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{{Short description|Indian Legal Education Administrator}}
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| residence = Gurugram
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| birth_place = Vadodra, Gujarat
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| alma_mater = [[Maharshi Dayanand University]], Rohtak
| profession = Professor of Law, author
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'''Vageswari Deswal''' is an Indian academic, feminist, jurist, author and activist who teaches at [[Faculty of Law, University of Delhi]]. She has written scholarly articles on various new areas of law, including violence against women, and frequently writes legal commentary in Indian news media.

==Education and career==
Deswal attended [[Maharshi Dayanand University]] for her schooling. She completed a BA in 1996, a [[postgraduate diploma]] in Labour Laws and Personnel Management in 1997, and a 2-year [[LLM]] degree in 2000.<ref name="udelhiprof">{{cite web|url=https://du.irins.org/profile/201949|title=Prof Vageshwari Deswal|website=Faculty Profiles|publisher=University of Delhi|id=Vidwan-ID: 201949|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> She remained for a PhD, which she completed in 2007.<ref name="udelhiprof"/> Her thesis was titled ''Legal protection to working Women in India: Problems and issues'', and was advised by [[K. P. S. Mahalwar]].<ref>{{cite thesis|url=http://hdl.handle.net/10603/132551|via=[[Shodhganga]]|title=''Legal protection to working Women in India: Problems and issues''|last=Deswal|first=Vageswari|date=31 December 2006|access-date=17 March 2021|type=PhD thesis|publisher=Maharshi Dayanand University}}</ref>

Upon completing her LLM, Deswal began working as an assistant professor of Law at Maharshi Dayanand.<ref name="udelhiprof"/> She moved in 2005 to the [[University of Delhi]],<ref name="FacultyProfile undated">{{Cite web|title=Profile of Vageshwari Deswal |url=http://du.ac.in/du/uploads/Faculty%20Profiles/Law/Vageshwar_Deswal_law.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> where she was promoted through the ranks, reaching full professor in 2020.<ref name="udelhiprof"/>

Deswal has served as the editor of the ''Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law |url=http://lc2.du.ac.in/DATA/Delhi%20Journal%20of%20Contemporary%20Law.pdf |website=Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law |access-date=2 March 2021 |date=2018}}</ref> She is the Treasurer of the All India Law Teachers Congress,<ref>{{Cite web|title=AILTC, All India Law Teachers Congress, Law Teachers Association of India|url=http://ailtc.org/office_bearers.htm|access-date=2021-03-05|website=ailtc.org}}</ref> as well as a member of the Indian Society of International Law, the Institute for Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies, and the Indian Law Institute.<ref name="FacultyProfile undated" /> She is also on advisory board of various academic bodies and non government organisations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vageshwari Deswal {{!}} Center of Excellence|url=http://www.alternativecareindia.org/vageshwari-deswal/|access-date=2021-02-26|language=en-US}}</ref> She is a special invitee of various academic institutions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act|url=https://www.bennett.edu.in/event/protection-of-children-from-sexual-offences-pocso-act/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=Bennett University|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|page=183 |title=Invitees |journal=Annual Report of Delhi University |publisher=[[Delhi University]]|url=http://14.139.45.184/du/uploads/05022018_Annual_1.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Delhi holds panel discussion as part of International Women's Day in New Delhi|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=200050|access-date=2021-03-02|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

==Research==
Deswal's work has been cited by the [[Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Responses to Information Requests |url=https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457018 |website=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=May 1, 2017}}</ref> She is the Project Director for the Indian Council of Social Science Research project for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, "Agrarian Issues and Plight of Farmers."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Agrarian Issues and Plight of Farmers {{!}} Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)|url=https://icssr.org/agrarian-issues-and-plight-farmers|access-date=2021-03-06|website=icssr.org}}</ref>

