-weighs-criminalizing-marital-rape/

What a Gender Just Uniform Civil Code Could Look Like, The Wire, 2 July 2023 https://thewire.in/law/what-a-gender-just-uniform-civil-code-could-look-like

Book review of ‘Law, Justice and Human Rights in India: Short Reflections’ by Kalpana Kannabiran, Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 2023, Vol. 30, Issue 2, pp. 250-254 https://doi.org/10.1177/09715215231158002

Lesser than Equal? A Feminist Analysis of Hindu Family Law in India, African Journal of Gender and Religion, Vol. 28, No. 2 (2022), 1-28 https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ajgr/article/view/1485

Clash of The Titans or Friendly Bedfellows? Examining The Intersections of Freedom of Religion and Women’s Rights in India, Review of Faith and International Affairs, 20:2, 81-95, https://doi.org/10.1080/15570274.2022.2065808

What does International Law Say about the Remission Granted to Bilkis Bano’s Rapists? The Wire, 8 September 2022 https://thewire.in/law/bilkis-bano-convictsremission- international-law

Why the Gujarat Government's Remission Order in Bilkis Bano Case Militates Against International Law, The Leaflet, 4 September 2022 (podcast)

Fidelity, Male Privilege and the Sanctity of Marriage: Examining the Decriminalization of Adultery in India, Women and Criminal Justice, 26 October 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/08974454.2021.1972899

Menstrual 'Impurity', Women's Access to Public Worship and the Law: A Feminist Re-writing of the Sabarimala Judgment S. Mahendran v The Secretary, Travancore Devaswom Board AIR 1993 Ker 42, Indian Law Review, Vol.5, June 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/24730580.2021.1937893

Wedlock or Wed-Lockup? A Case for Abolishing Restitution of Conjugal Rights in India, International Journal of Law, Policy and The Family, Vol. 35, Issue 1, 2021, 1-23, https://doi.org/10.1093/lawfam/ebab004

All Work, No Pay: On Valuing Women’s Housework (co-authored with Malabika Pal), Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 56, Issue No. 17, 24 April 2021, 31-34

Rights and Wrongs of Anti-Conversion Law(s): Juxtaposing 'Honour' with Women's Agency (co-authored with Niti Saxena), Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LVI No. 1, January 2, 2021, 15-18

Equal Opportunity at the Workplace: Issues and Challenges in Shahida Murtaza and Amir Ullah Khan (eds.), Gender and Inclusion, Centre for Development and Policy Practice, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, 2021, 1-22

International Criminal Court: A Report Card, The Wire, 16 September 2021 https://thewire.in/rights/international-criminal-court-a-report-card

State Cooperation and the Challenge to International Criminal Justice, The Wire, 13 September 2021 https://thewire.in/law/state-cooperation-and-the-challenge-to-international-criminaljustice

Victims at the Heart of International Justice, The Wire, 9 September 2021 https://thewire.in/rights/victims-at-the-heart-of-international-criminal-justice

Where does International Criminal Law Stand When it Comes to Sexual and Gender Based Violence?, The Wire, 6 September 2021 https://thewire.in/rights/where-does-international-criminal-law-stand-when-it-comesto- sexual-and-gender-based-violence

Israel’s Colonisation of Palestine and the Pursuit of International Justice, The Wire, 2 September 2021 https://thewire.in/world/israels-colonisation-of-palestine-and-thepursuit- of-international-justice

The Rohingya’s Quest for International Justice, The Wire, 30 August 2021 https://thewire.in/world/the-rohingyas-quest-for-international-justice

Catching the Big Fish: Examining the Efficacy of International Criminal Justice, The Wire, 26 August 2021 https://thewire.in/world/catching-the-big-fish-examining-theefficacy- of-international-criminal-justice

The Afghan Conflict and the Long Road to International Justice, The Wire, 23 August 2021 https://thewire.in/world/the-afghan-conflict-and-the-long-road-to-international-justice

Police Atrocities and the Quest for Justice (co-authored with Vijay Hiremath), Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LV No. 50, December 19, 2020, 32-37

Legal Imagination and Social Reform: Navtej Johar Revisited (co-authored with Samudyata Sreenath), NUJS Law Review, Vol. 13, Issue 3 (July-September 2020)

Gamechanger or a Trojan Horse? Some Reflections on the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (co-authored with Aditya Kamath), Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LIV No. 20, May 16, 2020, 59-65

At the Crossroads of Freedom of Religion and Gender Equality: Some Reflections from South Asia, International Journal for Religious Freedom Vol. 9:1/2 (2016), 67-80 (published back issue of 2016 in 2020)

