Aparna Babu George
Assistant Professor
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Masters in Law (LLM) 2018-2019,
University of Cambridge, UK -
BA LLB (Hons) 2012-2017,
National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Cochin, India
Areas of Interest
My academic interests lie in the development of Indian family law, with a particular focus on its evolving legal and social dimensions.
Aparna completed her LL.M. from the University of Cambridge, UK, and her B.A.
LL.B. (Hons.) from the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, Kerala.
Prior to joining the University, she was a faculty member at O.P. Jindal Global Law
School, Sonipat, where she taught Family Law, Legal Methods, and Procedural Law. She also served as Assistant Dean of the B.A. LL.B. programme and Faculty Advisor to the Trial Advocacy Society.
Her research interests lie in family law, personal laws, and legal pluralism. Her recent
papers include the article “Prenuptial Agreements in the Indian Context” in the Journal of Indian Law Institute and the book chapter “Customs, Family Law and the Indian Judiciary: A Stalemate” in the book titled “Resistance, Resilience, and Reform: Gender-Just Family Laws and Feminist Engagements in South Asia” She has presented her research at conferences hosted by the University of Colombo, the National University of Singapore, and the International Law Society, Lisbon, Portugal. She has also completed the Faculty Development Programme at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Aparna is passionate about making legal education engaging and accessible. She
believes that students should study law not only to excel in examinations but also to
appreciate its intellectual richness and relevance. Her teaching seeks to foster
curiosity, critical thinking, and a lasting interest in the law.
Publications
Article titled “Prenuptial Agreements In The Indian Context: A Comparative Analysis” under review in the Journal of the Indian Law Institute.
Article titled “India and Quasi -Secularism: Through the Lens of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple” in the NUALS Law Review, Vol 19, Issue 1 (2024)
Article titled “Legally Uniform: An Analysis of the Uniform Civil Code” in the Indian Journal of Law And Legal Research, Volume IV Issue 1, ISSN: 2582-8878, Feb 2022.
Book chapter titled “Customs, Family Law and the Indian Judiciary: A Stalemate” is accepted for publication in the book titled Resistance, Resilience, and Reform: Gender-Just Family Laws and Feminist Engagements in South Asia edited by Prof Saumya Uma, Prof Sarasu Thomas and Ms Prakriti Malla.
Paper titled “Transnational Crimes at Sea: A Looming Threat Paving the Way for
Fishing Militias” presented at the 14th Asian Criminology Conference at General Sir
John Kotelawala Defense University, Sri Lanka conducted from 27th to 29th Oct
2023.https://coekostat.unodc.org/coekostat/en/news/asian-criminological-society.html
Paper titled “Impact of the Covid 19 Pandemic on Legal Education in India”presented at the 20 th Asian Law Institute Conference at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore conducted from 31st May to 1st June 2023.
Paper titled “Maritime Borders: Scripting South Asia Geo Politics” presented at the
first South Asia Post Graduate Conference at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka conducted from 22nd to 25th Nov 2022.
Paper titled “Maritime Borders as Future Conflict Zones: Is the World Ready?” presented at the International Conference on Law conducted by the International Law Society Lisbon, Portugal from 13th to 16th July 2022.
Paper titled “Corruption as a Threat to the Democratic Society & its Development: An
Analysis” presented at the national seminar organized by the Kerala Sociological Society at Sacred Heart College, Cochin Kerala from 13th – 15th Dec, 2013.
Paper titled “Marriages in India: How viable is a Uniform Civil Code?” presented at
the national seminar organized by the Centre for Continuing Legal Education &
Extension and the Bar Council of Kerala on 23rd May 2013.
Recognitions
I was selected to attend the flagship on-campus Faculty Development Program
conducted by Wharton University at The Wharton Business School, University of
Pennsylvania, USA.
