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Dr Ekaterina Yahyaoui

BA, LLM, DES, PhD

Contact Details

Senior Lecturer in Human Rights
E: ekaterina.yahyaoui@universityofgalway.ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko is the Vice-Dean for Research in the College of Business, Public Policy and Law and a Senior Lecturer in the Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, National University of Ireland, Galway. 

Ekaterina is a member of the Standing Committee on International Affairs of the Royal Irish Academy.

She was an associate researcher at the Hans and Tamara Oppenheimer Chair in Public International Law, McGill University, Canada from 2012 to 2022. She was a Chair of the coordinating committee of the Interest Group on International Legal Theory and Philosophy of the European Society of International Law. Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko acted as an independent expert for the EU Horizon2020 Programme. From 2013 to 2016 she led an EU FP7 funded project addressing the challenge of human rights in global constitutionalism.

Previously, she taught public international law, women's rights, international refugee and migration law, and human rights and Islam at the Faculty of Law, University of Montreal. She was also a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for International Studies and Research (CERIUM) and the Canada Chair in International Migration Law of the University of Montreal. Before joining CERIUM she worked, among other things, as a legal advisor for a project of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko was a member of the Quebec Bar and holds a B.A. from the University of Geneva (Switzerland), an LL.M. from the University Albert-Ludwigs (Freiburg i. Br., Germany), a D.E.S. in international relations and a Ph.D. in international law from the Graduate Institute of International Studies (Geneva).

She researchers and publishes in such areas as general public international law, global governance and international constitutionalism/rule of law, history of international law (emphasis on early modern period), human rights with a particular emphasis on women’s rights and gender, relationship between Islam and human rights, international refugee and migration law, comparative law and legal cultures, feminist analyses of law, law and humanities. She has a particular expertise in theoretical and philosophical approaches underpinning these areas. She is particularly interested in effects of globalisation on human rights, equality and global governance, including in questions of democracy.

Research Interests

Ekaterina Yahyaoui's research interests include:
Global democracy and equality
Constitutionalism and rule of law in global governance,
Spatial Justice and Spatiotemporality of law
Theory and philosophy of law (particular emphasis on early modern and postmodern thought)
General public international law, 
Gender and women's rights,
Cultural diversity and human rights,
Islam and human rights
Refugee and migration law,
Feminist approaches to law
She published on these issues extensively in leading international peer-reviewed journals such as European Journal of International Law, Human Rights Quarterly, International Journal of Refugee Law or Law and History Review. She is author of two monographs and one edited collection. 

Ekaterina welcomes expressions of interest from potential PhD candidates in any of the above mentioned areas. She eagerly supports students' research abilities and shares her experience. Her students are recipients of prestigious scholarships and prizes. 
                                                                                        

Research Projects

  Project Start Date End Date
Geometry of States and Human Rights 18-AUG-14 17-MAY-15
MILLENIUM FUND EKATERINA YAHYAOUI 01-DEC-12 30-SEP-15
International Protection of Human Rights as a Constitutional Issue: Promises, Problems and Prospects 05-AUG-13 06-JUN-16
IRC POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP 2017 JURGITA BUKAUSKAITE - TRANSLATING UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITMENTS ON GENDER EQUALITY INTO THE VERNACULAR AND IN LINE WITH THE ISTANBUL CONVENTION: THE CASE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN IRELAND 01-OCT-17 30-SEP-20

