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Biography
Dr Catherine O'Rourke is Director of the Transitional Justice Institute and Senior Lecturer in Human Rights and International Law in the School of Law. She researches, teaches and engages in policy work in the fields of gender, conflict, transitional justice and international law. As a scholar, she has a noted record of publications and research grants. Her research has been supported by funders such as the Socio-Legal Studies Association, the Irish government’s Reconciliation Fund and the UK’s Department for International Development. Her scholarship has been recognized with the Ulster University Faculty Distinguished Research Fellowship (2019/20), the Irish Fulbright Scholar Award (2016/17) and the Basil Chubb Prize (2010) for the best PhD in politics produced in an Irish university. Catherine holds an LLB Law with Politics from Queen's University Belfast and MSc Gender from the London School of Economics. Her PhD, from Ulster University Transitional Justice Institute, was subsequently published as a monograph, 'Gender Politics in Transitional Justice' (Routledge, 2013). Her monograph 'Women's Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law' is published with Cambridge University Press in 2020. She works with the Irish and UK governments, the United Nations and several non-governmental organizations in policy work related to her expertise. She is regularly commissioned by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to conduct expert research, such as UN Women and the Office of the High Commission on Human Rights, and the International Criminal Court Trust Fund for Victims.
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Research Output
Policy Summary: Women's Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law
O'Rourke, C., 25 Sep 2020, University of Edinburgh. 20 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open Access
Women's Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law
O'Rourke, C., 1 May 2020, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 415 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Open Access
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Bridging the Enforcement Gap? Evaluating the Inquiry Procedure of the CEDAW Optional Protocol
O'Rourke, C., 28 Feb 2019, In : American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law. 27, 1, p. 1-30Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Editorial: Gender, Conflict and Political Settlements
O'Rourke, C., 8 Feb 2019, In : feminists@law. 9, 1, 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
International Gender Equality Norms and their Fragmented Protection in Conflict
O'Rourke, C., 8 Feb 2019, In : feminists@law. 9, 1, 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Prizes
Activities
Book Launch: Orders of Prejudice: Crimes Against LGBT People in the Colombian Armed Conflict
Catherine O'Rourke (Speaker)
30 Jul 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
DFID Gender, Conflict and Politics Learning Series: Inclusive Peace and Political Processes
Catherine O'Rourke (Speaker)
16 Mar 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
COVID-19 and Public International Law: International Organisations, Global Governance and the Pandemic
Catherine O'Rourke (Participant)
14 Jul 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Gender, Human Rights and COVID-19
Catherine O'Rourke (Speaker)
14 May 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Dealing with the Past and the Stormont House Agreement: Is a Transformative Gender Approach Possible
Catherine O'Rourke (Speaker), & Claire Hackett (Speaker)
24 Jun 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press / Media
Ireland's Election to the UN Security Council: What Prospects for Women, Peace and Security?
19/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Ireland's election to the UN Security Council: What prospects for Women, Peace and Security?
19/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
COVID-19 and Gender-based Violence in Conflict: New Challenges and Persistent Problems
21/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment