Dr. Kajori Bhatnagar is an academician, researcher, and legal consultant currently serving as Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University an international university established by the SAARC nations. Her teaching and research focus on Refugee Law, International Human Rights Law, Public International Law, Cyber and Technology Law, Media Law and Taxation Law. She brings with her over a decade of teaching and interdisciplinary research experience across premier institutions in India.

She completed her Ph.D. in Law from the Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 2021. Her doctoral research, titled "Concept of Effective Protection in International Refugee Law with Special Reference to the Politics of Gatekeeping", critically examined contemporary refugee protection frameworks and the politics shaping state responses. She holds an LL.M. from the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, with a dissertation on the evolving contours of refugee definitions under the 1951 Refugee Convention. She is currently associated with Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) based in University of Sussex further in collaboration with University of Bristol. She graduated with a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from the University School of Legal Studies, Panjab University.

Before joining South Asian University, she served as Assistant Professor at Christ University (Bengaluru) and Panjab University (Chandigarh). In these roles, she was instrumental in designing course modules, mentoring student research, and initiating student-led forums including Moot Court Societies and Legal Aid Clinics and career development cells. She has also served as faculty coordinator for various academic bodies, including the Law and Technology Forum and Constitutional Law Committee at Christ University.

Her research spans diverse and emerging areas—ranging from the rights of refugees, stateless persons, and internally displaced populations to the intersection of technology, privacy, space law, and human rights. Her recent SCOPUS-indexed publications include: “Space Taxonomy: Need for a Progressive Tax Regime” (Acta Astronautica, 2024), “Evaluating the Categorical Exclusion of Khasi Women from Inheritance and Property Rights” (International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, Brill, 2024), “Intersection of Gender, Customary Law, and Land Rights in India” (Brill, 2024), “Perspectives on the Intersection of Gender, Customary Laws and Land Rights in India” (Brill, 2025)

She has also contributed to UGC CARE-listed journals and leading law periodicals with articles on climate refugees, statelessness, customary law, LGBT+ asylum seekers, and de minimis use in transformative works. Her book chapters explore issues like child refugees, human trafficking, and the politics of electoral gatekeeping.

In addition to academia, she has also been a consultant with startups and has been a resource person and guest speaker for institutions including NALSAR, Pepperdine University, World Cyber Security Forum, ISIL, and the Indian Law Institute.

    She has presented over 30 papers at national and international seminars and conferences, including on pressing themes such as Space debris and reusable launch vehicles (NALSAR), Gender justice in customary inheritance, Blue economy and SDGs, Transhumanism and right to health, Victimology and restorative justice, Ethics in Indian legal education, Cybercrime and data protection, Human trafficking, migration, and statelessness, She has been an invited judge for national moot and mediation competitions, and chaired sessions on women’s rights and human security in collaboration with the National Commission for Women.

She holds multiple certifications in Cyber Law, Human Rights, Space Law, Direct Taxation, Fashion Law, and Entrepreneurship. Her technical skillset includes training from the Asian School of Cyber Laws and National Law School of India University.

At South Asian University, she is actively engaged in expanding interdisciplinary legal education and research initiatives, fostering regional academic collaboration across SAARC, and contributing to institutional development through academic committees and student mentorship. Her ongoing projects explore the legalities of space resource extraction, refugee governance in South Asia, and the implications of AI and surveillance technologies on fundamental rights.