Feminist Approaches in International Law and Foreign Policy

The Institute for International Law of Peace Armed Conflict (IFHV) is organising a series of events on "Feminist Approaches in International Law and Foreign Policy", which aims to create a space for students, academics and practitioners to engage in an academic and activist exchange on feminist approaches in foreign policy and international law. At the same time, this forum is intended to empower interested students and thus, support future generations of scholars in this field. The lecture series helps students to improve their foreign language skills within the framework of the foreign language programme of the Faculty of Law (ZfI), and gives them the opportunity to make their first publications.

The project is funded by the Ruhr University Bochum within the framework of the Lore Agnes Programme and includes a series of events consisting of lectures and panel discussions.

Kick-off conference

The event series will start with an international conference. Confirmed guests include

• Margot Wallström, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden who coined the term “Foreign Feminist Policy”
• Alexandra Lily Kather, Legal Consultant in international criminal justice, transitional justice and human rights, 
• Alexandra Talaver, PhD Student and activist from the feminist and antimilitarist movement in Russia,  
• Anna Hauschild, Research Assistant on Feminist Foreign Policy at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGPA), 
• Max Lucks, Member of the German Bundestag, i.a. in the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid, and in the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
• Dr. Pierre Thielbörger, Professor for Public Law and International Public Law at IFHV, as well as

Researchers from the IFHV, including Aaron Dumont, Jan-Phillip Graf, Lisa Cohen, Nadine Grünhagen-Rösler, Timeela Manandhar, and Vanessa Bliecke. 

Where? Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum (Am Bergbaumuseum 28, 44791 Bochum)
When? May 2, 2023, 10 am - 6 pm

Prior registration is requested. You can register here.

Lecture Series

The conference will be followed by weekly lectures for students, who are enrolled in the programme. During the lectures, the students will be supervised in the writing of academic articles in weekly sessions and supported by content-related seminars.

Please find more information on the lecture series here.