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2023) 'REASON AS THE DARK SIDE OF THE LAW: A LEIBNIZIAN PERSPECTIVE'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2023) 'REASON AS THE DARK SIDE OF THE LAW: A LEIBNIZIAN PERSPECTIVE'. Opinio Juris in Comparatione, 1 (1):164-184 [Details]
(2022) 'Reassessing the Relationship between Equality and Vulnerability in relation to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the ECtHR: The MSS Case 10 Years On'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E (2022) 'Reassessing the Relationship between Equality and Vulnerability in relation to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the ECtHR: The MSS Case 10 Years On'. International Journal of Refugee Law, 34 (2):192-214 [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'On the (Im)Possibility of Global Norms in a Divided World: Lessons from the Seventeenth Century'
Yahyaoui Krivenko E (2020) 'On the (Im)Possibility of Global Norms in a Divided World: Lessons from the Seventeenth Century'. Jus Cogens: A Critical Journal of Philosophy of Law and Politics, [Details]
(2018) 'Towards an Integrated Approach to Democracy in International Law'
Yahyaoui Krivenko,E. (2018) 'Towards an Integrated Approach to Democracy in International Law'. Peace Human Rights Governance Journal, 2 (3):279-300 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Law, Space and Spatial Justice in Leibniz: Leibniz as a Theorist of Spatial Justice'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2018) 'Law, Space and Spatial Justice in Leibniz: Leibniz as a Theorist of Spatial Justice'. Law and History Review, 36 (4):891-914 [DOI] [Details]
(2017) 'ICJ and Jus Cogens through the Lens of Feminist Legal Methods'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2017) 'ICJ and Jus Cogens through the Lens of Feminist Legal Methods'. European Journal Of International Law, 28 (3):959-974 [DOI] [Details]
(2017) 'The Politics of Global Constitutionalism'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2017) 'The Politics of Global Constitutionalism'. Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law, 11 (3):329-350 [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'Considering time in migration and border control practices'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2016) 'Considering time in migration and border control practices'. International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, 2 (4):329-344 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2015) 'Schizophrenie du droit international'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2015) 'Schizophrenie du droit international'. European Journal Of International Law, 26 (2):580-580 [Details]
(2015) 'International Law, Literature and Interdisciplinarity'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E (2015) 'International Law, Literature and Interdisciplinarity'. Law and Humanities, 9 (1):103-122 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2015) 'Rethinking Human Rights and Culture Through Female Genital Surgeries'
Yahyaoui Krivenko E (2015) 'Rethinking Human Rights and Culture Through Female Genital Surgeries'. Human Rights Quarterly, 37 (1):107-136 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2014) 'The Reservation Dialogue as a Constitution Making Process'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2014) 'The Reservation Dialogue as a Constitution Making Process'. International Community Law Review, 16 (3):306-332 [Details]
(2013) 'Процессы конституционализации международного права: теории и реальность (Processes of Constitutionalisation of International Law: Theories and Reality)'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2013) 'Процессы конституционализации международного права: теории и реальность (Processes of Constitutionalisation of International Law: Theories and Reality)'. Российский Юридический Журнал, 89 (2):63-70 [Details]
(2013) 'The Reservations Dialogue as a Constitution Making Process'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2013) 'The Reservations Dialogue as a Constitution Making Process'. International Community Law Review, 15 (3):381-404 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2012) 'Hospitality and Sovereignty: What Can We Learn From the Canadian Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2012) 'Hospitality and Sovereignty: What Can We Learn From the Canadian Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program'. International Journal of Refugee Law, 24 (3):579-602 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2012) 'The Islamic Veil and Its Discontents: How Do They Undermine Gender Equality'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2012) 'The Islamic Veil and Its Discontents: How Do They Undermine Gender Equality'. Religion and Human Rights, 7 (1):11-29 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2010) 'Muslim Women’s Claims to Refugee Status Within the Context of Child Custody Upon Divorce Under Islamic Law'
Yahyaoui Krivenko,Ekaterina (2010) 'Muslim Women’s Claims to Refugee Status Within the Context of Child Custody Upon Divorce Under Islamic Law'. International Journal of Refugee Law, 22 (1):48-71 [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2009) 'Islamic View of Women's Rights: an International Lawyer's Perspective'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2009) 'Islamic View of Women's Rights: an International Lawyer's Perspective'. Journal of East Asia and International Law, 2 (1):103-128 [Details]
(2009) 'Feminism, Modern Philosophy and the Future of Legitimacy of International Constitutionalism'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2009) 'Feminism, Modern Philosophy and the Future of Legitimacy of International Constitutionalism'. International Community Law Review, 11 (2):219-245 [ARAN Link] [Details]

