Launch of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies by Prof. (Dr.) Anup Surendranath

"We had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Anup Surendranath at the School of Law, RV University for the launch of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies. Professor Anup Surendranath is a professor of law at National Law University, Delhi and is the executive director of Project 39A. Additionally, he holds the SK Malik Chair Professorship on Access to Justice at NLU Delhi and is also on the Advisory Council of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford.

He talked about the new criminal law bills which are proposed to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act. He highlighted how the primary goals of decolonization and reformation are not being met by the proposed bills. He actively engaged with our students, challenging their assumptions about the purpose of punishment."