Peter A Allard School of Law

Maira Hassan

PhD Student
Hons. B.A. (Western), LL.B. (Queen Mary), LL.M. (University of British Columbia), PhD Candidate (University of British Columbia)

she/her

Profile

Maira Hassan is a doctoral candidate at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. Her current research centres critical race feminism, investigating the challenges marginalized and racialized complainants might face in sexual assault law in Canada. She is a recipient of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (SSHRC) and the Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF).

Supervisor: Isabel Grant

Publications

Publications:

Maira Hassan, “Holiday romantic movies and their borderline illegal behaviours”, The Conversation (21 December 2021), online: < https://theconversation.com/holiday-romantic-comedies-and-their-borderline-illegal-behaviours-173878>

Maira Hassan, “A legal perspective on extraterritorial policing” in Monica den Boer, ed., Comparative Policing from a Legal Perspective (Research Handbook on Comparative Policing, Edward Elgar Publishing, December 2018).

Saskia Hufnagel and Maira Hassan, “Women in International Policing: Replacing the ‘Old Boys Club’?” (2018) 6:1 Salus Journal 63.

Maira Hassan, Making ‘space’ for women in Canadian Peacekeeping: the battle of closing the gap (LLM Thesis, Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 2017).

 

Presentations:

Maira Hassan, “Renewed Legal Pluralism Through Living Legal Traditions” (Presented at the 23rd UBC Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Conference, Peter A. Allard School of Law, May 2019).

Maira Hassan, “Being a Voucher: Conversations on Climate Justice in the South Asian Diaspora” (Presented at Using the performing arts to advance public policy discussion on climate change and sustainable finance, Bowen Island, March 2019).

Maira Hassan, “Canning & Using Flow Charts for Exam Prep” (Indigenous Legal Studies Academic Leadership Certificate, November 2019).

Maira Hassan, “Legal Writing and Analysis – an overview”, (Indigenous Legal Studies Summer Intensive, June 23, 2020).

Maira Hassan, “The Spirit of Community: A need to commune” (Tedx Talks, London, June 2015)

Hassan Photo

Organization Affiliations

  • Allard School of Law

Research Interests

  • Criminal law and criminal justice
  • Feminist legal studies
  • Jurisprudence, legal theory, and critical studies
  • Law and social justice
  • Law and society
  • Law, gender and sexuality

How can we unpack and remedy gendered and racial stereotypes in Canadian sexual assault cases?


Peter A. Allard School of Law UBC Crest The official logo of the University of British Columbia. Urgent Message An exclamation mark in a speech bubble. Arrow An arrow indicating direction. Caret A month-view page from a calendar. Caret An arrowhead indicating direction. Contact A page from a rolodex. Facebook The logo for the Facebook social media service. Information The letter 'i' in a circle. Instagram The logo for the Instagram social media service. Instagram An arrow exiting a rectangle. Linkedin The logo for the LinkedIn social media service. Mail An envelope. Minus A minus sign. Telephone An antique telephone. Play A media play button. Plus A plus symbol indicating more or the ability to add. Rss The logo for the Reddit social media service. Rss A symbol with radiating bars indicating an RSS feed. Search A magnifying glass. Twitter The logo for the Twitter social media service. Youtube The logo for the YouTube video sharing service.