Books

  Year Publication
(2023) The Logic of Human Rights From Subject/Object Dichotomy to Topo-Logic.
Yahyaoui Krivenko E. (2023) The Logic of Human Rights From Subject/Object Dichotomy to Topo-Logic. UK: Edward Elgar Publisher. [Details]
(2020) Gender and Human Rights: Expanding Concepts.
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2020) Gender and Human Rights: Expanding Concepts. Cheltenham, UK: Elgar. [Details]
(2020) Space and Fates of International Law: Between Leibniz and Hobbes.
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2020) Space and Fates of International Law: Between Leibniz and Hobbes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(2019) Rethinking Human Rights and Global Constitutionalism: from Inclusion to Belonging, Paperback edition.
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2019) Rethinking Human Rights and Global Constitutionalism: from Inclusion to Belonging, Paperback edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(2017) Rethinking Human Rights and Global Constitutionalism: From Inclusion to Belonging.
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2017) Rethinking Human Rights and Global Constitutionalism: From Inclusion to Belonging. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [DOI] [Details]
(2009) Women, Islam and International Law Within the Context of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko (2009) Women, Islam and International Law Within the Context of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Leiden: Brill, Martinus Nijhoff. [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2019) 'Women and the International Court of Justice'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2019) 'Women and the International Court of Justice' In: Research Handbook Feminist Engagement with International Law. :196-212 Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details]
(2019) 'State Immunities (Germany v Italy)'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina; Schramm, Berenice; Aliozi, Zoi (2019) 'State Immunities (Germany v Italy)' In: Feminist Judgments in International Law. :117-146 Oxford: Hart. [Details]
(2019) 'Reservations to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina; Smith, Rhona; McCall-Smith, Kasey (2019) 'Reservations to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide' In: Feminist Judgments in International Law. :55-81 Oxford: Hart. [Details]
(2018) 'Imagining Futures of International Law Through Spacetime'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2018) 'Imagining Futures of International Law Through Spacetime' In: Law, Space and the Political: An East-West Perspective. :47-70 Poland: Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa. [Details]
(2018) 'Exploring the Future of Individuals as Subjects of International Law: example of the Canadian private sponsorship of refugees programme'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2018) 'Exploring the Future of Individuals as Subjects of International Law: example of the Canadian private sponsorship of refugees programme' In: Non-State Actors and International Obligations: Creation, Evolution, and Enforcement. :140-157 Leiden: Brill. [Details]
(2018) 'Introduction: Human Rights, Power and Globalisation: A Roadmap'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2018) 'Introduction: Human Rights, Power and Globalisation: A Roadmap' In: Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko (ed) Human Rights and Power in Times of Globalisation. :1-12 Leiden: Brill. [Details]
(2016) 'The Role and Impact of Soft Law on the Emergence of the Prohibition of Violence Against Women Within the Context of the CEDAW'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2016) 'The Role and Impact of Soft Law on the Emergence of the Prohibition of Violence Against Women Within the Context of the CEDAW' In: Tracing the Roles of Soft Law in Human Rights. :47-67 Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details]
(2016) 'Engaging International Law and Literature with Kafka, Deleuze and Guattari'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2016) 'Engaging International Law and Literature with Kafka, Deleuze and Guattari' In: International Law and ... Select Proceedings of the European Society of International Law. :393-404 Oxford: Hart. [Details]
(2016) 'Revisiting the Reservations Dialogue: Negotiating Diversity while Preserving Universality Through Human Rights Law'
Yahyaoui Krivenko E (2016) 'Revisiting the Reservations Dialogue: Negotiating Diversity while Preserving Universality Through Human Rights Law' In: Machiko Kanetake and André Nollkaemper (eds.), The Rule of Law at the National and International Levels: Contestations and Deference. :289-320 Oxford: Hart. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2015) 'Conceptualising Human Rights as International Constitutional Guarantees: Promises and Perils of Comparativism'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E (2015) 'Conceptualising Human Rights as International Constitutional Guarantees: Promises and Perils of Comparativism' In: Comparative Law and …/ Le droit comparé et …. :171-180 Aix en Provence: Presses Universitaires d’Aix-Marseille. [ARAN Link] [Details]

