Prabha Kotiswaran

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Prabha Kotiswaran is a professor of law and social justice working at King's College London (KCL) in the United Kingdom.

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Career

Professor Prabha obtained her undergraduate degree from the National Law School of India University, and a doctorate degree from Harvard University, USA. She later practised law at Debevoise and Plimpton, two eminent law firms in New York, USA. She was a lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. She joined KCL in 2012.

Research & teaching

Prabha teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the KCL. [1] These include, but not limited to, Criminal Law, Jurisprudence, and Law & Social Theory. Professor Kotiswaran has published over 35 research papers and many books. She published her first research paper in 2001 titled "Preparing for Civil Disobedience: Indian Sex Workers and the Law." [2]

Selected books

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Prabha Kotiswaran - Biography - Research Portal, King's College, London". kclpure.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  2. ↑ "PREPARING FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: INDIAN SEX WORKERS AND THE LAW". www.bc.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  3. ↑ Kotiswaran, Prabha (2011-07-25). Dangerous Sex, Invisible Labor. ISBN   978-0-691-14251-7.
  4. ↑ "Governance Feminism: An Introduction". University of Minnesota Press. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  5. ↑ ":::Welcome to the official website of Women Unlimited:::". www.womenunlimited.net. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  6. ↑ "Towards an Economic Sociology of Law | Wiley". Wiley.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  7. ↑ "Revisiting the Law and Governance of Trafficking, Forced Labor and Modern Slavery - Cambridge University Press". www.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  8. ↑ Halley, Janet; Kotiswaran, Prabha; Rebouché, Rachel; Shamir, Hila (2019). Governance Feminism: Notes from the Field. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN   978-1-4529-5868-2.
  9. ↑ "Prabha Kotiswaran: 'The Sexual Politics of Anti-trafficking Discourse'". Oxford Law Faculty. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  10. ↑ "Prizewinners". www.slsa.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  11. ↑ "Philip Leverhulme Prizes 2014 | The Leverhulme Trust". www.leverhulme.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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