Malak Benslama-Dabdoub

Malak Benslama-Dabdoub is a Lecturer in Law at the Department of Law and Criminology, Royal Holloway, University of London. She holds a PhD in Human Rights Law from Queen Mary University of London (2023), an MSc in Global Migration from University College London (2019), an LLM in Human Rights Law from Queen Mary (2018), and an LLB in French Law from University Paris II Panthéon-Assas (2016). Prior to Royal Holloway, she taught at SOAS University of London and Queen Mary. Her research focuses on refugee law, decoloniality, statelessness, and marginalized groups like Palestinian refugees and Kurds, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to education and justice.

Education:

• PhD in Human Rights Law (2023), Queen Mary University of London
• MSc Global Migration (2019), UCL
• LLM Human Rights Law (2018), Queen Mary
• LLB French Law (2016), University Paris II

Research interests emphasize colonial legacies in legal frameworks, particularly regarding statelessness and refugee narratives. Recent work critiques gendered representations of refugees and analyzes Middle East conflicts through legal lenses. Her 2021 study explored Syrian nationality law's colonial roots, while 2019 research examined legal advocacy dynamics in Lebanon's asylum system. Her writing bridges academic and public discourse, as seen in her 2023 Conversation article on Israel-Hamas ceasefire distinctions.

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