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Daanika Kamal

Daanika Kamal

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4149-3142

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Personal profile

Personal profile

Dr Daanika Kamal is a Lecturer in Law at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her research explores the intersection of gender, law and access to justice, with a particular focus on domestic abuse and violence against women and girls (VAWG) in both criminal and family law contexts. She has worked across the development, legal and academic sectors as a socio-legal researcher, investigating police practices, litigation strategies and judicial responses relating to gender-based violence. Her monograph, Domestic Violence in Pakistan: The Legal Construction of 'Bad' and 'Mad' Women was published by Oxford University Press in 2025 and has been shortlisted for the Hart-SLSA Book Prize 2026. 

Daanika is a member of the editorial board of Feminist Legal Studies and has previously taught at Queen Mary University of London and London South Bank University. She holds an LL.M. from the University of Warwick and a Ph.D. in Law from Queen Mary University of London.

Daanika is available to supervise PhD candidates and welcomes opportunities to advise on prospective research proposals relating to gender and the law (including but not limited to women's access to justice, VAWG, and feminist thought and practice). 

Teaching

Daanika teaches Criminal Law, ELS and Family Law. She is an Associate Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Law, Queen Mary University of London

2020 → 2023

LLM, University of Warwick

2014 → 2015

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  6. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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