Swesthiga Kumar
(she/her)
Teams and roles for Swesthiga Kumar
Research student
Overview
I did my undergraduate, B.com. LL.B. (Hons.), at Tamil Nadu National Law University.
My postgraduate taught dissertation focused on the topic "A Critical Analysis of the Welfare of Domestic Animals and Birds under the Indian Legislation". I completed my LL.M. at the National University of Advanced Legal Studies.
Currently, I am working on my PhD titled "Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities: A Study on Infrastructural Court Accessibility in Tamil Nadu".
My research interests are Human Rights Law, Disability Law, Animal Rights Law, Environmental Law, International Law and Gender Equality and non-discrimination.
Research
Thesis
ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: A STUDY ON INFRASTRUCTURAL COURT ACCESSIBILITY IN TAMIL NADU
My thesis aims to find out the effectiveness of infrastructural access to courts for persons with disabilities in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The thesis will include the analysis of access to justice under Indian disability law (Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016) along with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), International Principles and Guidelines on Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities by the United Nations Human Rights Special Procedures and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). More weightage will be given to empirical research in the thesis, as there is a gap in the literature on "infrastructural court accessibility for persons with disabilities".