==Commentary==

Deswal has frequently written expert commentary in news media,<ref>{{cite web |title=Vageshwari Deswal |url=https://muckrack.com/vageshwari-deswal |publisher=Muck Rack |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref> including ''[[The Economic Times]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vageshwari Deswal Blog|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/author/vageshwari-deswal/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Economic Times Blog|language=en-US}}</ref>/''[[The Times of India]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/legally-speaking/legal-status-of-child-marriages-in-india/ |title=Legal status of child marriages in India |author=Vageshwari Deswal |date=24 January 2019 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Deswal |first1=Vageshwari |title=Every Child Deserves a Family – Need to develop foster care in India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/legally-speaking/every-child-deserves-a-family-need-to-develop-foster-care-in-india/ |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=Times of India |date=April 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Deswal |first1=Vageshwari |title=Restorative justice: Incorporating Gandhian ideals for a cathartic approach towards punishment |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/legally-speaking/restorative-justice-incorporating-gandhian-ideals-for-a-cathartic-approach-towards-punishment/ |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=October 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sahu |first1=Sharmishtha |title=Dowry Death |url=https://www.ijalr.in/2020/10/dowry-death.html |website=International Journal Of Advanced Legal Research Blog |access-date=2 March 2021 |date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> and ''[[Yahoo!|Yahoo News India]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Deswal |first1=Vageshwari |title=Not Just Weeding Out Hurdles in Agri Sector, Farm Reforms May Also Fulfill Global Requirement for Food |url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/not-just-weeding-hurdles-agri-102200990.html |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=Yahoo! News India |date=October 18, 2020}}</ref> Deswal has also been quoted for her expert opinion by ''[[The Quint]]'',<ref name="Quint2021">{{cite news |last1=Shandilya |first1=Ritwij |title=Age Of Sexual Consent In India: Should it be Brought Down to 16? |url=https://fit.thequint.com/let-us-talk-sex/should-india-lower-the-age-of-sexual-consent-to-16#read-more |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=The Quint |date=January 29, 2021}}</ref> ''The Times of India'',<ref>{{cite news |title=What is antinatalism? And why Raphael Samuel of Mumbai is suing his parents for giving birth to him! |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/life-style/relationships/love-sex/what-is-antinatalism-and-why-raphael-samuel-of-mumbai-is-suing-his-parents-for-giving-birth-to-him/amp_articleshow/67882775.cms |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=Times of India |agency=TNN |date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> and ''[[ABC News (Australia)]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian students forced to remove underpants to prove they weren't menstruating |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-17/indian-students-forced-to-remove-underpants-menstruation/11972342 |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |date=February 16, 2020}}</ref>

==Works==
* Textbook on “Criminal Liability and other concepts of Substantive Criminal Law” Taxmann Publications, New Delhi. August 2013. {{ISBN|978-93-5071-320-4}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Taxmann's Criminal Law [IPC] For BSL & LL.B by Vageshwari Deswal|url=https://law-all.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2482|access-date=2021-03-01|website=law-all.com}}</ref>
* {{cite journal |last1=Deswal |first1=Vageshwari |title=Global Commitment Towards Protection of Women Against Acid Violence |url=http://lc2.du.ac.in/DATA/I%20J%20I%20LAW%203.pdf |journal=Indian Journal of International Law: A Quarterly |date=2013 |volume=53 |issue=4 |pages=632–645 |issn=0019-5294 |oclc=904961996}}
* {{Cite journal|last=Deswal|first=Vageshwari|date=2013|title=Burking of Crimes by Refusal to Register Fir in Cognizable Offences|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43953675|journal=Journal of the Indian Law Institute |publisher=[[Indian Law Institute]]|volume=55|issue=3|pages=361–375|jstor=43953675|issn=0019-5731}}
* Acid Violence against Women, Report published by [[National Commission for Women]], 2014.
* AK Bansal's “Book of Select Papers” ed. By Dr. Vageshwari and Dr. Sunanda Bharti, Faculty of Law, [[University of Delhi]]. January 2015.
* Justice KG Balakrishnan- Select Articles and Speeches, (ed) By Dr. Vageshwari Deswal, [[National Human Rights Commission of India|NHRC Publication]], 2015
* Decoding the Indian Anti Rape Law (September 2015) New Delhi: BR International Publishers, Sept, 2015.
* {{cite journal |last1=Deswal |first1=Vageshwari |title=Insanity as a Defense to a Criminal Charge - An Analysis |journal=Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law |volume=II |pages=60–69 |url=http://lc2.du.ac.in/DJCL2/6.%20Dr.%20Vageshwari.pdf |access-date=2 March 2021 |issn=2582-4570}}

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>HariSinghw at 13:55, 19 April 2021