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Olga Jurasz

Olga Jurasz

Law School

Professional biography
Olga is a lecturer in law at the Open University Law School, specialising in international law and human rights. She is also interested in gender and law. Olga is a lecturer in law at the Open University Law School, specialising in international law and human rights. She is also interested in gender and law. Prior to joining Open University Law School, Olga studied and worked as a law tutor at Aberystwyth University. Olga's research interest are in Public International Law, Law and Gender, International Humanitarian Law, Women's Rights, Human Rights, International Criminal Law, International Refugee Law Olga’s main area of research is gender, international law and human rights. She is particularly interested in how various mechanisms of public international law address the long-term impact of armed conflict on women and how women’s rights are protected in the aftermath of war, during the process of transition from war to peace. Olga is currently completing doctoral research addressing these questions. Olga is currently working on collaborative research project concerning gender, cyberviolence and law. Olga is a co-founder and a member of the Research Network on Sexual Violence in Conflict. She is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Gender Studies.