Sanya Darakhshan Kishwar

About

An enthusiast in the field of human rights, I am currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), India. I hold a Masters in International Human Rights Law from the University of Leeds and a Masters in General Laws (LL.M.) from the Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A. A recipient of the Best Law Student of India Award, 2018, I was a part of the team that won the 26th Williem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna. My areas of interest are gender studies, feminist theories and intersectional issues. I am enrolled as a doctoral candidate at NLU, Delhi, researching the topic of rising digital antifeminism in the Global South.

Employment

• O. P. Jindal Global University Assistant Professor
  2023 - Present
• OP Jindal Global University Jindal Global Law School Lecturer
  2022 - Present
• OP Jindal Global University Jindal Global Law School Assistant Lecturer
  2020 - 2022

Education

• National Law University, Delhi Ph.D.
  2021 - Present
• University of Leeds LL.M. (International Human Rights Law)
  2019 - 2020
• The Pennsylvania State University LL.M. (General Laws)
  2018 - 2019
• Central University of South Bihar BSc. LL.B. (H)
  2013 - 2018

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (8)

• Navigating India’s Draft DPDP Rules 2025: Implementation challenges in protecting children’s personal data
  Journal of Data Protection and Privacy 2026 DOI: 10.69554/LKSN3359
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• From Dietary Rights to Discrimination: Islamophobia and the Shrinking Space for Halal in India
  Religion and Human Rights 2025 DOI: 10.1163/18710328-bja10054
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• Regulating deep fakes and synthetic media: Privacy, policy and global regulatory challenges
  Journal of Data Protection and Privacy 2025 DOI: 10.69554/HBGG8150
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• The Stitches That Hurt Her Soul: Assessing the Practice of Female Genital Mutilation as a Violation of Human Rights of Women in India
  Journal of Human Rights and Social Work 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s41134-025-00408-5
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• Contextualizing the Application of the Milieudefensie v. Royal Dutch Shell Decision in Indian Climate Change Litigation: Possibilities and Challenges
  Sustainability and Climate Change 2024 DOI: 10.1089/scc.2023.0137
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• Exploring the True Shade of Green: A Critical Examination of the Central Consumer Protection Authority’s Guidelines on Corporate Greenwashing
  International Journal on Consumer Law and Practice 2024 DOI: 10.55496/TAOJ7733
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• Adjudication on issues of culture in India: In conversation with Advocate Shadan Farasat
  Jindal Global Law Review 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s41020-023-00214-y
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• The Persisting Menace of Child Marriage: An Account of Non-Legal Factors Contributing to Ineffectiveness of Legal Frameworks
  The Age of Human Rights Journal 2022 DOI: 10.17561/tahrj.v19.7228
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