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Faculty

Dr. Amit Anand
Ph. D (Law)
Assistant Professor
Area of specialization: International Human Rights Law

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD (Law), Lancaster University, United Kingdom (2023)
• LLM (Human Rights), University of Reading, United Kingdom (2015)
• B.A., LL.B. (Honours.), National Law School of India University, Bengaluru,India (2014)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Assistant Professor, St. Joseph’s College of Law, Bengaluru, India (July 2026 - Present)
• Assistant Professor, School of Legal Studies, REVA University, Bengaluru, India (May 2022 – March 2026)
• Assistant Professor, School of Law, Presidency University, Bengaluru, India (November 2021 – February 2022)

Courses Taught

International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Justice System and International Human Rights Law

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My work is driven by a commitment to bridging rigorous legal scholarship with global policy engagement, with a particular focus on reconceptualising harm in international human rights law and advancing new frameworks for addressing culturally embedded and structurally normalised forms of gendered violence across jurisdictions.

Publications: (Please update all the Publications)

Books
● Aradhya Singh, Sara Balkh, & Amit Anand (Eds.), Legal and Psychological Perspectives on Prostitution and Human Trafficking IGI Global, 2026.

● Alicia Danielsson, Jyothis Mary, Akanksha Madaan, Amit Anand, & Mohammed Abdel-Haq (Eds.), Proceedings of The Future of Life – Legal, Scientific, and Geopolitical Challenges (TFOL2025) in Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research (ASSEHR) Paris: Atlantis Press, 2026.

● Jyothis Mary, Akansha Madaan, Amit Anand, & Alicia Danielsson (Eds.), Global Health Governance and Human Rights IGI Global, 2025.

● Amit Anand & Deekshita Das (Eds.), Gender-Based Violence and Religion: Reinforcing Rights and Clarifying the International Framework Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2025.

● Amit Anand, Akansha Madaan, & Alicia Danielsson (Eds.), Intersections Between Rights and Technology IGI Global, 2024.

Book Chapters
● Sara Balkh & Amit Anand. (2026). Prostitution as Structural Violence: A Human Rights Law Mandate for Abolition. In Aradhya Singh, Sara Balkh, & Amit Anand (Eds.), Legal and Psychological Perspectives on Prostitution and Human Trafficking. IGI Global.

● Mohammed Abdel-Haq, Alicia Danielsson & Amit Anand. (2026). The Future of the Sanctity of Life - Balancing Progress, Rights, and Responsibility. In Alicia Danielsson, Jyothis Mary, Akanksha Madaan, Amit Anand, & Mohammed Abdel- Haq (Eds.), Proceedings of The Future of Life – Legal, Scientific, and Geopolitical Challenges (TFOL2025) in Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research (ASSEHR) Paris: Atlantis Press.

● Amit Anand & Akanksha Madaan. (2025). SERAC v. Nigeria: Strengthening Environmental Protection Through Human Rights. In Jyothis Mary, Akansha Madaan, Amit Anand, & Alicia Danielsson (Eds.), Global Health Governance and Human Right. IGI Global.

● Amit Anand. (2024). Temple Prostitution in India-An Exploitative Practice in the Name of Religion. In Alicia Danielsson (Ed.), Economic and Societal Impact of Organized Crime: Policy and Law Enforcement Interventions. IGI Global.

● Amit Anand & Amlanika Bora. (2022). The National Green Tribunal of India vis a vis Principles of International Environmental Law: An Analysis. In Dr. S. P. Navin and C. T. Sinha (Eds.), Emerging Trends in International Law. Navrachana University, Vadodara, Gujarat.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Five research publications recognized and indexed in the official catalogue of the United Nations Office at Geneva Library.

● Samantha Spence & Amit Anand, Cultural Contexts: Witchcraft Accusations, Gender Realities, and Local Insights in India, (2024) Volume 9, UPES Law Review [ISSN 2347-9620], 87-100. Published in January 2026.

● Amit Anand, Recognition of human rights of LGBTQ persons: a regional understanding, (2025) Volume 12 Number 02, International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies [ISSN 2050-1048 (Online)], 180-188. Indexed in the Catalogue of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) Library.

