Student’s Harassment Against University Teachers: Legal Protections and the Problem of Definitional Clarity

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-III).24      10.31703/grr.2024(IX-III).24      Published : Summer 2024
Authored by : Abida Hassan

24 Pages : 242-248

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-III).24      10.31703/grr.2024(IX-III).24      Published : Sep 2024

Student’s Harassment Against University Teachers: Legal Protections and the Problem of Definitional Clarity

    The purpose of this article is to investigate and examines the legal and institutional protections provided to university teachers who sometimes face harassment from their own students and this article also investigates the problem of defining harassment what in fact constitutes harassment. However, litigation, and legal consideration have focused on harassment of students by teachers and the harassment among the students, teachers are also victim of harassment in form of misconduct sometimes defined as “contra-power” harassment. University teachers have an expressive but insecurity which lies basically on employment discrimination law instead of education law. The efficiency of these protections depends on organizational notice as well as remedial response. This article suggests that a clear definitional for university teachers during their performance of duty, balanced and practical protections, and reliable organizational implementations are mandatory to settle the challenging standards of respect, dignity, protection, professional freedom, peace and due process.

    Harassment, Academic Freedom, Hostile Work Environment, Contra-power Harassment
    (1) Abida Hassan
    Assistant Professor (Law), Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Law School, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    APA : Hassan, A. (2024). Student’s Harassment Against University Teachers: Legal Protections and the Problem of Definitional Clarity. Global Regional Review, IX(III), 242-248. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-III).24
    CHICAGO : Hassan, Abida. 2024. "Student’s Harassment Against University Teachers: Legal Protections and the Problem of Definitional Clarity." Global Regional Review, IX (III): 242-248 doi: 10.31703/grr.2024(IX-III).24
    HARVARD : HASSAN, A. 2024. Student’s Harassment Against University Teachers: Legal Protections and the Problem of Definitional Clarity. Global Regional Review, IX, 242-248.
    MHRA : Hassan, Abida. 2024. "Student’s Harassment Against University Teachers: Legal Protections and the Problem of Definitional Clarity." Global Regional Review, IX: 242-248
    MLA : Hassan, Abida. "Student’s Harassment Against University Teachers: Legal Protections and the Problem of Definitional Clarity." Global Regional Review, IX.III (2024): 242-248 Print.
    OXFORD : Hassan, Abida (2024), "Student’s Harassment Against University Teachers: Legal Protections and the Problem of Definitional Clarity", Global Regional Review, IX (III), 242-248
    TURABIAN : Hassan, Abida. "Student’s Harassment Against University Teachers: Legal Protections and the Problem of Definitional Clarity." Global Regional Review IX, no. III (2024): 242-248. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-III).24