Edited Books

  Year Publication
(2018) Human Rights and Power in Times of Globalisation.
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (Ed.). (2018) Human Rights and Power in Times of Globalisation. Leiden: Brill. [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
(2016) 'Le parrainage privé des réfugiés : un programme clé pour l’intégration'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2016) 'Le parrainage privé des réfugiés : un programme clé pour l’intégration' Policy Options/Options Politiques, . [Details]
(2012) 'Quel avenir pour le programme Canadienne de parrainage privé des réfugiés?'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2012) 'Quel avenir pour le programme Canadienne de parrainage privé des réfugiés?' Bulletin de veille stratégique, 7 (3) :4-6. [ARAN Link] [Details]
(2010) 'Muslim Women’s Refugee Claims in New Zealand: Case of Child Custody Upon Divorce Under Islamic Law'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2010) 'Muslim Women’s Refugee Claims in New Zealand: Case of Child Custody Upon Divorce Under Islamic Law' New Zealand Law Journal, :209-212. [Details]
(2010) 'Muslim Women’s Rights in Southeast Asia: Perspectives and Experiences from Indonesia and Malaysia'
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2010) 'Muslim Women’s Rights in Southeast Asia: Perspectives and Experiences from Indonesia and Malaysia' Culturas, 6 :60-75. [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2023) The Global South and Liberal Values in the Historiography of Human Rights,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E (2023) Gender Equality and Islam. [Refereed Abstracts], The Global South and Liberal Values in the Historiography of Human Rights, Berlin, Germany , 04-MAY-23 - 05-MAY-23. [Details]
(2023) Berkley Centre on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, 10th annual conference,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E (2023) From Equality to Difference: A Philosophical Proposal for New Directions in Equality Law and Practice. [Refereed Abstracts], Berkley Centre on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, 10th annual conference, Utrecht, The Netherlands , 28-JUN-23 - 30-JUN-23. [Details]
(2021) `Conference on Interdisciplinary Gender Studies: Issues, Facts, and Approaches¿,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E (2021) Gender and Human Rights: Past, Present, and Future of Interdisciplinary Engagements. [Oral Presentation], `Conference on Interdisciplinary Gender Studies: Issues, Facts, and Approaches¿, online , 11-MAR-21 - 12-MAR-21. [Details]
(2021) `The Dark Side of Law. Juris Diversitas Annual Conference,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E (2021) Reason as the Dark Side of Law: A Leibnizian Perspective. [Refereed Abstracts], `The Dark Side of Law. Juris Diversitas Annual Conference, online , 03-JUN-21 - 05-JUN-21. [Details]
(2020) Global Norms in a Divided World,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2020) On the (Im)possibility of Global Norms in a Divided World: Perspectives from the Seventeenth Century. [Invited Oral Presentation], Global Norms in a Divided World, Belfast, UK , 27-FEB-20 - 28-FEB-20. [Details]
(2019) Sovereignty: A Concept in Flux? 15th Annual Conference, European Society of International Law,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2019) Panel: Spatio-Temporal Dimensions of Sovereignty in International Law: A Critical Appraisal. [Chaired Session], Sovereignty: A Concept in Flux? 15th Annual Conference, European Society of International Law, University of Athens, Greece , 12-SEP-19 - 15-SEP-19. [Details]
(2019) Forced Migration in Transition: Perspectives from Social Science and Law,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2019) ’Forced Migration’, ‘Vulnerability’, and Agency: What Future for Forced Migration Studies?. [Conference Paper], Forced Migration in Transition: Perspectives from Social Science and Law, STYFF Mikrokollege on Forced Migration, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany , 14-NOV-19 - 15-NOV-19. [Details]
(2018) Systems Theory and Human Rights,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2018) The Relevance of Human Rights in a Global Society: A Luhmannian perspective. [Invited Paper], Systems Theory and Human Rights, University of Lancaster, UK , 18-OCT-18 - 18-OCT-18. [Details]
(2018) ‘International Law and Universality’ 14th Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2018) Competing Universalities and the Emergence of International Law: Sovereignty and Space Between Leibniz and Hobbes. [Conference Paper], ‘International Law and Universality’ 14th Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law, University of Manchester , 13-SEP-18 - 15-SEP-18. [Details]
(2018) The Rights of Migrants and Refugees: Exploring the Role of Courts and Tribunals,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2018) member of the organising committee. [Conference Organising Committee Member], The Rights of Migrants and Refugees: Exploring the Role of Courts and Tribunals, NUI Galway, Ireland , 17-MAY-18 - 18-MAY-18. [Details]
