Dr Kaushik Paul

Kaushik's research interests primarily lie in the fields of international human rights law, religious liberties, and women's rights. His PhD thesis investigated what divergent approaches the United Nations and the European Court of Human Rights had taken as to legal bans or restrictions on wearing religious clothing and symbols. Using the framework of John Stuart Mill's harm principle, his thesis further explored whether a liberal democratic society could legitimately regulate the wearing of religious dress and symbols on the grounds of public safety and security, social cohesion (or 'living together'), and gender equality.

Kaushik has presented his research at many conferences and workshops. His articles are published in peer-reviewed journals.

PhD Supervision

Kaushik welcomes prospective PhD students within the following areas of research:

• Law and religion
• International human rights

If you are a prospective student who would like to speak to Kaushik about PhD supervision, please contact Kaushik by email.