Dr. C.S. Roopa

Designation    : Assistant Professor

Qualification  :B.A.L, LL.B, LL.M, Ph.D, M.A. (Psychology), PG Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights, PG Diploma in Criminology and Forensic Science, PG Diploma in Computer Application

Mail ID             :  [email protected]

Work Experiance

• 3 years

Date Of Joining @ BSOLS

• 15/07/2021

Professional Experience

• Has the experience of engaging classes for 5 th Semester 5 year LL.B (Criminology), at
  Government Law College, Ernakulam from February to March, 2014.
• Has the experience of engaging classes for 1 st Semester 5 year LL.B (Forensic Science), at
  Government Law College, Ernakulam from September to November, 2014.
• Has the experience of engaging classes for 5 th Semester 5 year LL.B (Forensic Science), at
  Government Law College, Ernakulam during the month of December, 2015.
• Has the experience of taking classes for the U.G.C. aided Foundation Course in Human
  Rights, conducted by Department of Economics, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous),
  Thevara, Ernakulam, during the academic year 2014 – 2015.
• Has the experience of taking classes for the U.G.C. aided Foundation Course in Human
  Rights, conducted by Department of Economics, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous),
  Thevara, Ernakulam, during the academic year 2015 – 2016.
• Has worked in LOGIC Management Training Institute Pvt. Limited as faculty for Company
  Secretary Course and has handled classes for the paper ‘Business and Commercial Law’
  from January to December, 2015.
• Has served as guest lecturer for the Additional Skill Acquisition Programme’s (ASAP)
  Certificate in Accounting Technicians (CAT) Programme for the subject ‘Applied Business
  and Industrial Law’ from April 2015 to November 2016.
• Has served as guest lecturer for the Intermediate Course of CMA of the Institute of Cost
  Accountants of India, Cochin Chapter for the subject ‘Law and Ethics’ from April 2015 to
  November 2016.
• Has undergone Teaching Practice in Government Law College, Ernakulam, as a part of the
  Curriculum for 1 st Semester LL.M.

Paper Presented & Participated

Publications

 1. Books Edited

• Dr. K.R. Reghunathan, C.S. Roopa, et.al., Female Criminality: Recent Trends and Retrospection (His Highness Maharaja’s Government Law College, Ernakulam, 2017). [ISBN: 978-93-5300-373-9].

 2. Articles in Journals

• C.S. Roopa, “Female Juvenile Delinquency” 1(2) Journal of Women, Empowerment and Technology 119-122 (2015). [ISSN: 2394-4420).
• C.S. Roopa, “The Right to Health of Women Prisoners in India: With Special Reference to Aged Prisoners and Children of Women Prisoners” 2(1) Journal of Indian Legal Thought 239-258 (2017). [ISSN: 2249-9989].
• C.S. Roopa, “Pathways of Females to Prison: A Criminological and Jurisprudential Study” 40(1-4) Cochin University Law Review 229-240 (2016). [ISSN: 0970-0331]. Articles in Malayalam Journals
• C.S. Roopa, “കുട്ടികളിൽ വളരുന്ന കുറ്റവാസന: നിയമപഠനം പാഠ്യപദ്ധതിയിൽ” 53(7) Vijnanakairali 14-23 (2021). [ISSN: 2349-1051].

  3. Articles in Edited Books

• C.S. Roopa, “Innocent only Until Proven Guilty or Beyond? The Means to Safeguard Accused who are Actually Innocent”, in Prof. (Dr.) K.C. Sunny, Dr. Gireesh Kumar J., et.al., in Human Rights and Constitutional Governance 175-180 (Department of Law, Central University of Kerala, 2019). [ISBN: 978-93-5346-708-1].
• C.S. Roopa, “Privacy of Females in Detention: A Gender Informed Approach”, in Dr. Vani Kesari A., P.C. Harigovind, et.al., Contours of Privacy: Realities and Reflections 74-87 (2019). [ISBN: 978-81-941516-0-9].
• C.S. Roopa, “A Woman’s Journey Back Home: Challenges for Women in the Criminal Justice System”, in Dr. Reghunathan K.R., Dr. Gifty Oommen, et.al., (eds.) Female Criminality: Recent Trends and Retrospection 227-245 (His Highness Maharaja’s Government Law College, Ernakulam, 2017). [ISBN: 978-93-5300-373-9].
• C.S. Roopa, “Food Safety in India: Legal Perspective”, in Rashmi H. Poojara (ed.), Food Safety: Concerns and Issues 104-110 (St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, 2013). [ISBN: 978-8172550622].
• C.S. Roopa, “The Right to Health of Aged Prisoners in India: Legal Perspective”, in Dr. Anish K.R. and Dr. Sr. Lizy P.J. (eds.), Healthy Ageing and Mental Health 110-115 (Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous) and International Centre for Mental Health Social Research, The University of York, 2017). [ISBN: 978-93-86176-48-6].
• C.S. Roopa, “Rights of Women Prisoners in the Indian Scenario”, in Access to Justice: Trends and Issues 144-146 (Department of Law, University of Kerala, 2016). [ISBN: 978-93-5254-564-3].
• C.S. Roopa, “Children of Imprisoned Mothers in India: Human Rights Issues”, in Dr. Syed Umarhathab (ed.), Human Rights, Victimization and Contemporary Indian Societies 43-45 (Criminal Justice Forum, Department of Criminolfogy and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sunadaranar University, Tirunelveli, 2017). [ISBN: 978-93-86176-45-5].

