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Darshna Gupta

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Ms. Darshna Gupta is an Assistant Professor at Mahindra University School of Law since September 2021, with expertise in sustainability, climate change, corporate due diligence, intellectual property rights, and environmental law. ​ A lawyer with an LL.M. from NALSAR University of Law (2020) and BBA.LL.B. from Christ University, she has held research roles at CEEW Delhi, Adhyayan Foundation, and IIRIS Consulting, plus editorial positions at human rights and AI law journals.

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Darshna Gupta

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Ms. Darshna Gupta is an Assistant Professor at the School of Law, Mahindra University. She has varied experience in the corporate and research domain in sustainability, climate change and corporate due diligence.

A lawyer by training, she completed her Masters in Law from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad in 2020. During her Masters, her focus areas were Intellectual Property Rights and Environment Law. She has varied experience in the corporate and research domain in sustainability, climate change and corporate due diligence. Apart from work, she also contributes as an editor and writer for varied journals of repute. Further, she has also worked as a human rights teaching fellow for, The Humans Project.

  • Master’s in Law (LL.M.) – National Academy of Legal Studies & Research, Hyderabad (NALSAR).
  • BBA. LL.B., School of Law, Christ University, Bengaluru.

  • Paper Presentation on Climate Change & Groundwater Based Irrigation Management – A Conceptual Study of Indian Approach at International Conference on Climate Justice and Sustainable Environment 2023 at GNLU, Gujarat (April 22 & 23).
  • Received 2nd Best paper presentation for Climate Change Migration: A Study on Ghoramara Islands at Earth Conference organized by CEERA, NLSIU, Bengaluru & VLS, June 2022.
  • Investigating Pathways for Agricultural Innovation at scale: Case Studies from India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification, 2022.
  • Attended a Faculty Development Programme on Law and Social Sciences organized by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, September 2022.
  • Attended a Workshop on Law, Development, and Sustainability organized by National Law University Delhi, September 2022.
  • Response Paper on A Theoretical Framework for the Protection of the Environmental Refugees in International Law published at the International Review of Human Rights Law (ISSN: 2455-8648), Issue VII (Newsletter), May 2021.
  • Covid-19 and Indian Judiciary: Crisis & Innovation published at GNLU Centre for Law & Society’s Blog, May 2020.

    • Assistant professor, School of Law, Mahindra University (Sept 2021 – Present)

    PAST

    • Research Intern, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), Delhi
    • Research Fellow, Center for Environmental Studies, Adhyayan Foundation for Policy & Research, Lucknow
    • Senior Research Analyst, IIRIS Consulting Private Limited, Mumbai

    EDITORIAL

    • Editor at The Silent Sexism Project.
    • Technical Editor at International Review of Human Rights Law, (ISSN: 2455-8648).
    • Special Associate Editor at Indian Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Law, (E-ISSN: 2582-6999) | (Dec 2020 – Oct 2021)

    • Teaching Human Rights Research Fellow (Summer 2021) – The Human Projects
    • Master’s Thesis | Climate Change Migration in India: A Humanitarian Perspective
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