Peter A Allard School of Law

Kirtika Kattel

PhD Student
BA/LLB (Kathmandu School of Law), Hons. LLM (University of Melbourne)

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Kirtika Kattel is a PhD student at Peter A. Allard School of Law, whose research focuses on the study of structural human rights violations in South Asia, particularly, the practice of caste-based discrimination. Her research explores the intersection of law and society, the impact of culture and religion in law, and their implications for justice and equality in society. She holds an LLM (hons.) from the University of Melbourne and has over three years of experience working in various non-profit non-governmental organizations in Nepal.

Supervisor: Liora Lazarus

Kirtika Kattel

Organization Affiliations

  • Allard School of Law

Research Interests

  • Asian legal studies
  • Feminist legal studies
  • Human rights
  • International law
  • Law and social justice
  • Law and society

How do existing legal frameworks fail to effectively address systemic human rights violations such as the practice of caste based discrimination in South Asia and its diaspora?


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