- ELIZABETH BRUCH
Faculty Associate of Law and Social Policy
Education
Ph.D. Studies in Progress (Sociology), University of British Columbia
J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School (1989)
B.A., Valparaiso University (1986)
Courses Taught & Research Interests
International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Immigration Law, Public International Law, Feminist Theory, Post-Colonial Theory, Law and Society, Research Methodology.
Scholarly works/recent articles/publications
Open or Closed: Balancing Border Policy with Human Rights, 96 Kentucky Law Journal 197 (2007).
Whose Law Is It Anyway? The Cultural Legitimacy of International Human Rights in the United States, 73 Tennessee Law Review 669 (2006).
Models Wanted: The Search for an Effective Response to Human Trafficking, 40 Stanford Journal of International Law 1 (2004).
“Why a Feminist Law Journal” – Lessons About Autonomy and Integration from International Human Rights, Law Journals and the World of Golf, 12 Columbia Journal of Gender & Law 565 (2003) (symposium).
Distinctions & Awards
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2008-2011)
Visiting Scholar, University of British Columbia, Law Faculty, Centre for Feminist Legal Studies (2007)
Co-Founder and Steering Board Member, Valparaiso University Conversations Project (2004-2007)
Visiting Associate Professor, Notre Dame Law School (2005, 2006)
Bellow Scholars Project Award, Association of American Law Schools, Clinical Education Section (2005)
Civic Education Project Fellowship, Civic Education Project (1993-1995)
Professional activities/societies/memberships:
Member, Feminism and International Law Committee, American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA)
Member, Wisconsin Bar, New York Bar
Previous/post professional experience:
Elizabeth Bruch is currently pursuing doctoral studies in Sociology at the University of British Columbia. Before beginning her studies, she was an Associate Professor of Law at Valparaiso University, teaching international human rights, immigration and property law. She has also taught at American University’s Washington College of Law, Arizona State University College of Law, and Notre Dame Law School. Previously, she worked as a human rights lawyer and in general civil practice. She served for two years as the Executive Officer of the Human Right Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo.