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mr. MK (Masuma) Shahid

Biography

Assistant professor in the field of LGBTQ+ rights (AI, queer data, equal marriage rights/same-sex marriage) and lecturer in European Union law and international law (human rights, specialised in LGBTQ+ rights). Extensive experience in teaching, research, and organisational responsibilities in various areas of law (besides European Union law and international law). Currently acting as a member of the Diversity Platform within the Erasmus School of Law. Also a co-coordinator of the LGBTQI+ Working Group of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law (BCCE). Interested in writing on the intersection of LGBTQ+ rights & AI and queer data, LGBTQ+ rights in general, European internal market and competition law, international law and privacy law.

For more information about my background, most recent projects, and publications I am working on, please visit my LinkedIn profile: ;

Erasmus School of Law

Assistant professor | International and European Union Law (IEUR)
Email
shahid@law.eur.nl

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Work

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  • Masuma Shahid (2023) - - ERA Forum, 23 (3), 397-411 - doi: -
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  • Masuma Shahid (3 December 2024) - AI & Identity: Challenges for Marginalised Communities (Focus on the effects of AI on LGBTQ+ Rights)
  • Masuma Shahid (3 July 2023) - De weg naar inclusie: waar staat Nederland in de emancipatie van LHBTQIA+ personen?
  • Masuma Shahid (25 January 2023) - Grondwetswijziging voor LHBTIQ’ers en personen met beperking: waardevol of waardeloos?

  • Masuma Shahid (2025) - Queer Legal Theory: Queering AI and EU Digital Governance (Speaker)
    Activity: Oral presentation › Academic
  • Masuma Shahid (2025) - The Impact of AI, Digitalisation and the AI Act on LGBTQ+ Rights (Speaker)
    Activity: Oral presentation › Academic
  • Masuma Shahid (2025) - Queering AI: how to make artificial intelligence more diverse, inclusive, fair and ethical for LGBTQIA+ individuals (Speaker)
    Activity: Oral presentation › Academic
  • Masuma Shahid (2025) - Lecture AI & LGBTQ+ Rights (Speaker)
    Activity: Oral presentation › Academic
  • Masuma Shahid (2025) - Lecture Equal Marriage Rights in Europe: a Multidimensional 'Problem'? (Speaker)
    Activity: Oral presentation › Academic
  • Masuma Shahid (2025) - Lecture AI and LGBTQ+ Rights (Speaker)
    Activity: Oral presentation › Academic
  • Masuma Shahid (2025) - Privacy, Gender and Sensitive Populations (Speaker)
    Activity: Oral presentation › Academic
  • Masuma Shahid (2024) - AI & Identity: Challenges for Marginalised Communities: the impact of AI on LGBTQ+ Rights (Speaker)
    Activity: Invited talk › Popular
  • Masuma Shahid (2024) - Digicon Annual Conference (Participant)
    Activity: Attending an event › Academic
  • Masuma Shahid (2024) - Reclaiming Power: Using Ethical AI for More Equitable Futures (Speaker)
    Activity: Invited talk › Popular

Year Level
master, master
Year
2024
Course Code
RM66

Level
master
Year Level
master
Year
2024
Course Code
RB57

Year
2024
Course Code
RS20

Level
master
Year Level
master
Year
2024
Course Code
RB52

Level
bachelor 3
Year Level
bachelor 3
Year
2024
Course Code
RC319

Level
bachelor 3
Year Level
bachelor 3
Year
2024
Course Code
RR317

Level
bachelor 3
Year Level
bachelor 3
Year
2024
Course Code
RD317

Co-Coordinator LGBTIQ+ Working Group

Start date approval
September 2020

News regarding mr. MK (Masuma) Shahid

How equal is equal? Marriage rights for LGBTI+ persons through the eyes of three courts

Masuma Shahid examined how international courts address equal marriage rights for LGBTI+ persons and earned her PhD with this comparative legal research.
Queering Courts Masuma Shahid defence

Same-Sex Marriage Legalised in Curaçao and Aruba

Masuma Shahid, PhD candidate at Erasmus School of Law, discusses the ruling of the Dutch Supreme Court regarding same-sex marriage in Curaçao and Aruba.
Masuma Shahid - 2023

The road to inclusivity: where does the Netherlands stand in the emancipation of LGBTQIA+ individuals?

Masuma Shahid, PhD candidate at Erasmus School of Law, assesses the steps the Netherlands has taken and still needs to take in LGBTQIA+ emancipation.
Masuma Shahid - 2023

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