(2018) Global Challenges in Securing Reproductive Rights for Women and Girls,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterinaaterina (2018) Why Human Rights Approach to FGM is Inadequate?. [Invited Oral Presentation], Global Challenges in Securing Reproductive Rights for Women and Girls, University of Bristol , 18-MAY-18 - 18-MAY-18. [Details]
(2017) Democratic Governance and International Law: 25 Years Later,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2017) Towards and Integrated Approach to Democracy in International Law. [Conference Paper], Democratic Governance and International Law: 25 Years Later, University of Manchester, Manchester International Law Centre , 03-NOV-17 - 03-NOV-17. [Details]
(2017) Democracy and Participation versus Global Public Goods and Commons,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2017) Workshop of the Interest Group in International Legal Theory and Philosphy, European Society of International Law. [Workshop chair], Democracy and Participation versus Global Public Goods and Commons, Naples, Italy , 06-SEP-17 - 06-SEP-17. [Details]
(2017) ‘”The People”: Democracy, Populism, and the Constituent Popular Sovereign’,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2017) Overcoming populism through global democracy: from politics of inclusion to politics of belonging. [Conference Paper], ‘”The People”: Democracy, Populism, and the Constituent Popular Sovereign’, University of Helsinki , 21-JUN-17 - 23-JUN-17. [Details]
(2017) Law and Diversity: Legal Categories and Identity,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2017) Space, Law and Social Justice in Leibniz. [Non Refereed Paper/Abstract Presented at Conference], Law and Diversity: Legal Categories and Identity, Max-Planck Institute for European Legal History, Frankfurt am Main, Germany , 05-MAY-17 - 05-MAY-17. [Details]
(2016) Lecture Series of the Human Rights Discussion Group of the Max-Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2016) Interrogating Human Rights and Global Constitutionalism. [Non Refereed Paper/Abstract Presented at Conference], Lecture Series of the Human Rights Discussion Group of the Max-Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany , 17-NOV-16 - 17-NOV-16. [Details]
(2016) Conference of the Vienna Journal of International Constitutional Law,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2016) Politics of International Constitutional Law as Global Constitutionalism. [Conference Paper], Conference of the Vienna Journal of International Constitutional Law, Vienna, Austria , 23-SEP-16 - 23-SEP-16. [Details]
(2016) The Future of Women's Engagement with International Law,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2016) Women and the International Court of justice. [Conference Paper], The Future of Women's Engagement with International Law, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia , 23-JUN-16 - 24-JUN-16. [Details]
(2016) International Association of Feminist Economics conference,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2016) Future of Feminist Social Science. [Plenary Lecture], International Association of Feminist Economics conference, NUI Galway, Ireland , 24-JUN-16 - 26-JUN-16. [Details]
(2016) Annual Conference of the Irish Society of Comparative Law:,
Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko (2016) (Dis)Locating Comparative Law. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Annual Conference of the Irish Society of Comparative Law:, NUI Galway, Ireland , 23-MAY-16 - 24-MAY-16. [Details]
(2016) Annual Conference of the Irish Society of Comparative Law,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2016) Private Sponsorship of Refugees and the 'Migration Crisis'. [Conference Paper], Annual Conference of the Irish Society of Comparative Law, NUI Galway, Ireland , 23-MAY-16 - 24-MAY-16. [Details]
(2016) International Law Association British Branch Spring Conference: Non-State Actors and Changing Relations in International Law,
Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko (2016) Exploring the future of individuals as subjects of international law: example of the Canadian private sponsorship of refugees programme. [Conference Paper], International Law Association British Branch Spring Conference: Non-State Actors and Changing Relations in International Law, University of Lancaster, UK , 08-APR-16 - 09-APR-16. [Details]
(2016) ESIL Research Forum ESIL IGs workshop,
Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko (2016) Joint workshop of interest groups in feminism and legal Theory on theoretical approaches to international lawmaking. [Organising Chair], ESIL Research Forum ESIL IGs workshop, Koc Univeristy, Istanbul, Turkey , 21-APR-16 - 21-APR-16. [Details]
(2016) Global Constitutionalism Without Global Democracy,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E (2016) workshop. [Other], Global Constitutionalism Without Global Democracy, EUI, Florence, Italy , 14-JAN-16 - 15-JAN-16. [Details]
(2015) Taming Power in Times of Globalization: What Role for Human Rights?,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E (2015) What Role for Human Rights?. [Organising Chair], Taming Power in Times of Globalization: What Role for Human Rights?, NUI Galway, Ireland , 30-NOV-15 - 01-DEC-15. [Details]