● Amit Anand & Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni, Analyzing the U.S. Drone Program’s Deployment of Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Targeted Killings Outside of National Boundaries, (2024) Volume 5, Contemporary Challenges: The Global Crime, Justice and Security Journal, University of Edinburgh, UK [ISSN 2634-7555 (Online)], 10-37. Indexed in the Catalogue of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) Library.

● Amit Anand, Exploring The Status of Women In Indian Society: A Descriptive Analysis, (2024) Volume 30 Number 06, Educational Administration: Theory and Practice [ISSN 2148-2403], 4157–4171.

● Amit Anand, Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni, Aakanksha Madaan, & Ummul Waraah, Relationship between the ICC and UNSC – Prosecuting International Crimes, (2023) Volume 13 Number 02, Res Militaris [ISSN 2265-6294], 3660-3667.

● Amit Anand, Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni, & Aakanksha Madaan, Forcible Protection of Nationals Abroad - A Troubling Legacy Under International Law, (2023) Volume 13 Number 02, Res Militaris [ISSN 2265-6294], 875-884.

● Amit Anand, Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni, & Devi KS, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in India - A Gendered Perspective, (2022) Volume 20 Number 17, NeuroQuantology [ISSN 1303-5150], 1139-1149. Indexed in the Catalogue of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) Library.

● Amit Anand, Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni, Amlanika Bora, & Tripti Bhushan, Re- examining The Distinction Between International and Non-International Armed Conflicts in The Backdrop of International Human Rights Law, (2022) Volume 15 Number 2, Baltic Journal of Law & Politics [ISSN 2029-0454], 306-320.

● Amit Anand, Amlanika Bora, & Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni, Violence Against Women in India: Understanding Gender Justice through Legal Pluralism, (2022) Volume 54 Issue 10, Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology [ISSN 0367-6234], 166-173.

● Amlanika Bora, Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni, Tripti Bhushan, & Amit Anand, Access to Internet and Education: Key Considerations in the Indian Context, (2022) Volume 54 Issue 8, Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology [ISSN 0367-6234], 264-270.

● Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni, Amlanika Bora, & Amit Anand, From Environmental to Climate Justice: A Discourse with Special Reference to India, (2022) Volume 2, Issue 3, Jus Corpus Law Journal [ISSN 2582-7820 (Online)], 555-569.

● Amit Anand, Repression of Uyghur Muslims and The Freedom of Religious Beliefs in China, (2022) Volume 8 Issue 1, Journal of Social Inclusion Studies [ISSN 2516- 6123 (Online)], 23-36. Indexed in the Catalogue of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) Library.

● Amit Anand, Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni, & Tripti Bhushan, Marital Rape in India: A Socio-Legal Analysis, (2021) Volume 7 No. 4, International Journal of Public Law and Policy [ISSN Online 2044-7671], 351-363. Indexed in the Catalogue of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) Library.

● Amit Anand & Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni, Covert Drone Strikes and the Rules on Targeting: Obama’s Troubling Legacy, (2018) Joint Issue 1, Strife & Kings’ Student Law Review [ISSN 2052-3882], 67-85.

● Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni & Amit Anand, Climate Change and its Impact on India: A Comment, (2017) Volume 4, National Law University Odisha Law Journal: Special Issue on ‘Climate Change’ [ISSN 2348-8913], 81-97.

● Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni & Amit Anand, International and Non-International Armed Conflicts and Application of International Humanitarian Law as Lex Specialis, (2017-18) Volume 11 No. 11, Chotanagpur Law Journal (ISSN 0973-5858), 78-91.

● Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni & Amit Anand, Migration and Poverty: An Indian Reality, (2017) Volume 67 No. 1, Social Action (ISSN 0037-7627), 32-50.

Blog Posts
● Amit Anand, U.S. Drone Strikes: Less Accountable Than Ever – (Centre for Advanced Study in International Humanitarian Law [CASH], Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), November 2020)
https://cashrgnul.wixsite.com/rihlcs/post/u-s-drone-strikes-less-accountable-than-ever

● Amit Anand, Covid-19 and Protecting the Rights of Labourers in India - (Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog, June 2020)
https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/covid-19-and-protecting-the-rights-of-labourers-in-india

Policy Publications and Commentary
● Amit Anand & Anusreeta Dutta, Prajwala judgment pushes trafficking policy beyond rescue, Policy Circle. (24 June 2026) Available at: https://www.policycircle.org/opinion/prajwala-judgment-trafficking-ruling/

