Teaching
Academic Programmes
5-Year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.)
Courses
July 2023
Nov 2022
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi – 2009
LLB, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi – 2012
LLM Human Rights Fellow, Columbia University – 2016
Profile
Ragini Ahuja is Director-Clinics at NLSIU and leads the experiential learning programme at the law school. Prior to joining NLSIU, Ragini was litigating for close to a decade. Her area of litigation includes defending people on death row, civil liberties cases, custodial violence and other issues related to conditions of incarceration. Besides litigation, Ragini was also a part of the Law Commission’s endevour to review capital punishment which culminated in a report in August 2015 (Law Commission of India, 262nd report).
At NLSIU, Ragini is drawing from her significant litigation experience to develop a more clinical curriculum for law students that is based on the intersection of academics and practice.
Research Interests
Capital Punishment
Mass Incarceration
Conditions of Incarceration