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Name: Franaaz Khan
Location: A-Ring 708 Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
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Tel: +27 (0)11 559 2582
Email:听franaazk@uj.ac.za
About Prof F Khan
Franaaz Khan is an Associate Professor and Head of Department of Private Law at the 欧美福利100000 of Johannesburg. She holds qualifications in Bachelors of Law (LLB) degree, a Master of Laws (LLM) degree and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Law from the 欧美福利100000 of KwaZulu-Natal. Khan has been lecturing for 15 years and also practiced as an attorney before joining academia. Khan practiced extensively as an attorney in criminal and civil law. Her research interests are in Delict, Criminal Justice, Constitutional law and Education. She has also widely published articles in various journals. In addition, she has expert peer reviewed articles for journals such as the South African Mercantile Law Journal, Speculum Juris and De Jure. In 2014 she attended KARAMAH, International Muslim Women for Human Rights 2-week summer camp, hosted In Washington DC and received a certification of completion and participation. The aim of the camp was to help empower women in law and leadership. As an academic she has supervised and graduated candidates for the Degree of Master of Laws in Criminal Justice and Business Law, corporate law and currently she is supervising doctoral students. Additionally, she has presented papers at various national and international conferences on topics such as state accountability, gender justice, and the boundaries between private law and policy considerations.
Khan is also a Vice Chair of the Southern African chapter of the Commonwealth Legal Education Association.听 Prof Franaaz Khan has also written various op-ed pieces and has appeared on television in which she discussed various legal aspects of the famous criminal trial of ex-athlete Oscar Pistorius in 2014. In 2023 Franaaz was one of the 83 successful applicant鈥檚 candidates from around the world selected to participate in the Institute for Global Law and Policy, Harvard Law School initiative. It鈥檚 a platform where scholars globally congregate to share and discuss research projects that deal with urgent global challenges. In 2024 she was awarded the Erasmus International Staff mobility scholarship where she will be spending time in Portugal teaching law students later this year. In 2025 she was chosen as the editors choice for the global TedX platform in which she delivered a thought provoking talk. She was also nominated and awarded in 2026 as being one of 100 most influential female legal mind in Africa. Beyond academia, she is about mentorship and advocating for women in the legal profession. Through her involvement in the Co Impact Gender project, she engages with students particularly young Black female law students on career development, workplace challenges, and personal resilience. She is also committed to fostering a more collaborative and inclusive academic environment, challenging systemic barriers that hinder progress.
Qualifications LLB, LLM; PhD (欧美福利100000 of KwaZulu-Natal) Admitted attorney.
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