Paper Presentations

1. International Seminars/Conferences

• Presented a paper titled “Rights of Women Prisoners in the Indian Scenario” in the International Interdisciplinary Seminar on “Access to Justice: Trends and Issues”, held from 7th to 9th January, 2016, at the Department of Law, University of Kerala.
• Presented a paper titled “The Right to Health of the Aged Prisoners in India: Legal Perspective” in the International Conference on “Healthy Ageing and Mental Health”, held from 4th to 6th January, 2017, at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous), Kerala in collaboration with the University of Melbourne.
• Presented a paper titled “Female Victims v. Female Offenders: A Criminological and Jurisprudential Study” in the International Seminar on “Criminology and Forensic Science”, jointly organized by Department of Law, University of Calicut, Kerala and Indian Criminology and Forensic Science Association (ICFSA) at EMS Seminar Complex, Calicut University Campus on 15th and 16th December, 2017.
• Presented a paper titled “Profiling the Needs of Female Children in Conflict with Law” in the Three Day International Seminar on “Human Rights of Marginalized Population”, held at His Highness The Maharaja’s Government Law College, Ernakulam, from 19th to 21st December, 2017.
• Presented a paper titled “Innocent Only Until Proven Guilty or Guilty or Beyond? The Means to Safeguard Accused who are Actually Innocent” in the International Seminar on “Internationalization of Human Rights and Changing Dimensions of Fundamental Rights”, organized by Department of Law, Central University of Kerala, Thiruvalla Campus, from 7th to 9th February, 2019.
• Presented a paper titled “Crossroads in the Juvenile Justice System: With Special Reference to Mental Health of Female Children” in the Two Day International Conference on “Child Rights: Emerging Issues and Concerns”, held on 1st and 2nd March, 2019 at School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala.
• Presented a paper titled “Pandemics and Prisons: Right to Health of Prisoners vis-à-vis Role of the State” in the International Webinar on “Law, Public Health and Pandemics: Changing Dimensions of Right to Health”, organized by the Department of Law, Central University of Kerala, Thiruvalla, from 30th November to 1st December, 2020.

