Aishwarya Birla

Education

• B.A., LL.B (Hons.), NALSAR University of Law (2020)
• BCL, University of Oxford (2020-2021)
• LLM at the University of Melbourne (2021-2022)

Profile

Aishwarya joined NLSIU in 2022 as an Academic Fellow, and since April 2023, has been working as a Research Associate for the Pluralist Agreement and Constitutional Transformation (PACT) project. Her broad interests include human rights law, anti-discrimination, refugee law, and constitutional law. Her published work includes a paper on the applicability of the principle of non-refoulement in India as a non-signatory to the Refugee Convention.

In her research for the PACT project, she has looked into the founding of the Indian Constitution, with reference to the Constituent Assembly Debates. She has also been involved with organising various events that aim at constitutional awareness.

Publications

Journals

• ‘Evaluating the Indian Refugee Law Regime: How has the Judiciary Responded to Refugee Claims in Light of International Law Obligations, and How it Can Do Better.’ International Journal of Refugee Law, Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2023, Pages 81–100, https://doi.org/10.1093/ijrl/eead013, OUP. ISSN:0953-8186, E-ISSN:1464-3715. Published online: 25 July 2023.

Blog Posts

• Abolition of Titles: Striking Resemblance in Indian and Weimar Constitutions, 7 September 2023. Available at https://www.constitutionofindia.net/blog/abolition-of-titles-striking-resemblance-in-indian-and-weimar-constitutions/
• Dr. BR Ambedkar’s Position on Socio-economic Rights in the Indian Constitution, 13 April 2023. Available at https://pactproject.net/2023/04/13/dr-b-r-ambedkars-position-on-socio-economic-rights-in-the-indian-constitution/
• Reflection piece on ‘Founding Mothers of the Indian Republic’ by Achyut Chetan. 10 November 2023. Available at https://pactproject.net/2023/11/10/reflection-founding-mothers-of-the-indian-republic-gender-politics-of-the-framing-of-the-constitution/
• Reflection piece ‘PACT Reviews the Supreme Court of India in 2023’. 28 November 2023. Available at https://pactproject.net/2023/11/28/reflection-pact-reviews-the-supreme-court-of-india-in-2023/.