(2015) Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law, workshop of the Feminism and International Law Interest Group,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2015) Exploring ICJ’s (Dis)engagement with Feminism: Separate and Dissenting Opinions as an Indicator. [Conference Paper], Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law, workshop of the Feminism and International Law Interest Group, Oslo, Norway , 09-SEP-15 - 12-SEP-15. [Details]
(2015) Critical Legal Conference: Law, Space and the Political,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E (2015) Imagining Futures of International Law Through Spacetime. [Plenary Lecture], Critical Legal Conference: Law, Space and the Political, Wroclaw, Poland , 03-SEP-15 - 05-SEP-15. [Details]
(2015) The Charlie Hebdo Attacks: Questioning narratives and Interpretations,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2015) Round table discussion. [Conference Paper], The Charlie Hebdo Attacks: Questioning narratives and Interpretations, University of Limerick , 23-APR-15 - 23-APR-15. [Details]
(2014) Workshop on Soft Law and Human Rights,
Yahyaoui Krivenko,Ekaterina (2014) Undecidability of the Soft Law: On the Thresholds of the CEDAW. [Conference Paper], Workshop on Soft Law and Human Rights, Danish Institute for Human Rights, Copenhagen, Denmark , 01-OCT-14 - 02-OCT-14. [Details]
(2014) Critical Legal Conference: Power, Capital, Chaos,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E (2014) Stream: Thinking Resistance Beyond Power, Violence and … Law?. [Organising Chair], Critical Legal Conference: Power, Capital, Chaos, Sussex, UK , 04-SEP-14 - 06-SEP-14. [Details]
(2014) Workshop of the International Legal Theory Interest Group of the ESIL,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2014) International Legal Theory: Beyond Disciplinarity?. [Conference Paper], Workshop of the International Legal Theory Interest Group of the ESIL, Vienna, Austria , 03-SEP-14 - 03-SEP-14. [Details]
(2014) 10th Anniversary Conference of the ESIL: International Law and … - Boundaries of International Law and Bridges to Other Fields and Disciplines,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2014) Engaging International Law and Literature with Kafka, Deleuze and Guattari. [Conference Paper], 10th Anniversary Conference of the ESIL: International Law and … - Boundaries of International Law and Bridges to Other Fields and Disciplines, Vienna, Austria , 04-SEP-14 - 06-SEP-14. [Details]
(2014) Juris Diversitas Annual Conference: Comparative Law and ,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2014) Conceptualising international human rights as international constitutional guarantees: promises and perils of comparativism. [Conference Paper], Juris Diversitas Annual Conference: Comparative Law and , Aix-Marseille University - Aix-en-Provence, France , 17-JUL-14 - 19-JUL-14. [Details]
(2014) Telling Stories with Maps: the Geoweb, Qualitative GIS and Narrative Mapping,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2014) Challenging the Narrative of International Law through GIS: Limits and Opportunities. [Conference Paper], Telling Stories with Maps: the Geoweb, Qualitative GIS and Narrative Mapping, University of Birmingham, UK , 30-APR-14 - 30-APR-14. [Details]
(2013) GLOTHRO Workshop: Human Rights and the Dark Side of Globalisation: Transnational Law Enforcement and Migration Control,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2013) New Territorialites and Sovereignties: Challenges to Human Rights Protection. [Conference Paper], GLOTHRO Workshop: Human Rights and the Dark Side of Globalisation: Transnational Law Enforcement and Migration Control, Danish Institute for Human Rights, Copenhagen, Denmark , 09-DEC-13 - 10-DEC-13. [Details]
(2013) Islamic Family Law,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2013) Reforming Masculinities and Islamic Family Law. [Invited Paper], Islamic Family Law, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands , 19-JUN-13 - 21-JUN-13. [Details]
(2013) Rethinking Race and Sexuality: Feminist Conversations, Contestations and Coalitions,
E. Yahyaoui Krivenko (2013) Race, Beauty and Sexuality: How are they Shaped by Female Genital Surgeries. [Conference Paper], Rethinking Race and Sexuality: Feminist Conversations, Contestations and Coalitions, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada , 17-APR-13 - 19-MAY-13. [Details]
(2013) INTERFACES between International and National Legal Orders: A Rule of Law Perspective,
Yahyaoui Krivenko E. (2013) Revisiting the Reservations Dialogue: Negotiating Diversity while Preserving Universality through Human Rights Law. [Conference Paper], INTERFACES between International and National Legal Orders: A Rule of Law Perspective, Amsterdam, The Netherlands , 14-MAR-13 - 15-MAR-13. [Details]
(2013) Oppenheimer Chair Seminar Series,
Yahyaoui Krivenko E. (2013) Cultural Practices and Egalitarian Discourses: What Place for Human Rights?. [Invited Paper], Oppenheimer Chair Seminar Series, McGill University, Montreal, Canada , 12-MAR-13 - 12-MAR-13. [Details]
(2013) GenderArc Research Seminar Series,
