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Dr. Akshay Verma

Visiting Faculty

Teaching

Courses

Jul 2025

Education

  • PhD, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
  • LLM, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
  • LLB, Law Centre – I, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
  • BSc (Computer Science), Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi

Profile

Akshay is a trained mediator and an Assistant Professor of Law at the National Law University Odisha (NLUO). Prior to NLUO, he worked as a Guest Faculty in Law Centre – II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.

His research work examines the successes and pitfalls of the current arbitration system in India and explores the possibility of introducing a hybrid-arbitration mechanism for effective dispute resolution.

At NLSIU, Akshay is teaching a clinical course on ‘Community Mediation and Restorative Practices’ and ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution’ at NLUO. Apart from these papers, he teaches other subjects like Law of Evidence, Law of Crimes, Law of Contracts, Personal Laws, etc. at NLUO. He has been engaged in training the officers of law enforcement agencies like Odisha Police Officers, Officers of the East Coast Railway Protection Forces and Officers of Odisha Prisons Academy, on the new criminal laws.

Dr. Verma is the founding member of NLUO Mediation Cell which deals with live mediation cases. Further, he is the Project Coordinator for Project KUTUMB, NLUO which has the primary objective of betterment of village children vis-à-vis education, health and well-being. He is also currently associated with the Law School, University of Warwick under the International Economic Law (IEL) Collective Mentoring and Professional Development Scheme.

Research Interests

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Mediation
  • Criminal Law
  • Restorative Justice and Practices
  • Family Laws

Publications

  • “The Consent Award in India: An Alternative with an Alternative”, Revista Brasileira de Alternative Dispute Resolution (RBADR), Volume 5 Issue No.10, 2023 (ISSN No.: 2596-3201). https://rbadr.emnuvens.com.br/rbadr/article/view/200
  • Book Review of the book “Krishna and Mediation” by Sr. Prof. (Dr.) V. K. Ahuja, Banaras Law Journal (BHU), Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University, 2023 (ISSN No.: 0522-0815). https://www.bhu.ac.in/Site/Page/1_3339_6141_Banaras-Law-Journal-Issues
  • “Negotiation for Human Beings: What, Why and How?”, Revista Brasileira de Alternative Dispute Resolution (RBADR), Volume 4 Issue No.8, 2022 (ISSN No.: 2596-3201). https://rbadr.emnuvens.com.br/rbadr/article/view/154/117
  • “Multi-tier Arbitration: A Right to Write your own Arbitral Award”, Delhi Metropolitan Education Journal of Law (DMEJL), Volume 2, 2021 (ISSN No.: 2583-2743).
    https://www.dmejournals.com/index.php/DMEJL/article/view/110
  • “Arbitration to Achieve Sustainable Goal of ‘Access to Justice’ in India: A Constitutional and Jurisprudential Perspective”, National Capital Law Journal (NCLJ), Volume XVIII, 2020 (ISSN No.: 0972-0936). https://nclj.lc2.du.ac.in/NCLJ/NCLJ%202020.pdf
  • “The Non-Binding Nature of the Binding Mediation”, National Law University Assam Law and Policy Review (NLUALPR), Volume IV, 2019 (ISSN No.: 2455-8672). http://14.139.213.155/nlualpr/index.php/2021/12/06/nlua-law-policy-review-peer-reviewed-journal-volume-4/