Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Law
University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan
Email: syedmuradalishah25@uajk.edu.pk, syedmuradalishah25@gmail.com, law@uajk.edu.pk | Phone: +925822960450
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Youngest HEC-Approved PhD Supervisor in Law in Pakistan and the first from Azad Jammu & Kashmir. A Gold Medalist in Law (CGPA 4.00/4.00), PhD scholar of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) Türkiye, Former alumnus of CPEC Cohort-II on Advanced Training Program for Senior Academics & Administrators from Pakistani Higher Education Institutions, conducted in Beijing and Tianjin, China, and currently Head of the Department of Law at the University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Author of 14 peer-reviewed publications, experienced in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate law courses, and active in academic leadership, research supervision, and international collaborations
- Shattering the stalemate: Overcoming structural barriers to upholding International Human Rights Law. Pakistan Social Sciences Review. (2026).
- Hermeneutics and constraint in law: Reassessing the interpretative limits in Dennis Patterson’s Jurisprudential Framework. Journal of Development and Social Sciences. (2026).
- Rethinking Subsidiarity in the European Union legal order for South Asian regional cooperation: A theoretical exploration through economic and contractual approaches to international law. Pakistan Journal of Law, Analysis and Wisdom. (2026).
- From occupation to accountability: International legal remedies for the Kashmir crisis. Journal of Development and Social Sciences. (2025).
- Establishing state responsibility for the breach of human rights and possible remedies. Annals of Human and Social Sciences. (2025).
- A riddle of balancing responsibilities under the Constitution of Pakistan and international human rights law. Journal of Political Stability. (2025).
- Protection from crimes against humanity and genocide as jus cogens: A road from Rome to the responsibility to protect. Pakistan Journal of Law, Analysis and Wisdom. (2025).
- Enforcement of international human rights law in the Muslim world: A conundrum of paradoxes. Social Sciences Spectrum. (2025).
- Self-esteem and Facebook addiction: An impact of the global outbreak on university students. Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review. (2025).
- Harmonizing humanity: Nexus of international and constitutional dynamics in Pakistan’s potential adoption of the Refugee Convention. Journal of Development and Social Sciences. (2025).
- Analyzing fundamental rights in Pakistan-administered Kashmir with Pakistani jurisprudence on the crossroads of human rights law and law of state responsibility. Orient Research Journal of Social Sciences. (2024).
- The burden of dual roles: Power dynamics and constitutional interpretation in the superior judiciary of Pakistan & AJK. International Journal of Kashmir Studies. (2024).
- Effect of power unification and simultaneous interpretation by superior courts: A critical analysis. Law and Social Policy. (2024).
- Hate speech, freedom of expression, and refugees: A critical perspective. Journal of Law & Society. (2020).
- State-sponsored genocide under international law: The Kashmir issue (Part I & II). Gönül Kültür ve Medeniyet Dergisi, February–March 2022.
- Public International Law, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Comparative Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law, Environmental Law, Corporate, Civil & Criminal Procedural Law, Western & Islamic Comparative Law
- Supervising several LLM research scholars and making significant contributions to the field.
- Courses Taught (LLB): International Law, Human Rights Law, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Research Methods, Introduction to Law and Legal System, Jurisprudence
- Courses Taught (LLM): Public International Law, International Humanitarian Law
Honours and Awards:
- Youngest HEC-Approved PhD Supervisor in Law in Pakistan; first from Azad Jammu & Kashmir
- PhD Scholarship Recipient, Council of Higher Education (YÖK), Türkiye
- Gold Medalist (LLB) with a perfect CGPA of 4.00/4.00, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Professional Development / Trainings
- Former Alumnus of National Security and Strategic Leadership Workshop (2026)
- Former alumnus of CPEC Cohort-II on Advanced Training Program for Senior Academics & Administrators from Pakistani Higher Education Institutions, conducted in Beijing and Tianjin, China (2026)
- Faculty Development Program – Quality Enhancement Cell, University of AJK (2016)
- Shariah Law Orientation Course – International Islamic University, Islamabad (2014)
Workshops & Certifications
- Certificate of Participation – National Security and Strategic Leadership Workshop (2026)
- Certificate of Participation – CPEC Cohort-II, Beijing and Tianjin, China (2026)
- Guest of Honour Certificate – UAJK Short-Term Internship Programme (2025)
- Certificate of Participation – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Pakistan (2016)
- Certificate of Participation – Shariah Law Orientation Course (IIUI) (2014)
Conference Presentations & Academic Activities
- Organized a session on Aiena-e-Kashmir under the theme title: “Aiena-e-Kashmir: History, Law, and Prospective Solutions in the Contemporary Era” on 4th May 2026, Department of Law, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
- Organized a two-week Short-Term Legal Internship Programme for law students in June 2025
- Exclusively interviewed by Kashmir Digital (A leading digital platform) on the role of Legal Education in the development of Society on 26th June 2025
Besides his academic and research activities, he has been performing various administrative responsibilities. Out of those, some are as follows:
- Head, Department of Law, UAJK (April 2025–Present)
- Convener, Graduate Studies Committee (GEC), Department of Law, UAJK
- Convener, Departmental Examination Committee & Inquiry Committee, UAJK
- Convener, Member/Secretary, Board of Studies, Department of Law, UAJK
- Member, Departmental Disciplinary, Academic Review, Space & Time-Table, and Internship Committees, UAJK
- Acting Coordinator, Department of Law (various terms), UAJK
- Former Coordinator, Department of International Relations, UAJK
- Member, Legal Education Rules Committee for AJK (appointed by the President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir)
- Member, Board of Faculty, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, UAJK
- Expert/Member, Affiliation Committee, UAJK
- Observer, Academic Council, UAJK