Session Chair

Empowering Through Law: Addressing the Unique Challenges and Upholding the Rights of Women.

Dr. Gagandeep Kaur is LL.B. (Gold Medalist), LL.M. (Gold Medalist) & Ph.D. in Law with distinguished expertise in Women Rights, Information Technology Law, Cyber Crimes & Data Security Laws. She has more than 14 years of teaching and research experience in prestigious Universities and is presently associated with the School of Law, UPES, Dehradun as Associate Professor in Law. She has published over 95 articles in peer-reviewed, UGC, SCOPUS Indexed & Web of Science Journals. She has published several book chapters with Springer, Wiley, Palgrave Macmillan, Apple Academic Press & CRC Press. She has presented over 100 research papers at national and international conferences. She has judged several competitions on Moot Court, Trial Advocacy, and Mediation and chaired technical Sessions in Conferences across India. She has been invited as a resource person and a professional speaker in various Workshops and FDPs. 

This conference session will offer an in-depth and comprehensive exploration of the legal rights and challenges women face in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. With a focus on how laws are shaped by cultural, geographical, and socio-economic factors, this session will bring together legal scholars, human rights activists, academicians, students and policymakers to examine and discuss the effectiveness of current legal frameworks and the need for reforms to better protect and empower women in these regions.