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Rethinking Female Imprisonment through an Intersectional Lens - Larissa Lima
Mar
18
2026
Posted: 15:22 GMT
Join us for 'Rethinking Female Imprisonment through an Intersectional Lens: The Pathways to the Bangkok Rules and Their Implementation in Brazil and Ireland' with Larissa Lima as part of our Let’s Talk Research Seminar Series.
Abstract: Drawing on comparative and qualitative methods, this feminist research assesses whether the Bangkok Rules advance gender-sensitive equality and decarceration or risk symbolic compliance. Through an intersectional perspective, it explores how the Rules, as soft law, are implemented across distinct institutional, cultural, and socio-political contexts, providing insight into their (non)impact on the lived experiences of imprisoned women.
The legal framework chapter traces the pathways in international human rights law that led to the adoption of the Bangkok Rules, examining their relationship with broader standards and highlighting the influence of feminist and civil society movements in this trajectory. It also presents the contemporary landscape of female imprisonment in Brazil and Ireland, as well as the measures undertaken to align their domestic systems with these international standards.
Bio: Larissa Lima is a Brazilian lawyer and PhD candidate in Law, specializing in Criminology, Gender, and Human Rights. Her research examines female imprisonment, focusing on the implementation of the UN Bangkok Rules in Brazil and Ireland through an intersectional perspective. She holds a master’s degree in law from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and completed a three years legal residency at the Rio de Janeiro Public Defender’s Office, gaining experience in criminal defence.
When: 1pm, Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Where: Irish Centre for Human Rights Seminar Room, University of Galway
