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Dr. Fatima Ahdash
Assistant Professor
Educational Qualifications
PhD
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
Entity
College of Law
Biography
Dr. Fatima Ahdash’s research interests lie in national security, family law, child rights and human rights and their various interactions. She holds a PhD from the London School of Economics (LSE) where she was awarded the prestigious Modern Law Review prize for her cutting-edge research. She has published in highly rated peer-reviewed journals and is currently writing a book (published by Routledge) on family regulation and counter-terrorism. She has acted as an expert consultant for the Council of Europe, the UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, UNICEF and various international organizations. Dr. Ahdash has worked with national and international NGOs including Rights and Security International and Reprieve in the area of national security and accountability. She has an LLM in Human Rights Law and an LLB from the LSE.
PhD
London School of Economics
2020
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
London School of Economics
2018
LLM (Human Rights Law)
London School of Economics
2015
LLB
London School of Economics
2013
- National Security
- Family Law
- International Human Rights Law
- Child rights
Assistant Professor
College of Law, HBKU
2023 - Present
Lecturer
Law Department, Goldsmiths, University of London
2020 - 2023
- 2019 - 2020; Modern Law Review Scholarship Prize
- 2018 and 2019; Teaching Excellence Award, LSE Teaching and Learning Centre
- 2015; LSE Law Department Prize for Best Performance in Human Rights
- 2014 - 2015; Ann Bohem Academic Excellence Scholarship Prize
- 2011; Blackstone Chambers Prize for Excellence in Public Law