Female Criminality, Mental Health and the Law in Dr. Meenu Anand (ed.), Gender and Mental Health: Combining Theory and Practice, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020, 143-158 (ISBN: 978- 981-15-5392-9)

South Asian Feminist Engagements with Law: Some Perspectives on Violence Against Women, Jindal Global Law Review – Special Issue on Women & Law in South Asia, Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2019, pp. 197-221

Engendering a Law on Victim and Witness Protection in India, International Journal of Socio-Legal Analysis and Rural Development, Vol. 4 Issue 1, 2019, pp. 5-18 (ISSN No. 24554049)

Dynamics of Law and its Functionality (Book review of ‘Intimacy Undone: Marriage, Divorce and Family Law in India’ by Malavika Rajkotia), The Book Review, Vol. XLIII No. 2, February 2019 (Special Issue on Gender), pp. 9-10

Human Rights and Its Future: Some Reflections (co-authored with Arvind Narrain) in Jindal Global Law Review, Special Issue on ‘Upendra Baxi in Our Times: Law, Life and Luminality’, 2018, published by Jindal Global Law School, O.P.Jindal Global University (ISSN 0975-2498)

Clinical Legal Education in India: Emerging Trends and Contemporary Relevance, in Quest in Education, Vol. XXXXV, No. 3, July 2018, pp. 2-13 (ISSN: 0048- 6434)

A Beacon of Hope: Engaging with the Communal Violence Bill in Poonam Kathuria and Abha Bhaiya (eds), Indian Feminisms: Individual and Collective Journeys, Zubaan Publications, New Delhi, 2018, pp. 163-196 (ISBN: 978 93 85932 01 4)

Evaluating Post-Sachar Interventions and the Status of Muslims in India (Book review of ‘Institutionalizing Constitutional Rights: Post-Sachar Committee Scenario’ by Abu Saleh Shariff), in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LIII No. 47, December 1, 2018, pp. 23-25 (ISSN 0012-9976)

Why Maharashtra’s ‘Justice for Acid Victims’ Scheme is a Monumental Farce, (coauthored with Vijay Hiremath), The Wire, 28 June 2018 https://thewire.in/gender/why-maharashtras-manodhairya-scheme-is-a-monumentalfarce

An Introspection of Justice Initiatives for the Kandhamal Violence 2008-2015 (coauthored with Vrinda Grover), Media House, New Delhi, 2017(ISBN No. 978-93-7495- 674-8)

Breathing Life into the Constitution: Human Rights Lawyering in India (co-authored with Arvind Narrain), Alternative Law Forum, Bengaluru, 2017

Triple Talaq Judgment: Miles to Go Before We Sleep, in The Invisible Lawyer, Special Issue on Triple Talaq, 1 September 2017

Women’s Access to Places of Religious Worship in India: The Constitutional Conundrum of Gender Equality versus Freedom of Religion, in International Journal of Law, Human Rights & Constitutional Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1 & 2 (2017), pp. 13-21

Outlawing Cyber Crimes Against Women, in Bharati Law Review, Vol. V, Issue 4 (Special Issue on Cyber Law), April-June 2017, pp. 103-116 (ISSN No. 2278-6996)

'Shifting Sands: Collaborative Teaching as a Legal Pedagogy', in South Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol. 4, Issue 4, June 2017, pp. 101-117 (ISSN:2349-7858)

Atrocities and Discrimination Against Dalits: A Critical Examination of the Response of the Law, in Ramesh Jare and Sampath Kale (eds.), Caste in Modern India: Atrocities Against Dalits, New Delhi:Studium Press Pvt Ltd., 2017 ( ISBN 13 : 978-93-85046-11-7)

‘Secularism and the Indian Constitution: Some Jurisprudential Aspects’, in International Journal of Law and Interdisciplinary Research, December 12, 2016

‘Whither Peace? A Discussion on Violence, Impunity and 1325 in the Light of Communal Violence’, (co-authored with Ila Pathak), in Asha Hans and Swarna Rajagopalan (eds.), Openings for Peace, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2016, pp. 199-245 (ISBN No. 978-93-859-8566-9)

‘Reparative Justice for Violence Against Women: A Comparative Study of State Schemes for Victim Compensation’, (co-authored with Manisha Band), in Prof. (Dr.) Paramjit S. Jaswal, Prof. (Dr.) G.I.S. Sandhu, Dr. Upneet Lalli and Dr. Shilpa Jain, Victim Compensation and Restorative Justice, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, 2016, pp. 84-97 (ISBN No. 978-93-84166-11-3)

From Responsibilities to Results: Functioning of the Odisha State Commission for Women – A Study, Centre for the Sustainable Use of Natural and Social Resources, Bhubaneswar, 2015

