Event Start Date: 26 November 2024 17:30 - 19:00

Location: Margaret Thatcher Centre, Somerville College

For the last few months, there has been a renewed focus on cases of sexual violence against women in India. The United Nations has designated 25th November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. 

Mr Gopal Subramaniam, former Solicitor General of India and Somerville College’s Foundation Fellow will be in conversation with Dr Aradhana CV, Lord and Lady McNair Early Career Fellow in Law and former OICSD Scholar to discuss the state of legal reforms in relation to sexual violence in India. Mr Subramaniam who also served as member of the Justice J.S. Verma Committee, appointed by the Government of India to recommend amendments to Criminal Laws. The Committee recommended amendments to various Indian laws to ensure the safety of women and young children.

Dr Aradhana C.V. will moderate the discussion. She joined Oxford as the Cornelia Sorabji Scholar (2017) for her BCL and completed her DPhil as the inaugural Gopal Subramaniam Scholar (2019). Her research focuses on rape adjudication in India.

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