Daanika Kamal

Fantastic to see Dr Daanika Kamal's book, Domestic Violence in Pakistan: The Legal Construction of ‘Bad’ and ‘Mad’ Women (Oxford University Press, 2025), has now been shortlisted for the prestigious Hart-SLSA Book Prize 2026 👏

@hartpublishing.bsky.social / @slsauk.bsky.social

Tomorrow! Daanika’s work on excavating the legal scripts of domestic violence in Pakistan, based on extensive fieldwork, has so much to teach us all about the legal reproduction of gendered violence and legal gate-keeping of knowledge

Proud of our @qmschooloflaw.bsky.social graduates always

We are looking forward to hosting @daanika.bsky.social next month for a discussion on her book, ‘Domestic Violence in Pakistan: The Legal Construction of ‘Bad’ and ‘Mad’ Women’. Join us on the 6th of Feb from 13:00-15:00. (Event is hybrid and a Teams link will be shared a week before!)

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One of our editors, @daanika.bsky.social, presented her excellent new book at Manchester Law School. Dr Kamal’s book explores how women in Pakistan articulate their experiences of domestic violence and the ways women are stigmatised/pathologised in courts. Read here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Dr. Daanika Kamal’s new book (OUP) reveals how Pakistani law discredits women who report domestic abuse. Based on 100+ cases, it offers a vital feminist legal critique.
🔗 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

You can now listen to more from Dr Daanika Kamal on domestic violence in Pakistan via the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast (also available on Apple and Spotify): newbooksnetwork.com/domestic-vio...

Daanika Kamal, Podcast Episode · New Books Network · 03/07/2025 · 53m

Really grateful to chat with Dr Miranda Melcher about my book for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social last week. If you'd like to have a listen, the podcast is available on the NBN website: newbooksnetwork.com/domestic-vio... - and on Apple Podcasts here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

Dr Daanika Kamal on the left; Dr Daanika Kamal's book, Domestic Violence in Pakistan: The Legal Construction of ‘Bad’ and ‘Mad’ Women, on the right.

Exploring the lived realities of women domestic violence victims in Pakistan.

A new book by Dr Daanika Kamal from our Department of Law and Criminology highlights how prejudices against victims are captured and negotiated in the Pakistani legal system.

Read more: ow.ly/oNYC50WhwrG

Very much looking forward to chatting about my new book at Birkbeck, University of London next week. Big thank you to @tanyaserisier.bsky.social for having me!

Join us at 3pm on Thursday 3rd July - more details below:

www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

Reflections on Fugitive Practices in the University: Labouring in the Wake of Violence - Feminist Legal Studies Feminist Legal Studies -

“This moment necessitates that we trace & map the linkages between the various forms of oppression & harm we witness, locate their manifestations in the spaces we move in, & draw on these lessons to fight back.”

@norajaber.bsky.social & @leilaullrich.bsky.social reflect on being feminist fugitives.

Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Lecturer in Law (Teaching Focus) Full Time, Fixed Term (12 months)Applications are invited for the fixed term post (maternity leave cover) of Lecturer in Law (Teaching Focus) in the Department of Law and Criminology.The Department of...

We are recruiting a fixed-term (maternity cover) Lecturer in Law in the Department of Law and Criminology at @royalholloway.bsky.social.

Closing date for applications is the 25th of June, more details here: jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

We're having a book launch / author meets reader event at the University of Westminster for my new book on Monday the 16th of June, 17:00 to 19:30. Refreshments will be provided! Please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

I'll be chatting with Prof Samia Bano about my new book at @soasuni.bsky.social this Thursday (5th June) from 1 to 2.30pm! More details attached - please join us 🌟

Understanding Miscarriages of Justice at 25 PROGRAMME.docx Understanding Miscarriages of Justice at 25 28 May 2025 at Queen Mary, Lincoln’s Inn’s Fields, Room 3.1 Registration link: https://forms.gle/RaA9iSSFc1mmqazU9 9am Coffee/registration 9.25 am Welco...

🚨 A reminder that Understanding Miscarriages of Justice is *next Wednesday* @qmul.ac.uk with speakers from Appeal, @we-are-appeal.bsky.social, the Post Office scandal ( @rebeccakhelm.bsky.social @richardmoorhead.bsky.social), the Law Commission, and many others 🚨 ⬇️ docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Also available via academic.oup.com/book/59911 for those with an existing subscription.

Please reach out if you'd like to know more - can share links to upcoming book talks / podcasts for those who may be interested!

Publication week! ✨

My book is out this week with OUP! It reports on the everyday lived realities of women victims of domestic violence and their interactions with the Pakistani legal system in both criminal & family law contexts.

Available in hardback and e-book: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

You did so great! Was such an interesting presentation and no leaf shaking whatsoever

Big congrats Sen!!!

Wonderful to see that @daanika.bsky.social’s brilliant PhD work on women’s experiences of negotiating the Pakistani legal system in contesting gendered violence against them, will be out in the world as a book soon!

Lots for all socio-legal scholars to savour here about legal scripts and subjects!

Couldn't have done it without you, Ruth! Eternally grateful for your mentorship and friendship!

Congratulations to one of our lovely editors @daanika.bsky.social on the listing of her important new book! Check it out.

Thanks so much for sharing!

TWO WEEKS TODAY!

Washed away Climate change is forcing girls into early marriage.

UNDP's recent study from Pakistan reflects on the intersection of poverty and climate change through the emergence of "monsoon brides" - where young girls in flood-prone areas are being married off by their families before seasonal rains arrive. www.dawn.com/news/1896579

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Honoured to announce that we lauch Vol.1 Iss. 1 of @genderandjustice.bsky.social! It’s open access until May 31 2025 Details bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

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Research and Policy Seminar: The Future of the Online Safety Act 2023 - Call for Papers We invite academics (including postgraduate researchers), practitioners,policy researchers to submit papers on any aspect of the Online Safety Act.

Join us at the new Sussex Centre for Law and Technology for a research and policy seminar on the Online Safety Act! The seminar is partly funded by the @bileta.bsky.social Research Seminar Awards.

📍 Sussex uni and online
🗓️ Friday 6 June 2025
Call for papers: www.sussex.ac.uk/schools/law-...

Come visit the Lego Suffragette in the Faculty of Arts building at Warwick University !

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