Devanshi Saxena is a PhD researcher and teaching assistant at the Faculty of Law of the University of Antwerp since October 2019. For her PhD thesis, she is investigating the potential of geographical indications for sustainable development with a focus on developing countries. Devanshi is a graduate of the International and European Law LL.M. programme at Ghent University (2018) and has a Bachelors in Arts and Law from National Law University Delhi (2016). She is also the co-organiser of the Decolonisation reading group at the Faculty of Law.
Areas of expertise:
- Decolonial Intellectual Property
- Sustainability through Intellectual Property
- Geographical Indications
Selected Publications:
- Saxena, D. and Van Zimmeren, E. (2022) The transforming face of terroir : unde venis geographical indications?
- Saxena, D. (2021) Water and sanitation.
- Saxena, D. (2020) Intellectual property law and sustainable development in the context of Goal 9.
Full Publication List: repository.uantwerpen.be/acadbib/irua/16940/N
Selected Projects:
- 2021 - 2023 - Geographical Indications and Sustainable Development: Preparing GIs for the Future - Encouragement grant for young researchers 2021 – Legaat Mathieu et. al.