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Introduction
Dr Ayesha Shahid is Assistant Professor at Coventry Law Schoo l and an Associate member of the Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations.

Shahid was a law professor at Brunel University and the University of Hul l prior to entering Coventry University. She has also held full-time and part-time lectureships at the Faculty of Law, Peshawar University, Pakistan, and Warwick University, UK. Shahid currently leads the International Human Rights Law Module, the  Research Design Module, and the Islamic Law Undergraduate Module. Shahid is also a researcher with interests in International Human Rights Law, Islamic Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law, International Law, Gender and the Law, Family Law.

Education (1983- 2011)
Dr. Ayesha Shihid completed her B.A degree from Jinnah College, Peshawar in 1985. Shahid received her LLB (1986-1988) and LLM (1992-1994) from University of Peshawar, Pakistan. In 2000 she got her Postgraduate Diploma in "Teaching Human Rights Law", Centre for Human Rights, Columbia University.Shahid received her Ph.d, School of Law from Warwick University in 2007.She got her Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from University of Hull in 2011.

Career

 * 1996- 2005: Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
 * 2002-2005: Warwick Post-Graduate Research Fellow, School of Law, University of Warwick
 * 2005-2007: Part-Time Lecturer, School of Law, University of Warwick
 * 2008-2011: Lecturer in Law, Law School, University of Hull
 * 2011-2017: Lecturer, Brunel Law School, Brunel University
 * 2017 to date: Senior Lecturer, Coventry Law School, Coventry University

Books:

 * Shahid, A. (2010) Silent Voices, Untold Stories: Women Domestic Workers in Pakistan and their Struggle for Empowerment, Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-547730-6 . 246 pages.
 * De La Rasilla, I. and Shahid, A. (2018) International Law and Islam: Historical Explorations, Brill Publishers.
 * Rehman, J. and Shahid, A.(2017 2018) (ed)Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Volumes I and II. Brill Publishers.

Chapters in Books:

 * • Shahid, A. (Dec 2018) “An Exploration of the ‘Global’ History of International Law: Some Perspectives from within the Islamic Legal Traditions”, in Ignacio De La Rasilla and Ayesha Shahid, International Law and Islam: Historical Explorations, Brill Publishers.
 * Shahid, A. Khan, I.(2017) “The Application of the Best Interest of the Child Principle in Custody and Guardianship Cases in Pakistan” in N. Yassari et al, Parental Care and the Best Interests of the Child in Muslim Countries. TMC Asser Press, pp169-204.
 * Shahid, A. (2015) “Migrant Filipino Domestic Workers in Pakistan; Agency, Rights and the Limits of the Law” in Siobhan Mullally, Care, Migration and Human Rights: Law and Practice, Routledge, pp150-170.
 * Rehman, J and Shahid, A. (2010) ‘Sharia and Application of Human Rights Norms of Equality and Non Discrimination in the Family: A Case Study of Family Law in Pakistan'. In: Hatem Elliesie (Ed.) Menschenrechte und Islam / Islam and Human Rights (Jubilee Edition of the German Association of Arabic and Islamic Law) Peter, Lang Publishing Group, New York, Berlin, Oxford. Pp361-386
 * Ali, S.S. and Shahid, A. (2006) “Women, Law and Empowerment: Securing Equal Rights for Women in the Workplace: A Case-Study of Women and Employment in Pakistan)” in Paul Crick (ed.,) Our Freedoms: A Decades Reflection on the Advancement of Human Rights. International Bar Association. pp175-193

Journal Articles:

 * Shahid, A.(2019)"Trafficking of Women in the UAE: A Critical Assessment of the UAE’s Obligations under International, Regional and Domestic Legal Frameworks( submitted to Arab Law Quarterly)
 * Shahid, A. (2018) "Post-Divorce Maintenance Rights for Muslim Women in Pakistan and Iran: Making the Case for Law Reform" Muslim World Journal of Human Rights (MWJHR). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mwjhr-2018- 0004
 * Shahid, A. (2013) “Post-Divorce Maintenance for Muslim Women in Pakistan and Bangladesh: A Comparative Perspective” International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family. Issue 2, pp197-215.
 * Shahid, A. (2010) " For the Sake of Justice: Protecting Divorced Women’s Rights in Pakistan by Re-Examining the Sharia Principle of Mutat (Post-Divorce Maintenance)”, Journal of Islamic State Practices in International Law, Volume 6, Issue 1.
 * Shahid, A. (2009) "The Socio-Legal Implications of Women’s Work in the Informal Sector: A Case Study of Women Domestic Workers in Pakistan, (1) Law, Social Justice & Global Development Journal (LGD).
 * Shahid, A. (2007) “Women and Employment in Plural Legal Settings: Some Reflections on Theory and Practice of Islamic Teachings and Legal Pluralism in Pakistan” Journal of Islamic State Practices in International Law, Volume 2, Issue 3. pp 49-85
 * Shahid, A. (2003) “Definitional Issues of Women’s Work: Some Theoretical Perspectives” International Human Rights Perspective, Human Rights Studies Centre, Peshawar, Pakistan. Vol. 2 (1). pp25-40
 * Shahid, A. (1998) “Contemporary Divorce Laws in Pakistan with Effect to Women” Journal of Law and Society, Peshawar, Pakistan. Centre for Legal Research, Faculty of Law, University of Peshawar. Vol. 17(30). pp54-70
 * Shahid, A. (1994) “The Development of the Norm of Non-Discrimination in International Human Rights Law and Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women: An Overview.” The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan. Vol. (2), No 1. pp 28-42
 * Shahid, A. (1995) “Constitutional Deviations and the Superior Judiciary in Pakistan” The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan. Vol. (9) No 3. pp26-48
 * Shahid, A. (1999) “A Comparative Analysis of Women's Employment Legislation in Pakistan with Article 11 of CEDAW” Women Studies Journal Vol. (1). pp5-40

Teaching Manuals:

 * Ali, S. S., Shahid A, Lawan. M., (2010) An Introduction to Islamic Family Law: Teaching and Learning Manual. UKCLE Islamic Law Curriculum Development Project. 3
 * Ali, S. S., Shahid A, Lawan, M. Musa., (2010) Islamic Family Law and Muslim Diaspora Teaching and Learning Manual. UKCLE Islamic Law Curriculum Development Project.
 * Ali, S. S., Rehman, J. Shahid, A (2010) Islamic law Bibliography and a Glossary of Arabic and English Terms UKCLE Islamic Law Curriculum Development Project.

Academic and Professional Awards

 * Teaching Fellow, Higher Education Academy ,United Kingdom
 * August-Nov 2016-Post Doctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private International Law
 * August - December 2000 - Human Rights Fellowship, Human Rights Institute, Columbia University.
 * May - August 2002 – International Visiting Research Fellow, Human Rights Institute, Columbia University.
 * 2002 - 2005 - Warwick Postgraduate Research Fellowship University of Warwick.
 * April - May 1997 – International Visiting Scholar “Role of Women in US Politics” project sponsored by the USIA International Visitors Programme.