Ms Olga Jurasz

Biography

Olga graduated with LLB (Hons.) from University of Wales, Aberystwyth. In addition to her role as a Lecturer in Law at Open University, Olga is pursuing a PhD in International Law at Aberystwyth University. Her thesis aims analyse the response mechanisms of international law to the impact of armed conflicts on women. 

In 2012, Olga was awarded a Diploma in International Humanitarian Law by the International Committee of the Red Cross (Geneva). 

Teaching interests

Prior to joining Open University, Olga taught Family and Child Law, Land Law, Equity and Trusts, International Law and Introduction to Criminology at the Department of Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth University. She also taught law to overseas students on pre-University courses. 

Research interests

 Public International Law, Law and Gender, International Humanitarian Law, Women's Rights, Human Rights, International Criminal Law, International Refugee Law

Impact and engagement

Olga is a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Gender Studies. 

In November 2012, Olga was invited by Elmadag Law Firm and IHH Humanitarian Relief Organisation to act as an observer on the Mavi Marmara trial (Istanbul, Turkey).

In May 2012, Olga co-organized (with Dr Anel Boshoff and Prof. Ryszard Piotrowicz) a conference "Women in War and at War" (Aberystwyth University, 11-12 May 2012). 

External contributions

CONFERENCES

"Women and the Aftermath of War: International (Gender) Justice for Gender Crimes", Law on the Edge Conference, UBC Law School, Vancouver, Canada, 1-4 July 2013

“Gender, Human Rights and Cybercrime: is the virtual world really that different?” (with K. Barker), Law on the Edge Conference, UBC Law School, Vancouver, Canada, 1-4 July 2013

"Gender, Human Rights and Cybercrime: an Intersection of Popular Culture and Law?" (with K. Barker), Law and Popular Culture Conference, Tilburg, Netherlands, 6-7 June 2013

“Justice for All? Rethinking Post-Conflict (Gender) Justice”, (Rethinking International Law and Justice Conference, Istanbul, 24-25 September 2012)

“Solidarity for a (legal) change? Women and their rights in post-Gaddafi Libya”, (Solidarity, Memory and Identity Interdisciplinary Conference, Gdańsk, 20-21 September 2012)

“Gender, Human Rights and Cybercrime: is the virtual world really that different?” (with K. Barker), (Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, Bristol, 11 September 2012) 

"Gender, refugee law and post-conflict migration: what is there for women?" (with R. Piotrowicz) (Women in War and at War, Aberystwyth University, 11-12 May 2012)

"Once one war is over, another one begins- women, armed conflict and the challenges of post-conflict displacement" (Equality- Are We There Yet? Kent Critical Law Society Conference, 10- 11 March 2012, University of Kent)

"Gender justice following armed conflict: women and international prosecution of gender –based war crimes" (Gendered Violence Conference, Bristol, 23-25 November 2011)

"Women of the Revolution-  the response of the international community to sexual violence in Libya" (The EU, International Organisations and Crisis Management in the Aftermath of the Recent ‘Revolutions’ in North Africa and in the Middle East, 16 September 2011, Liverpool John Moores University)

'Why not let the ladies in first? Gender, war, asylum and the [fe]male discourse of refugee law' (Critical Legal Conference 2011, 9^th- 11^thSeptember 2011, Aberystwyth)

"Gender, War and Asylum: why the EU does not want to let the ladies in first?” (2011 Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, 5^th-8^th September 2011,Cambridge)

“The Qualification Directive and escaping gender- related persecution in armed conflict   – (too) great expectations?” (conference paper: 2011 Annual Student Conference, Human Rights Law Centre, University of Nottingham, 26^th February 2011)

“The violence of peace. Challenges to the human rights of women after armed conflict” (conference paper: CCJHR 4^th International Postgraduate Conference, University College Cork, Ireland, 29 April 2010)

“Women in War- Women in Peace? International Humanitarian Law Revisited” (conference paper: Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference 2010, University of West England, Bristol, 30 March- 1 April 2010)

“No woman, no cry… or is it? International Law and situation of women in the aftermath of war” (conference paper: Annual Staff/ Student Conference Gregynog, Wales, 26-28 February 2010)

PUBLICATIONS

‘Women of the Revolution: the future of women’s rights in post-Gaddafi Libya’, in: C. Panara, G. Wilson (ed.) The ‘Arab Spring’: New Patterns for Democracy and International Law, Martinus Nijhoff (2013), pp. 123-144

 ‘About Justice that is yet to come: a few remarks about the international pursuit of post-conflict Gender Justice’, (2013) Journal of Gender Studies 1-15 (published online: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/vDR9GKqWtRt3BvNhEz8i/full, awaiting hard-copy publication)

BLOGS

Jurasz, O., ‘Preventing Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict- the role of International Humanitarian Law’, Legal Verdict blog, 26^th June 2013, available at: http://legalverdict.wordpress.com/2013/06/26/preventing-sexual-violence-in-armed-conflict-the-role-of-international-humanitarian-law/

Areas of expertise

• International Law, Law and Gender, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law

Web links

• Virtual Gender (Un)Conference, 12 September 2013
• Follow @olga_jurasz on Twitter

Publications