Kirtika Kattel
PhD Student
BA/LLB (Kathmandu School of Law), Hons. LLM (University of Melbourne)
- Email: kirtika1@student.ubc.ca
Profile
Kirtika Kattel is a PhD student at Peter A. Allard School of Law, whose research focuses on the study of structural human rights violations in South Asia, particularly, the practice of caste-based discrimination. Her research explores the intersection of law and society, the impact of culture and religion in law, and their implications for justice and equality in society. She holds an LLM (hons.) from the University of Melbourne and has over three years of experience working in various non-profit non-governmental organizations in Nepal.
Supervisor: Liora Lazarus
Organization Affiliations
- Allard School of Law
Research Interests
- Asian legal studies
- Feminist legal studies
- Human rights
- International law
- Law and social justice
- Law and society
How do existing legal frameworks fail to effectively address systemic human rights violations such as the practice of caste based discrimination in South Asia and its diaspora?