Neelu Mehra (Lead National Researcher / Primary Investigator) is an Assistant Professor of Law with teaching experience of almost fourteen years at the University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Inderprastha University, Delhi, India. She has done her Ph.D. in Law from Kurukshetra University in 2003. Dr. Mehra’s areas of specialization are Property Law, Commercial laws, Gender Laws, and Criminology. She has presented many research papers in National and International forum, such as Harvard Medical College (USA), UCL (London), Toronto University (Canada), University of British Columbia (Canada), BESSH (Melbourne) on a variety of topics including, Access to Justice, Women, Third Gender, Property laws, and Cyber Crimes. Dr. Mehra is an author of many publications published by peer-reviewed legal and social science journals on Surrogacy laws, Women trafficking, Third gender issues, Cyber Crime, Probation laws, and best practices at prison administration. She serves on University administrative /advisory committees as a member of the Board of studies, Viva Coordinator, and a Nodal Officer for economically weaker section (EWS) of Government of NCT at Delhi. Dr. Mehra has served as a Coordinator of the National Youth Parliament sponsored by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Delhi, etc.
LOCAL RESEARCHERS - INDIA
Kanwal DP Singh (Head Researcher) has a teaching and research experience of more than 17 years. She completed her Ph.D. from Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, in 2007. Her specialization is in areas of Taxation, Land Laws and Corporate laws & Law Poverty and Development. She joined the University School of Law and Legal Studies Guru Gobind Singh Inderprastha University, Delhi, as Professor in May 2013. She has two books to her credit, namely “ Legal control of Capital Market in India” and “Land laws which are acclaimed by law students in India. She has more than 38 published papers in National and International journals and many presented papers in National and International forums. Dr. Singh has long administrative experience, which involves of conduct of exams like CLAT, UGC (Net), etc. She is a BOS member in many universities like Gautam Budh University, Amity University, etc. She is also involved and on a panel of paper setter and evaluator for an organization like the Institute of Companies Secretaries, Centre for Policy Research, etc. She is invited frequently for talk shows, Judging moot court competitions and chairing the sessions at national and international conferences.
Renu Gosala (Researcher) holds a Ph.D. degree in International Politics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi, and has been teaching as an Adj. Assistant Professor of political science in New York (USA). Dr. Gosala’s research interests include human rights and comparative governments and politics. Her research interest and published work explore the causes and consequences of human rights violations, the justice system, and the rule of law; democracy and political institutions in South and Southeast Asia.
Konpal Preet Kaur (Student Researcher) completed BA (History Hons) from LSR college for women (University of Delhi) in 2014 and Mphil from Kellogg College, the University of Oxford, in 2017. She has interned with multiple agencies like the Institute of Maritime, History Maryland Historical Trust, Naval History, and Heritage command in the US along with Archaeological Survey of India. She has five research publications to her credit in interdisciplinary journals. The researcher is currently based in Toronto working as a freelancer.
Nitya Thakur (Student Researcher) is presently pursuing her Ph.D. in Intellectual Property Laws from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi. She has completed her Master of Laws (LL.M.) from University College London with a specialization in Intellectual Property Laws. She has practiced civil and commercial litigation focusing primarily on Intellectual Property Laws and Telecommunication and Broadcasting laws. During her stint in academics as a Faculty at Symbiosis Law School, Noida, and KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneswar, she has taught advanced IP courses. Currently, she is pursuing a Ph.D. on “Registrability of Non-Traditional Trademarks: A Comparative Study of Trademark Regimes with Special Reference to India” under the guidance of Dr. Neelu Mehra, Asst. Prof, GGSIP University, Delhi.
Aditi Singh (Student Researcher) has completed her BA.LLB from New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune in the year 2011. She has done her LLM with a dual specialization in Criminal Law and Human Rights from Indian Law Institute, Delhi, in 2013. She worked as an Assistant Prof in Delhi Metropolitan Education, Noida, for five years. whose share of time went into this work. Currently, she is pursuing her full-time Ph.D. On “Law and Policy Governance relating to Reproductive Rights in India: An Impact Analysis” Under the guidance of Dr. Neelu Mehra, Asst. Prof. University School of Law and Legal Studies. GGSIP University, New Delhi.