About Me

I am a PhD scholar at Melborune Law School who took a shot at GitHub to make a personal website during an unofficial break because why not! My research explores the intersections of privacy, political theory and new technologies. It critically examines how emerging digital systems shape and challenge fundamental rights, with a particular focus on privacy and its implications for marginalized communities. Through an interdisciplinary approach, I engage with legal, technological, and political frameworks to advocate for more equitable and just digital futures. I previously worked as a Competition lawyer in India and Germany. While working on different matters on competition law and digital platforms, I grew interested in data protection and ways in regulating digital pltforms besides the existing corporate laws. This also made me to shift my focus from practice to academia and I have since enjoyed being an academic.

Education

PhD - Melbourne Law School— August 2023 to Present Group privacy rights in the digital realm • Focus on data protection, AI ethics, digital rights Master of Laws (LLM) in EU law Europa Kolleg-University of Hamburg — 2017 to 2018 • Thesis: Establishment of Investment Court System under CETA and EUVFTA and its compatibility with EU law Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Sciences (B.Sc.) Gujarat National Law University, India— 2012 to 2017 • Graduated with Honours.

Contact

You can reach me at shilpasjaswant@gmail.com