DR. HARLEEN KAUR
Designation: Associate Professor
Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
Email: hkaur@clc.du.ac.in ; harleenkauradv@gmail.com
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Dr. Harleen Kaur, Associate Professor at Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, Delhi University, India, holds an LL.B. (Gold Medalist), LL.M., and Ph.D. Degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. She has over 19 years of teaching experience, teaching both LL.B. and LL.M. students. Her areas of research include Criminal Law, Gender Justice, Surrogacy Laws, Child Rights, Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Property Law, Contract Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. With an Excellent Academic Record, she is also the recipient of various awards such as Gold Medal Hiralal Daga Memorial Medal, P. G. Krishnan Memorial Prize, Law Union Prize for securing first position in order of merit in three consecutive years of LL.B. and G. Pershad Memorial Prize for B.A. (Pass) in Miranda House, University of Delhi in addition to the ‘Academic Excellence Award’ for the year 2019 and ‘Women Empowerment Award’ in the Sixth Season of Mahanagar Global Achievers ‘Award 2022.
She has extensive research experience and has published numerous research publications on diverse legal issues in reputed national and international journals, edited volumes, and books in addition to successfully completing various research projects funded by national and international organizations. She is the author of three scholarly books: Laws and Policies on Surrogacy: Comparative Insights from India (Springer, Singapore, 2021); Paradigm Shifts in Sexual Offenses Laws in India (Hamilton Books, London, 2023); Confronting Domestic Violence: A Complete Guide to India's DV Act, 2005 with International Legal Perspectives (Satyam Law International,2026).
Beyond her teaching and research responsibilities, she has served as Convenor of several societies and committees at Campus Law Centre, including the Moot Court Society, Legal Aid Society, Criminal Law Society, Anti-Ragging Committee, and Attendance Committee. She has also served as a member of various committees, including the Enabling Unit, the Sexual Harassment Committee, and the Editorial Committee of the Journal of Campus Law Centre.
She has also been representing India at various international forums. To mention a few, She Presented Research Paper titled 'Religion-Based Hate Speech or Free Speech: Indian Courts in a Quandary' in the conference organized by the Centre for International Law Research and Policy (CILRAP) with funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 'Religion, Hateful Expression and Violence, held in Florence, Italy, from 8-9 April 2022. She was also invited to speak at the International Rule of Law Convention 2023, organized by the Bar Council of India on 15th & 16th April, 2023 at the India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. She was also invited as a distinguished resource person from India in the World Peace Summit hosted by HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light) in South Korea from 18th September to 21st September,2023. Further, she was selected from India to be among the 20 participants worldwide in the Nuremberg Summer Academy, a two-week intensive summer course on International Criminal Law (2024), held from 3 August 2024 to 16 August 2024, and successfully completed the same. Presently, she has been awarded the Central Asian Legal Research (CALR) Fellowship at the Tashkent State University of Law (TSUL), Uzbekistan (2025-2026)