Dr. Devanshi Saxena is a postdoctoral researcher affiliated with the Universities of Liège (EcoLAWgy, Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology) and Antwerp (Faculty of Law - Research Groups Law and Development and Government and Law). Her doctoral dissertation was titled 'Geographical Indications and Sustainable Development: For People and Places who shape Terroir'. Drawing on decolonial feminist approaches, her research examines how law sustains colonial dispossession, knowledge appropriation, and ecological harm and how it can listen and see differently. She explores whose voices count in governance, how power can be shared, and how collective action builds counter-power. Her scholarship and activism connect these questions to institutional responsibility, including universities', and to spaces for resistance and political agency. She is currently working on a situated experience in India on Decolonising Biodiversity Law as part of the ERC Project DecoLAWBioDiv, led by Professor Christine Frison.
Areas of expertise:
- Decolonial Intellectual Property
- Sustainability through Intellectual Property
- Geographical Indications
Selected Publications: ​
- Saxena, D. (2025) .​
- Sophy, K.J. & Saxena, D. (2024) .
- Saxena, D. & Frison, C. (2024) .​
Full Publication List: ​
Selected Projects:
- 2021 - 2026 - Geographical Indications and Sustainable Development: Preparing GIs for the Future - Encouragement grant for young researchers 2021 – Legaat Mathieu et. al.