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Dr Jasmin El-Shewy

Lecturer in Family Law

  • Email: jasmin.el-shewy2@ncl.ac.uk
  • Address: Newcastle Law School
    Newcastle University
    19-24 Windsor Terrace
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE2 4HQ
    United Kingdom
Background

I am a legal geographer interested in the constitutive relationship between law and space through the study of migration. My work addresses these themes in Europe and the Middle East. In the UK context, I study spousal migration and the everyday experience of immigration rules through bordering practices. In the Middle East, I consider colonial legacies that continue to shape modern geographic and legal spaces in the context of forced migration.


I joined Newcastle Law School as a Lecturer in Family Law in January 2026. Prior to this, I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Exeter Law School, where I worked on the ESRF-funded UK-EU Couples after Brexit project, examining the impact of immigration rules on couples’ everyday lives.

Teaching

Family Law