2. National Seminars/Conferences

• Presented a paper titled “Electronic Data Protection in India” in the Three Day National Seminar on “TRIPS And Globalization: Legal Framework and Changes” sponsored by the U.G.C., organized at His Highness The Maharaja’s Government Law College, Ernakulam, from 12th to 14th March, 2009.
• Presented a paper titled “Mental Health of Child Victims” in the National Seminar on “Rights of Children”, held from 23rd to 25th February, 2012, at School of Indian Legal Thought, Kottayam.
• Presented a paper titled “Reproductive Rights of Mentally Retarded Women” in the National Seminar on “Right to Health vis-a-vis The Vulnerable Population”, held from 18th to 20th March, 2012, at the Legislative Council Hall, Government Law College, Ernakulam.
• Presented a paper titled “Voice of the Aged: Legal and Human Rights Perspective” in the U.G.C. Sponsored National Seminar on “Ageing and Society: A Multidisciplinary Approach”, at St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, held on 4th and 5th October, 2012.
• Presented a paper titled “Food Safety in India: Legal Perspective” in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Food Safety – Concerns and Issues” at St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, held on 3rd and 4th October, 2013.
• Presented a paper titled “Freedom of the Press Vs. Right to Fair Trial” in the U.G.C. Sponsored National Seminar on “Media Privacy”, held on 25th and 26th February, 2014 at the Legislative Council Hall, Government Law College, Ernakulam.
• Presented a paper titled “Female Juvenile Delinquency” in the National Seminar on “Crime and Violence by and against Women: Observations from Kerala”, held on 20th and 21st July, 2014 at Women’s Studies Centre, Cochin University of Science and Technology.
• Presented a paper titled “Disaster Management and Justice” in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Disaster Management and Law – An Overview”, organized by the Government Law College, Ernakulam from 3rd to 5th December, 2014.
• Presented a paper titled “Children on the Move: The Problems of Migrant Children” in the Three Day National Seminar on “Crimes By and Against the Migrants”, organized by the Centre for Criminal Laws, Government Law College, Ernakulam, from 13th to 15th March, 2015.
• Presented a paper titled “Evidentiary Value of Electronic Records in India” in the National Seminar on “Forensic Science – A Deeper Insight”, held on 19th March, 2015, at the Legislative Council Hall, Government Law College, Ernakulam.
• Presented a paper titled “Legislative Framework for Disabled in India” in the Three Day National Seminar on “Disability Management – Moving Beyond the Special Needs”, organized by the Centre for Criminal Laws, Government Law College, Ernakulam, from 20th to 22th March, 2015.
• Presented a paper titled “Plea Bargaining in India: Pros and Cons”, in the National Seminar on “Plea Bargaining”, held on 27th March, 2015, at Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Presented a paper titled “Female Offenders in the Juvenile Justice System” in the Three Day National Seminar on “Parens Patriae: Dimensions of Juvenile and Senior Citizens”, organized by the Centre for Criminal Laws, Government Law College, Ernakulam, from 24th to 26th February, 2016.
• Presented a paper titled “The Right to Health of Women Prisoners in India” in the National Seminar on “Access to Health Care in Modern Era: Changing Dimensions”, held from 13th to 15th March, 2016, at School of Indian Legal Thought, Kottayam.
• Presented a paper titled “Solid Waste Management in the Indian Legal Scenario” in the Three Day National Seminar on “Impending Challenges in Waste Management: Factual and Legal Perspective”, organized by the Centre for Criminal Laws, Government Law College, Ernakulam, from 16th to 18th March, 2016.
• Presented a paper titled “Children of Imprisoned Mothers in India: Human Rights Issues” in the UGC sponsored National Conference on “Human Rights, Victimization and Contemporary Indian Societies”, organized by the Criminal Justice Forum, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, on 9th and 10th January, 2017.
• Presented a paper titled “Privacy of the Females in Detention: A Gender Informed Approach” in the Three Day National Seminar on “Contours of Right to Privacy: New Dimensions and Emerging Challenges”, held at School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, from 6th to 8th January, 2018.
• Presented a paper titled “Towards an Evergreen Economy: Role of Women Prisons in India” in the Three Day National Seminar on “Transforming the World Towards Sustainable Tomorrow: Concerns and Challenges”, held at School of Indian Legal Thought, Kottayam, from 15th to 17th February, 2018.
• Presented a paper titled “Medical Ethics in India: Judicial Analysis” in the Two Day National Seminar on “Human Rights Challenges to Medical Sector in India”, jointly organized by Centre for Medical Law, Government Law College, Ernakulam and Chikithsa Neethi, Thrissur at His Highness The Maharaja’s Government Law College, Ernakulam, on 11th and 12th January, 2019.
• Presented a paper titled “Medical Ethics in India at Crossroads: Legal Implications” in the Two Day National Seminar on “Changing Dimensions of Physician-Patient Relationship: Towards Evolving Meaningful Consensus”, held at School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, from 15th to 16th March, 2019.
• Presented a paper titled “Necessity of Legal Education to Combat Criminal Behaviour in Children” in the 2nd Police Science Congress on 22nd and 23rd October, 2020, organized by the Kerala Police Academy, Thrissur.