● Amit Anand & Anusreeta Dutta, Custodial deaths expose India’s rule-of-law deficit, Policy Circle. (26 May 2026) Available at: https://www.policycircle.org/opinion/custodial-deaths-rule-of-law/

● Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni, Amit Anand, & Anusreeta Dutta, India’s future climate resilience will depend on its ability to build a public healthcare system that recognises heat as a highly gendered disaster, Down To Earth. (19 May 2026) Available at: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/indias-future-climate-resilience-will-depend-on-its-ability-to-build-a-public-healthcare-system-that-recognises-heat-as-a-highly-gendered-disaster

● Anusreeta Dutta & Amit Anand, From deterrence to development: India’s nuclear shift towards energy security, Down To Earth. (27 April 2026) Available at: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/energy/from-deterrence-to-development-indias-nuclear-shift-towards-energy-security

Paper Presentations: (Please update all the Paper Presented)

● Presented a paper on ‘Decolonising ‘Harmful Practices’: Rethinking Law, Culture, and Power in Global Human Rights Governance’ at Decolonising Human Rights: Where Universalism Ends and Cultural Relativism Begins Conference, The Research Bridge, Sweden (2 April 2026).

● Presented a joint paper with Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni and Riya A Singh on ‘Menstrual Stigma and Access to Reproductive Health: Intersectional Barriers for South Asian Women in the UK’ at Periods Are Political: The Politics of Menstruation in Activism, Art & Law Conference, The Open University, UK (15 October 2025).

● Presented a joint paper with Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni on ‘Honour Killings: The Enduring Violence of Misplaced Notions of Honour’ for the UACES 55th Annual Conference 2025 organized by University Association for Contemporary European Studies at Liverpool, UK (12 September 2025).

● Presented a paper with Mohammed Abdel-Haq & Alicia Danielsson on ‘The Future of the Sanctity of Life: Balancing Progress, Rights, and Responsibility’ for The Future of Life – Legal, Scientific, and Geopolitical Challenges, jointly organized by the Hume Institute for Postgraduate Studies (Lausanne), REVA University, and the Centre for Contemporary Coronial Law at the University of Greater Manchester, UK (16-17 May, 2025).

● Presented a joint paper with Riya A Singh on ‘An intersectional approach to witch hunts in modern India, with a focus on identity marginalization’ for Witchcraft and Human Rights, past, present, future: Implementing Resolution 47/8 organized by Lancaster University, UK (20-21 September 2024).

● Presented a joint paper with Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni on ‘Transforming India’s Societal Values to Combat Witchcraft Accusations and Gender Violence’ for 6th Strathclyde Postgraduate Law Conference Law in Motion: Unravelling the Impact of Contemporary Legal Trends in Research, 2024 organized by the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland (25-26 June 2024).

● Presented a joint paper with Akanksha Madaan on ‘Women, Gender Equality and Climate Change in India’ via Zoom for the Pathways to Just Transitions for a Sustainable Common Future Conference, 2023 organized by Centre for Environmental Law, Macquarie University, Australia (1-2 November 2023).

● Presented a joint paper with Akanksha Madaan on ‘SERAC v Nigeria - Examining the contribution of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in advancing the jurisprudence on the right to environment’ via Zoom at the Human Rights Law: Prospects, Possibilities, Fears and Limitations - European Human Rights Law Conference organized by the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law (28-29 September 2023).

● Presented a joint paper with Akanksha Madaan on ‘Climate Justice for Women and Girls - An Indian Perspective’ via Zoom at the International Conference on Environmental Justice, hosted by the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (25 August 2023).

● Presented a joint paper with Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni on ‘Towards a gendered understanding of climate change impacts in India’ via Microsoft Teams at the Human Rights and Sustainable Development Conference, hosted by the Lancaster University Law School, United Kingdom (14-15 July 2023).

● Presented a joint paper with Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni on ‘Temple Prostitution in India: An exploitative practice in the name of religion’ via Zoom at the Serious and Organized Crime Conference, hosted by the School of Justice, Security and Sustainability at Staffordshire University and the Centre for Crime, Justice and Security in partnership with the Centre for Trafficking, Exploitation and Modern Slavery Studies at the Hume Institute for Postgraduate Studies, Switzerland (17 June 2023).

