Faculty Associate of Law and Social Policy
Education
Ph.D. Candidate (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, Property, Torts, Feminist Theory, Post-Colonial Theory, Law and Society, Research Methodology.
Scholarly works/recent articles/publications
Is International Law Really Law? Theorizing the Multi-Dimensionality of Law, 44 Akron L. Rev. ___ (2010) (forthcoming)
Hybrid Courts: Examining Hybridity through a Post-Colonial Lens, 28 Boston U. Int'l L. J. 1 (2010)
Open or Closed: Balancing Border Policy with Human Rights, 96 Ky. L.J. 197 (2007), reprinted 29 Immig. & Nat. L. Rev. 103 (2008).
Whose Law Is It Anyway? The Cultural Legitimacy of International Human Rights in the United States, 73 Tenn. L. Rev. 669 (2006).
Models Wanted: The Search for an Effective Response to Human Trafficking, 40 Stan. J. of Int'l L. 1 (2004).
“Why a Feminist Law Journal” – Lessons About Autonomy and Integration from International Human Rights, Law Journals and the World of Golf, 12 Colum. J. Gender & L. 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.