Workshops, Seminars & Conferences

Experience as Resource Person/ Panel Discussant

• Acted as Resource Person and presented a paper titled “Intellectual Property Rights: With Special Reference to the Indian Patent Act, 1970” at Al-Ameen College, Edathala, Aluva on 11th December, 2014.
• Acted as Discussant in the Two Day State Level Workshop on “Right to Emergency Medical Care in Kerala: Issues and Concerns”, jointly organized by Centre for Medical Law, Government Law College, Ernakulam and Chikithsa Neethi, Thrissur at His Highness The Maharaja’s Government Law College, Ernakulam, on 13th and 14th October, 2017.
• Acted as Resource Person and presented a paper titled “Mitigation of Human-Wildlife Conflict: Legal Implications” in the Three Day National Seminar on “Human-Wildlife Conflict – Espousing the Need for Eco-Governance of Forests and Wildlife”, held at His Highness The Maharaja’s Government Law College, Ernakulam, from 8th to 10th March, 2018.
• Acted as Resource Person and presented a paper titled “The Tyranny of Forced Evictions of Tribals in India: Legal and Human Rights Issues” in the Three Day National Seminar on “Realisation of Collective Rights of Tribals: Issues and Challenges”, organized by the Centre for Law, Governance and Policy Studies, at His Highness The Maharaja’s Government Law College, Ernakulam, from 8th to 10th March, 2019.
• Acted as Resource Person in the Two Day State Level Workshop on “Right to Die with Dignity: Issues and Concerns”, organized by Centre for Medical Law, Government Law College, Ernakulam at His Highness The Maharaja’s Government Law College, Ernakulam, on 5th and 6th October, 2018.
• Acted as Resource Person and presented a paper titled “Laws for the Protection of Senior Citizens in India: A Discussion”, in the One Day Programme on “Cancer Awareness and Senior Citizen Act”, organized by Centre for Medical Law, Government Law College, Ernakulam in association with Steth Laws, at Konoor Village, Thrissur on 10th March, 2019.
• Acted as Resource Person and presented a paper titled “Human Rights of LGBTQ and Other Groups”, for the Value Added Course on Principles of Human Rights (Virtual), organized by Central University of Kerala, Thiruvalla Campus on 27th October, 2021.
• Acted as Resource Person in the Webinar Series on “Legal Literacy for Women”, organized by the Department of Home Science, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam on 18th February, 2022, on the topic “Rights of Women in India: Human Rights, Constitutional Rights and Legal Rights”.
• Acted as Resource Person in the Webinar Series on “Legal Literacy for Women”, organized by the Department of Home Science, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam on 19th February, 2022, on the topic “Crimes Against Women in India”.
• Acted as Resource Person in the Webinar Series on “Legal Literacy for Women”, organized by the Department of Home Science, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam on 25th February, 2022, on the topic “Women and Laws Governing Marriage, Divorce, Maintenance and Succession”.
• Acted as Resource Person in the Webinar Series on “Legal Literacy for Women”, organized by the Department of Home Science, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam on 26th February, 2022, on the topic “Enforcement of the Rights of Women: Role of the State”. Experience being part of Judging Panel in Competitions
• Has the experience of being part of the judging panel for the ‘Invicta Justum 2021’ – 1st National Level Virtual Moot Court Competition, organized by Nehru Academy of Law, Palakkad from 14th to 16th January, 2021.
• Has the experience of being part of the judging panel for the 1st Virtual Trial Advocacy Competition, organized by Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthapuram on 9th, 10th and 11th March, 2021.
• Has the experience of being part of the judging panel in the Preliminary Round of the Online National Moot Court Competition, 2021, organized by Central University of Kerala, Thiruvalla Campus on 23rd September, 2021.
• Has the experience of being part of the judging panel for the 1st Virtual Trial Advocacy Competition, organized by Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthapuram on 6th, 7th, and 8th October, 2021.
• Has the experience of being part of the judging panel in the Preliminary Round in 21st National Client Consulting Competition, conducted by Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthapuram on 11th, 12th, and 13th November, 2021.
• Has the experience of being part of the judging panel in the Preliminary Round in 31st All India Moot Court Competition, conducted by Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthapuram from 9th to 12th February, 2022.
• Has the experience of being part of the judging panel in the Preliminary Round in the 1st International Mediation Competition, conducted by Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthapuram on 24th and 25th March, 2022.

Awards

• Received the Certificate of Merit and award for securing the highest marks in LL.M Examinations, 2013, from the Sarada Krishna Satgamaya Foundation for Law and Justice, Ernakulam, Kerala on 16th November, 2013.
• Received the Certificate of Proficiency and award for securing First Rank in the LL.M Examination conducted by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam during 2012-2013, from Government Law College, Ernakulam on 2nd August, 2013
• Received the Best Paper Award for the paper titled “Innocent Only Until Proven Guilty or Beyond?: The Means to Safeguard Accused Who are Actually Innocent” in the International Interdisciplinary Seminar on “Internationalization of Human Rights and Changing Dimensions of Fundamental Rights”, organized by Department of Law, Central University of Kerala, Thiruvalla Campus, from 7th to 9th February, 2019.
• Received the Best Paper Award for the paper titled “Profiling the Needs of Female Children in Conflict with Law” in the Three Day International Seminar on “Human Rights of Marginalized Population”, held at His Highness The Maharaja’s Government Law College, Ernakulam, from 19th to 21st December, 2017.