Social Security Legislations in India, Bengaluru: Department of Distance Education, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, 2015 (ISBN No. 978-93-83363-34- 6)

emembering Mukul Sinha 1951-2014 (co-edited with Arvind Narrain), Alternative Law Forum, Bengaluru, 2015

Affirmative Action in the Private Sector: Need for a Multi-Pronged and Holistic Approach’, National Law University Assam (NLUA) Law and Policy Review, Volume 1, Number 1, 2015, pp. 7-17

‘Access to Justice for Women: From Obligations to Outcomes’, National Law University Odisha (NLUO) Law Journal – Special Issue on ‘Access to Justice’, Vol. II, Issue 1, August 2015, pp. 116-134(ISSN No. 2348-8913)

‘Witness Protection is the Need of the Hour’, In Law Magazine, Issue No. 1, Vol. 03, , (March 2015), Bengaluru: National Law School of India University, pp. 12-16 (ISSN No. 2349-624X)

Breaking the Shackled Silence: Unheard Voices of Women from Kandhamal, National Alliance of Women – Odisha chapter, Bhubaneswar, 2014

‘Supreme Court Verdict on Adoptions Is a Turning Point’, Kashmir Times, 6 May 2014

Aftermath of Muzaffarnagar Riots: Women Bear the Brunt, Kashmir Times, 17 March 2014

Muzaffarnagar Aftermath: Mass Marriages to Prevent Abuse: 550 and Counting!, India Together, 28 February 2014 http://indiatogether.org/mass-marriage-in-aftermath-of-muzaffarnagar- riots-women

Learning document on Single Women’s Land Rights in Gujarat, published by the Working Group on Women and Land Ownership (WGWLO), 2014 http://www.wgwlo.org/papers-by- wgwlo.php

Honouring Mukul Sinha: The Struggle of Memory Against Forgetting, (Co-authored with Arvind Narrain), 2014 http://kafila.org/2014/05/29/honouring-mukul-sinha-the-struggle-of-memory-againstforgetting- saumya-uma-and-arvind-narrain/

Pursuing Elusive Justice: Mass Crimes in India & the Relevance of International Standards, (co- edited with Vahida Nainar), Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2013 (ISBN No. 978-0-19-807999-6)

Impunity Writ Large: A Study of Crimes by the Joint Special Task Forces (JSTF) in Saumya Uma & Vahida Nainar (eds.), Pursuing Elusive Justice: Mass Crimes in India & the Relevance of International Standards, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2013, pp. 24- 59 (ISBN No. 978-0-19-807999-6)

Law Reform on Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes in Mass Violence in Saumya Uma & Vahida Nainar (eds.), Pursuing Elusive Justice: Mass Crimes in India & the Relevance of International Standards, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2013, pp. 202-244 (ISBN No. 978-0-19-807999-6)

Integrating Victims’ Rights in the Indian Legal Framework in Saumya Uma & Vahida Nainar (eds.), Pursuing Elusive Justice: Mass Crimes in India & the Relevance of International Standards, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2013, pp. 245-286 (ISBN No. 978-0-19-807999-6)

‘India: 20 Years after the Mumbai Riots, Don’t Forget Her Story’, On genderbased violence in communal contexts - in Women’s Feature Service and One World South Asia, 8 December 2012 http://southasia.oneworld.net/features/india-20-years-after-the-mumbai-riotsdon2019t- forget-her-story#.UMmbEIY8qsE

Rights of Adolescent Girls in India: A Critical Look at Laws and Policies, Vacha, Mumbai, 2012

Advocating Socio-economic Justice: Some Experiences of the ICC-India Campaign and the Potential for a Law Clinic, Social Change, 42, 4 (2012): pp 487-504 (ISSN No. 00490857)

‘When the Protector becomes the Perpetrator: Justice vs. Impunity’, a web blog on violence against women and militarisation, titled for 16 day campaign on violence against women, organised by Prajnya Initiatives, 27 November 2012 http://lnkd.in/EnQ44W

‘Remembering Shahid Azmi: Can the Love of Justice be Assassinated?’, (Coauthored with Arvind Narrain), 24 November 2012 http://www.lawandotherthings.blogspot.in/

Square Peg in a Round Hole: The Use of Ordinary Law for Mass Sexual Violence by Security Forces in Shveta Dhalival(ed)., Human Rights Advocacy: Global Approaches, Local Experiences, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, 2011, pp. 215-234 (ISBN No. 978-81920809-0-1)

The Communal Violence Bill: Countering Impunity, Seeking Accountability, in People’s Verdict: Civil Society Review of UPA II’s Performance, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, New Delhi, 2011, pp. 68-71

