Catherine O'Rourke

Professor Catherine O'Rourke is a Professor of Global Law at Durham Law School, Durham University, UK, and holds a Senior Fellow position at the Melbourne Law Masters. Her expertise spans gender, conflict, transitional justice, and international law. She actively engages in policy work with governments and international organizations such as the UN, UN Women, and the International Criminal Court Trust Fund for Victims.

Education: LLB Law with Politics (Queen's University Belfast), MSc Gender (London School of Economics), PhD in Transitional Justice (Ulster University). Her PhD was published as Gender Politics in Transitional Justice (Routledge, 2013). A 2020 monograph, Women's Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law (Cambridge University Press), further solidifies her scholarly contributions.

Research focuses on intersections of gender, armed conflict, and international legal frameworks. Her policy engagements include advising on human rights, transitional justice mechanisms, and women's rights in post-conflict settings.

Awards:

• Ulster University Faculty Distinguished Research Fellowship (2019/20)
• Irish Fulbright Scholar Award (2016/17)
• Basil Chubb Prize (2010)

Advising/Grants: Collaborates with Irish and UK governments, NGOs, and UN bodies on policy research. No named grants are specified in the text, but her work is funded through institutional and commissioned projects.

Labs/Teams: Associated with the Ulster University Transitional Justice Institute (PhD affiliation) and contributes to interdisciplinary networks in global law and human rights.