Nishtha Arora is a 2024-2026 part-time student of the LL.M. in National and Global Health Law. She is originally from India.
Arora is currently working as a fellow with the Center for Transformational Health Law at the O’Neill Institute. Arora’s work focuses on advancing universal health coverage laws and policies. Arora also serves as the Rapporteur to the Oxford International Organizations (OXIO) Health Law Theme, where she analyzes the key documents of the WHO and their impact on the law of international organizations.
Arora’s research interests include global health, health policy, noncommunicable diseases, food regulations, diagnostics, and therapeutics.
Prior to joining the O’Neill Institute, Arora practiced as an independent legal consultant in India, advising domestic health-focused businesses in regulatory compliance and transactional representation. Arora also worked as a legal associate in a health law firm based out of India, where she counseled leading international and domestic therapeutics businesses on Indian healthcare regulations. Arora also served as the primary researcher for a first-of-its-kind public health law project in India, where she conducted a survey of the leading court cases from the Supreme Court and 25 State High Courts of India on the constitutionality of public health regulations and policies in India.
Arora obtained her B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from National Law University Odisha, India, with a certification in International Right to Health. Arora also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics from the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