Kandhamal: The Law Must Change its Course, edited by Vrinda Grover, New Delhi: Multiple Action Research Group, Mumbai, 2010 (ISBN No. 978-81-87377-19-1)

Addressing Domestic Violence Through the Law: A Guide to The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, edited by Vrinda Grover, New Delhi: Multiple Action Research Group, Mumbai, 2010 (ISBN No. 978-81-87377-19-1)

Unpackaging Human Rights: Concepts, Campaigns & Concerns, Women’s Research & Action Group and Documentation, Research and Training Centre, Mumbai, 2009

‘Repressive Laws in India’ in Saumya Uma (ed.), ‘Unpackaging Human Rights: Concepts, Campaigns & Concerns’, Women’s Research & Action Group and Documentation, Research and Training Centre, Mumbai, 2009, pp. 72-88

‘International Treaties on Human Rights’ in Saumya Uma (ed.), ‘Unpackaging Human Rights: Concepts, Campaigns & Concerns’, Women’s Research & Action Group and Documentation, Research and Training Centre, Mumbai, 2009, pp. 132-159

‘Supreme Court Speaks: Judgments on Muslim Law and Women’s Rights’, Women’s Research & Action Group, Mumbai, 2007

International Criminal Court & India: Responses to Queries Raised by Parliamentarians, Women's Research & Action Group and People’s Watch, Mumbai, 2005

‘Responses to the Law Commission of India’s Consultation Paper on Witness Protection’, in Combat Law, Vol. 4, 2005, Issue 1

'For Women, A Court of Last Appeal', The Indian Express, 9 December 2005

'Muslim Women's Right to Maintenance in India', Daily Star (Bangladesh), 30 January 2005

International Court & India: Some Questions & Answers', Women's Research & Action Group, Mumbai, 2004

‘Interpreting Muslim Law’, Combat Law, Vol. 3, Issue 4, November-December 2004, pp. 29-33

‘Intimidated Witnesses and Victims: Treated with Hostility’, Combat Law, Vol. 2, Issue 5, December- January 2004.

'Criminal Responsibility for Torture: An Indian Perspective', Daily Star (Bangladesh), 19 December 2004

‘The Case for Protecting Victims and Witnesses: Best Bakery Case Revisited’, Urudhva Mula, Vol. 2, No.2, December 2003, pp. 70-77

India’s Failed Tryst with Justice and the Need for an International Criminal Court’, ‘Combating Impunity’, Women’s Research & Action Group, Mumbai, 2003, pp. 39-58

‘The International Criminal Court and its Implications for India’, ‘Combating Impunity’, Women’s Research & Action Group, Mumbai, 2003, pp. 59-62

'Triple Talaq, Women's Rights & Indian Judicial Responses', Daily Star (Bangladesh), 9 January 2003

‘Gender Concerns at the International Criminal Court, Gender Just Laws Bulletin, India Centre for Human Rights and the Law, July 2000

‘Why India Should Support International Criminal Court’, Humanscape, May 2000 at pp. 32-35, 38

Should India View the International Criminal Court with Double-tinted Spectacles of Suspicion? ANICC Bulletin, Issue 1, March 2000

`Taking back the Night’, Humanscape, October 1997 (on the gender-discriminatory aspects of the Indian Divorce Act, and the response of the Indian judiciary to the same)

`A Ritual Vigilance’, Humanscape, November 1996 (on the response of the Mumbai judiciary to the phenomenon of fake marriage bureaus)

`Marriages are made in Karyalayas’, The Lawyers Collective, November 1996 (on the phenomenon of fake marriage bureaus and their repercussions on the rights of women and children within family law)

`Right to Maintenance in Bigamous Marriages’,The Lawyers Collective, May 1996 (on the economic rights and status of second wives under a law which formally prohibits bigamy)

`Trial with Dignity’,Humanscape, April 1996 (on the human rights issues involved in in-camera trials in rape cases)

`Bigamous Marriages by Hindu Men’,The Lawyers Collective, October-November 1995 (on the gap between law and reality in criminalizing bigamy)

‘ASEAN: Bilateralism or Regionalism?’, The Student Advocate, Vol. 5, published by National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, 1993, pp. 26-31

‘Kewalchand Jain: An Eye Opener on Corroboration’,The Student Advocate, Vol. 4, published by National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, 1992

‘Law of Torts’,(co-authored with Ms. Rose Varghese), March of the Law, Vol. III, published by National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, 1992, pp. 459-473
Email saumya@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0002-5867-9111
Key Expertise Family Law, Feminist Jurisprudence, International Criminal Law, Human Rights Law
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