● Presented a joint paper with Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni on ‘The Impact of Myths and Superstitious Beliefs on Albinism in Tanzania: A Human Rights Perspective’ via Microsoft Teams at Leicester Law School Postgraduate Research Conference 2022, University of Leicester (14 June 2022).

● Presented a paper on ‘Violence Against People with Albinism in Tanzania’ via Microsoft Teams at Lancaster University Law Conference, Lancaster University (10 June 2022).

● Presented a joint paper with Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni on ‘Use of Armed Drones for Extraterritorial Targeted Killings: A Review of U.S. Drone Policy Since 9/11’ via Zoom in the International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems organized by Centre for Aviation and Space Laws, WBNUJS and Centre for Research in Air and Space Laws, MNLU Mumbai (30 April 2022).

● Presented a joint paper with Amlanika Bora on ‘From Environmental to Climate Justice: A discourse with special reference to India’ via Zoom in the International Conference on Trends in Environmental Policy, Law and Justice, organized by the Centre of Excellence in Environment and Forest Laws, ICFAI Law School, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad (29-30 April 2022).

● Presented a joint paper with Amlanika Bora on ‘The National Green Tribunal of India vis a vis Principles of International Environmental Law: An Analysis’ via Zoom n the International E-Conference on Emerging Trends in International Law organized by School of Business & Law, Navrachana University, Vadodara (12 February 2022).

● Presented a joint paper with Amlanika Bora on ‘Access to Environmental Justice in India through the lens of the National Green Tribunal’ in the XII National Online Conference on Emerging Trends in Rule of Law, Democratic Norms and Constitutional Values organized by National Conference Committee, 2021-22, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) (27-28 January 2022).

● Presented a paper on ‘Devadasi System - A Cultural and Religious Abuse in India’ via Microsoft Teams at Spiritual Abuse: Coercive Control in Religious Conference, University of Chester (3-4 September 2021).

● Presented a paper on ‘Women, Witchcraft and Gender Based Violence in India’ via Microsoft Teams at Lancaster University Law Conference, Lancaster University (30 April 2021).

● Presented a paper on ‘Witchcraft Accusations in India’ at The Sexual Politics of Freedom Conference via Zoom, The Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, The National University of Ireland-Galway (17-18 September 2020).

● Presented a paper on ‘Gender Violence in the name of ‘Honour’: An Impediment in the Enjoyment of Fundamental Rights under the Indian Constitution’ at Lancaster University Law Conference, Lancaster University (7 March 2020).

● Presented a paper on ‘Devadasi System in India’ at Lancaster University Law Conference, Lancaster University (9 February 2019).

● Presented a joint paper with Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni on ‘Witchcraft, Human Rights and Gender’ at Witchcraft and Human Rights: Past, Present and Future at Lancaster University (10-11 January 2019).

● Presented a paper on ‘Honour Killings and Structural Violence in India’ at Contemporary Challenges to Human Rights Law Conference 2018 at University of Brighton (1 December 2018).

● Presented a paper on ‘Mapping Gender Violence through Marital Rape in India’ at Appraising Academic Research Impact on Law and Policy in the UK and Beyond Conference 2018 at School of Law, University of Leeds (22 October 2018).

● Presented a paper on ‘Violence against Women: A Study of Honour Killings in India’ at the Postgraduate Research Conference 2018 at Lancaster University (12 May 2018).

● Presented a joint paper with Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni on ‘Climate Change and its Impact on India: A Legal Perspective’ at the Two-Day International Seminar on “Poverty, Environment and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia-Pacific” held at the Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru (8-9 December 2016).

Conferences, Seminars and Workshops Attended (Please update all the Conferences, Seminars and Workshops Attended)

● The Future of Life – Legal, Scientific, and Geopolitical Challenges, jointly organized by the Hume Institute for Postgraduate Studies (Lausanne), REVA University, and the Centre for Contemporary Coronial Law at the University of Greater Manchester, UK (16-17 May, 2025)

● REVA-Hume International E-Conference 2024 on Convergence of Health and Human Rights: Shaping Justice, Equity and Global Policy (30 November – 1 December, 2024)

● The Serious and Organised Crime Conference 2024 on ‘Understanding and Responding to Contemporary Challenges in Serious and Organised Crime: Societal Concerns and Enforcement Considerations’ in collaboration with the Hume Institute for Postgraduate Studies, Switzerland (18-19 May, 2024)

