Prabha Kotiswaran

Prabha Kotiswaran is a professor of law and social justice working at King's College London (KCL) in the United Kingdom.

Career Professor Prabha obtained her undergraduate degree from the National Law School of India University, and a doctorate degree from Harvard University, USA. She later practised law at Debevoise and Plimpton, two eminent law firms in New York, USA. She was a lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. She joined KCL in 2012.

Research & teaching Prabha teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the KCL. These include, but not limited to, Criminal Law, Jurisprudence, and Law & Social Theory. Professor Kotiswaran has published over 35 research papers and many books. She published her first research paper in 2001 titled "Preparing for Civil Disobedience: Indian Sex Workers and the Law."

Selected books

Dangerous Sex, Invisible Labor: Sex Work and the Law in India Governance Feminism: An Introduction Sex Work Towards an Economic Sociology of Law Revisiting the Law and Governance of Trafficking, Forced Labor and Modern Slavery Governance Feminism: Notes from the Field

Awards

2011: SLSA-Hart Book Prize for Early Career Academics. 2014: Leverhulme Prize.