Yahyaoui Krivenko E. (2013) Cultural Practices and Egalitarian Discourses: What Place for Human Rights?. [Invited Paper], GenderArc Research Seminar Series, Galway, Ireland , 22-FEB-13 - 22-FEB-13. [Details]
(2012) Amnesty International Annual Youth Conference,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2012) Gender and Human Rights: example of Female Genital Surgeries. [Invited Paper], Amnesty International Annual Youth Conference, Galway, Ireland , 03-NOV-12 - 04-NOV-12. [Details]
(2012) EU-China Seminar,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2012) The UN Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families: Pattern of (Non)Ratification Revisited. [Non Refereed Paper/Abstract Presented at Conference], EU-China Seminar, NUI Galway, Ireland , 30-OCT-12 - 31-OCT-12. [Details]
(2012) Seminar Series of the Hans and Tamara Oppenheimer Chair of International Law, McGill Univeristy,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2012) Derrida, Hospitality and the Canadian Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program. [Invited Paper], Seminar Series of the Hans and Tamara Oppenheimer Chair of International Law, McGill Univeristy, Montreal, Canada , 28-MAR-12 - 28-MAR-12. [Details]
(2012) Islam and Democracy: Potential and Possibilities,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2012) Constitutionalism Between Islam and Public International Law. [Invited Paper], Islam and Democracy: Potential and Possibilities, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada , 23-MAR-12 - 25-MAR-12. [Details]
(2011) Violence against Women: Complex Realities and New Issues in a Changing World,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2011) Female Genital Cuttings: From Horror to Beauty and from Violence to Liberty. [Conference Paper], Violence against Women: Complex Realities and New Issues in a Changing World, Montreal, Canada , 29-MAY-11 - 01-JUN-11. [Details]
(2011) Islam and Law in Europe by Prof. M. Rohe,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2011) commentator. [Co-chaired Session], Islam and Law in Europe by Prof. M. Rohe, University of Montreal, Canada , 17-MAR-11 - 17-MAR-11. [Details]
(2010) Women and Equality - Gender-based Analysis, Law and Economic Righs,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2010) On Enemies and visions of equality: what do we hide when we ban veiling. [Conference Paper], Women and Equality - Gender-based Analysis, Law and Economic Righs, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada , 22-OCT-10 - 23-OCT-10. [Details]
(2010) Religious Pluralism: Uncovering Gender,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2010) Using our vision of gender roles to construct the religious other. [Conference Paper], Religious Pluralism: Uncovering Gender, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland , 08-SEP-10 - 10-SEP-10. [Details]
(2010) Summer School: Pluralism and Radicalization,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2010) Les politiques du droit islamique: les enjeux du status des femmes. [Invited Lecture], Summer School: Pluralism and Radicalization, CERIUM, University of Montreal, Canada , 28-JUN-10 - 28-JUN-10. [Details]
(2010) 3rd annual conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies,
Yahyaoui Krivenko E. (2010) Where do we stand and where should we go: a look at the refugee protection through the prism of women's experience of persecution. [Conference Paper], 3rd annual conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Hamilton, Canada , 06-MAY-10 - 08-MAY-10. [Details]
(2009) Vision and Voice, 3rd biennale conference of the Canadian Initiative in Law, Culture and the Humanities,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2009) Right to be hear and ability to listen: on impartiality and objectivity of judges. [Conference Paper], Vision and Voice, 3rd biennale conference of the Canadian Initiative in Law, Culture and the Humanities, Carlton University, Ottawa, Canada , 16-OCT-09 - 18-OCT-09. [Details]
(2009) Advanced Studies Institute on Transcultural Psychiatry,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2009) Children's Rights in the Context of Migration. [Invited Paper], Advanced Studies Institute on Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada , 01-MAY-09 - 01-MAY-09. [Details]
(2009) 12th Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2009) From Border-line to Border-zone: Increasing Refugee Protection in the World of '(In)secure' Sovereignties. [Conference Paper], 12th Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, Nicosia, Cyprus , 28-JUN-09 - 02-JUL-09. [Details]
(2009) 2nd annual conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2009) Refugee versus migrant: blurring the lines, increasing refugee protection, canadian case studies. [Conference Paper], 2nd annual conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Ottawa University, Canada , 01-JUN-09 - 03-JUN-09. [Details]
(2009) International Conference on Feminist Constitutionalism,
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2009) Legitimacy of Constitutionalisation of International Law. [Conference Paper], International Conference on Feminist Constitutionalism, Kingston, Ontario, Canada , 28-FEB-09 - 01-MAR-09. [Details]