● International E-Conference on ‘Charting New Territories: Legal Transformations for Protecting Human Rights in a Dynamic World’ in collaboration with the Hume Institute for Postgraduate Studies, Switzerland (1-2 December, 2023)

● International E-Conference on ‘Harmful Practices Related to Accusations of Witchcraft and Ritual Attacks: Challenges for Marginalized Groups’ in collaboration with The Staffordshire Law School, The School of Justice, Security and Sustainability, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom and The Department of Languages & Cultures, Lancaster University, United Kingdom (15-16 May, 2023)

● International E-Conference on ‘Law and Society’ organised by the Centre for Human Rights Law & Policy, School of Legal Studies, REVA University, Bengaluru in collaboration with The Staffordshire Law School, The School of Justice, Security & Sustainability, Staffordshire University, UK (2 December 2022)

● Two Day International Conference on ‘Changing Contours of Discrimination Discourse’, Global Research Network, Canterbury (21-22 October 2021)

RESOURCE PERSON (PLEASE UPDATE ALL THE DETAILS)

● Invited to chair a session as ‘Resource Person’ at the 14th International Conference on Human Rights & Gender Justice, in collaboration with Centre for Advanced Studies in Human Rights, The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, Universidad de Málaga & Nelson Mandela University on 6 Sept 2025.

● Invited to judge the Preliminary Rounds of the B.M. Sreenivasaiah Memorial 10th Moot Court Competition, organized by B.M.S. College of Law, Bengaluru, on 5 April 2025.

● Invited as a speaker to address the topic ‘Witchcraft Accusations and Their Implications for Gender Equality and Human Rights: Analyzing Socio-Cultural Dynamics in India’ for the Online Research Seminar organized by the Department of Law, University of Cyprus on 16 October 2024.

● Invited to discuss academic collaborations with REVA University by The University of Bolton, UK on 7 June 2024.

● Invited to chair a technical session at the XIV National Conference on the theme ‘Enhancing Judicial Administration: Application of Procedural Law and Ensuring Access to Justice in India’ at School of Law, Christ University, Bengaluru on 23 January 2024.

● Invited to deliver a session on ‘Nature of post-graduate studies and research in law’ for the Faculty Development Program on Dynamic Shifting of Legal Education and Teaching Techniques in Light of National Education Policy organised by Department of Legal Science, Techno India University, West Bengal from 14 August – 19 August 2023.

● Invited to deliver a guest lecture on ‘Theorizing Gender and Violence’ for the Centre for Law and Humanities at Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat on 10 May 2023.

● Participated as a speaker at the Public Seminar Series on the topic ‘License to rape: The normalisation of violence against women in India’ organised by the Centre for Crime, Justice and Security (CCJS), Staffordshire University, United Kingdom on 26 April 2023.

HONORS & AWARDS

● Awarded ‘Best Researcher’ for overall excellence in research at the School of Legal Studies, REVA University, Bengaluru, India for the academic year 2023 on 4 September, 2025.

● Awarded ‘Best Researcher’ for overall excellence in research at the School of Legal Studies, REVA University, Bengaluru, India for the academic year 2023 on 5 September, 2023.

● Commendable Paper Award for the paper titled ‘The Impact of Myths and Superstitious Beliefs on Albinism in Tanzania: A Human Rights Perspective’ in the Leicester Law School Postgraduate Research Conference held on 14 June 2022.

● Best Paper Presentation Award for the paper titled ‘The National Green Tribunal of India vis a vis Principles of International Environmental Law: An Analysis’ in the International E-Conference on Emerging Trends in International Law organized by School of Business & Law, Navrachana University, Vadodara held on 12 February 2022.

● Best Paper Award for the paper titled ‘Access to Environmental Justice in India through the lens of the National Green Tribunal’ in the XII National Online Conference on Emerging Trends in Rule of Law, Democratic Norms and Constitutional Values organized by National Conference Committee, 2021-22, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru held on January 27-28, 2022.

● Awarded ‘Lancaster Award (Gold)’ by Lancaster University, United Kingdom for successful endeavour in the areas of employability/career development; campus and community activities and work experience. Lancaster Award is an employability award instituted by Lancaster University in partnership with top UK employers that rewards individuals for work carried out both within and outside academia.
Date of Award: 15 December 2021.