M. Mohsin Alam Bhat

M. Mohsin Alam Bhat is a Lecturer in Law (Assistant Professor) at Queen Mary University of London, specializing in constitutional law, human rights, and minority rights. He holds a BA LLB from NALSAR University of Law (India), an LLM and JSD from Yale Law School. His research focuses on democracy, authoritarianism, citizenship law, and hate crime in India. He previously taught at Jindal Global Law School and serves on the editorial board of Article-14, a civil liberties platform.

Education:

• BA LLB, NALSAR University of Law (India)
• LLM and JSD, Yale Law School

Research Interests:

• Legal mobilization for affirmative action among Muslim communities
• Electoral integrity and India’s Election Commission
• Citizenship dispossessions and statelessness
• Hate crime discourse and police accountability

Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on constitutional citizenship, hate crime frameworks, and electoral governance. Recent work includes analyses of democratic backsliding in India and the role of legal frameworks in safeguarding minority rights.

Grants & Teams: Co-founder of Parichay, a legal aid initiative addressing citizenship deprivation. Active in clinical legal education programs on hate crime prevention.