Farrah Ahmed

Professor Farrah Ahmed is a faculty member at the Melbourne Law School (The University of Melbourne), specializing in legal theory, constitutional law, administrative law, and family law. Her research explores judicial review, citizenship, secularism, religious freedom, and social rights, with publications in journals like the Modern Law Review and Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. She authored the book Religious Freedom under the Personal Law System (Oxford University Press).

Educational Background:

• LLB, University of Delhi
• Bachelor of Civil Law, University of Oxford
• MPhil in Law, University of Oxford
• DPhil in Law, University of Oxford

Research & Professional Roles:

• Co-founding General Editor of the Indian Law Review
• Former Associate Dean for Research at Melbourne Law School
• Associate Director (India) of the Asian Law Centre
• Advisory Committee member of the Australian Law Reform Commission since 2019

Notable Awards & Visits:

• Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellow at Princeton University (2022–23)
• Visiting appointments at National University of Singapore, University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Oxford, and University of Toronto

Collaborations & Engagement: Works with public interest practitioners and organizations to address legal challenges. Serves as the Attorney-General's nominee for selecting tribunal members.

Research Affiliations: Active in the Asian Law Centre, focusing on interdisciplinary legal research in Asia and the Global South.