Blog

  Year Publication
(2016) Expression over Content. An Examination of the Language of International Law.
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2016) Expression over Content. An Examination of the Language of International Law. Germany: Völkerrechtsblog Blog [Details]

Book Review

  Year Publication
(2012) Brunnée, Jutta; Toope J. Stephen, Legitimacy and Legality in International Law; An Interactional Account (2010), Cambridge University Press; Charlesworth, Hilary; Coicaud, Jean-Marc , Fault Lines of International Legitimacy (2009), Cambridge University Press; Thornhill, Chris, A Sociology of Constitutions . Constitutions and State Legitimacy in Historical-Sociological Perspective (2011), Cambridge University Press.
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2012) Brunnée, Jutta; Toope J. Stephen, Legitimacy and Legality in International Law; An Interactional Account (2010), Cambridge University Press; Charlesworth, Hilary; Coicaud, Jean-Marc , Fault Lines of International Legitimacy (2009), Cambridge University Press; Thornhill, Chris, A Sociology of Constitutions . Constitutions and State Legitimacy in Historical-Sociological Perspective (2011), Cambridge University Press. Book Review [Details]
(2011) The Ethics of Global Governance, A. Franceschet (ed.) (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009).
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2011) The Ethics of Global Governance, A. Franceschet (ed.) (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009). Book Review [Details]
(2010) Ruling the World? Constitutionalism, International Law, and Global Governance, J.L. Dunoff, J. P. Trachtman (eds.) (Cambridge University Press, 2009); Embedded Cosmopolitanism: Duties to Strangers and Enemies in a World of “Dislocated Communities”, T. Erskine (Oxford University Press, 2008); Was bedeutet Souveränität? U. Haltern (Mohr Siebeck, 2007).
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2010) Ruling the World? Constitutionalism, International Law, and Global Governance, J.L. Dunoff, J. P. Trachtman (eds.) (Cambridge University Press, 2009); Embedded Cosmopolitanism: Duties to Strangers and Enemies in a World of “Dislocated Communities”, T. Erskine (Oxford University Press, 2008); Was bedeutet Souveränität? U. Haltern (Mohr Siebeck, 2007). Book Review [Details]
(2009) Protracted Refugee Situations: Political, Human Rights and Security Implications, G. Loescher, J. Milner, E. Newman, G. Troeller (ed.) (United Nations University Press, 2008).
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2009) Protracted Refugee Situations: Political, Human Rights and Security Implications, G. Loescher, J. Milner, E. Newman, G. Troeller (ed.) (United Nations University Press, 2008). Book Review [Details]

Electronic Publication

  Year Publication
(2013) Indian Gang Rape Case: Do Human Rights Go Global?.
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2013) Indian Gang Rape Case: Do Human Rights Go Global?. Electronic Publication [Details]
(2008) Une justice injustifiable.
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2008) Une justice injustifiable. Montreal, Canada: CERIUM, CEDIM Electronic Publication [Details]

Media

  Year Publication
(2012) Will we forget Malala as we've forgotten other young activists?.
Yahyaoui Krivenko, E. (2012) Will we forget Malala as we've forgotten other young activists?. Media [Details]

Report

  Year Publication
(1998) Role of Rehabilitation in Reconciliation Process Following a Change in a Political System: cases of Russia and Belarus.
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (1998) Role of Rehabilitation in Reconciliation Process Following a Change in a Political System: cases of Russia and Belarus. Report [Details]
(2003) Equal Employment Opportunities for Men and Women in Belarus.
Yahyaoui Krivenko, Ekaterina (2003) Equal Employment Opportunities for Men and Women in Belarus. Report [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2016 President's Award for Research Excellence (Early Career) NUI Galway

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
European Society of International Law member 01-JAN-14 /
Society of Legal Scholars member 01-JAN-16 /
Irish Society of Comparative Law Executive Council member 01-NOV-15 /
Quebec Bar member 01-AUG-12 / 31-DEC-14
Juris Diversitas member 01-JAN-14 / 30-DEC-14
International Law Association member 31-DEC-12 / 30-NOV-13

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
University Research Committee Member 01-NOV-18 /
College of Business, Public Policy and Law Research Committee Chair 01-NOV-18 /
Law School Executive Committee Member 20-SEP-17 / 30-SEP-18
Executive committee of the Irish Society of Comparative Law member 07-SEP-15 /
Research Committee, Law School member 01-SEP-13 /
Coordinating Committee of the International Legal Theory and Philosophy Interest Group, European Society of International Law elected member 01-MAY-15 / 30-MAY-19
Library Strategic Committee member 01-FEB-15 / 01-FEB-18

Languages

  Language
French
English
Russian
German
Spanish
Arabic

Reviews

  Journal Role
Journal of International Political theory Reviewer
Law, Democracy and Development Reviewer
Leiden Journal Of International Law Reviewer
Law & Society Review Reviewer
German Yearbook of International Law Reviewer

Other Activities

  Description

independent expert evaluator EU Horizon2020 Programme

Teaching Interests

Through the course of her career Ekaterina conceptualised, developed and taught following modules:
Human Rights
Public International Law
Global Governance and Human Rights
Feminist Analyses of International Law
International Women`s Rights
Gender and Human Rights
Human Rights and Islam
International Refugee and Migration Law                    

She also taught sessions on research methodologies and methods to Master's and PhD students

Recent Postgraduate Students

  Graduation Name Degree Primary Supervisor
2021 Jurgita Bukaiskaite PhD Y
2017 Mesenbet Tadeg PhD Y

Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
Term 1 Introduction to Public International Law LW531
Term 2 Human Rights and Global Governance LW5112
Term 2 Gender and Human Rights LW 456
Term 2 Islam and Human Rights LW5103
Term 2 Dissertation LW450

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