Rajnaara C Akhtar
Lecturer
Leicester De Montfort Law School
De Montfort University
United Kingdom
Biography
Rajnaara received her PhD from the University of Warwick in 2013, where she continued as a part-time lecturer before joining Leicester De Montfort University Law School in February 2016. Her research focussed on Legal pluralism, dispute resolution and Muslim Family Law. Her current research interests include unregistered marriages in Britain with a focus on normative influences, legal consequences, autonomy and cultural expression. She is further developing her research interests in the global south, particularly law and gender, care, social reproduction, and children in South Asia.
Research Interest
Legal Pluralism, Unregistered Marriages/Family Law Gender, Care and Social Reproduction, Children and Child Carers, Human Rights
Publications
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Akhtar RC (2013) Towards Conceptualising User-Friendly Shariah Councils. Journal of Islamic State Practice in International Law 9: 112-135.
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Akhtar RC (2010) British Muslims and the Evolution of the Practice of Islamic Law with Particular Reference to Dispute Resolution. Journal of Islamic State Practice in International Law 6: 27-39.
