Carolina S. Ruiz Austria, LLB., LLM
I am a Senior Lecturer at the College of Law, University of the Philippines where I have been teaching since 2003. I have also lectured at the Women and Development Graduate Program of the College of Social Work and Community Development at the University of the Philippines. I am also the Research Coordinator for the Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) Project on Sexual and Reproductive Rights. I am a Global Perspectives Blogger/Writer for RHrealitycheck.org and was the founding Executive Director of Women’s Legal Education, Advocacy & Defense Foundation, Inc. (WOMENLEAD) where I currently serve as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees. View latest Curriculum Vitae: CVCSRUIZAUSTRIA
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Education
- SJD Candidate (Doctoral program), Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
- LLM, Master of Laws, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, 2008 [Thesis Abstract]
- LLB, Bachelor of Laws, College of Law, University of the Philippines, 1995
- BA Communication, (Journalism) College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines, 1990
Academic and Teaching
- Member, Executive Board, Journal of International Law and International Relations, Faculty of Law/Munk Centre, University of Toronto, Academic Year 2009-2010
- Senior Lecturer, College of Law, University of the Philippines 2003-present
- Guest Lecturer, Graduate Studies, Women and Development Program, College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines (Women & Law) 2003 and 2006
- Guest Lecturer, University of the Philippines, College of Medicine, Manila, February 2007 (Human Development 201 –Ethical and Social Issues in Family Planning)
- Training Team Member / Lecturer, Summer Institute on Women’s Human Rights, Women and Gender Institute (WAGI), Miriam College, 2005 & 2006
Campaign Advocacy, Litigation, Training, Proposal Writing and Fund Raising
- Founding Executive Director, Women’s Legal Education Advocacy and Defense Foundation, Inc. (WOMENLEAD), 2000-2005
- Convenor, Reproductive Health Advocacy Network (RHAN), 2003-2004; Chairperson, Public Information and Communication Committee / Steering Committee Member, 2004-2005
- Executive Director, Women’s Legal Bureau, Inc. (WLB) 2000, Coordinator, Litigation Program 1997-1999; Coordinator, Research, 1999
- Coordinator, Litigation Program, Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC), 1996-1997, Staff Lawyer, 1995
- Human Rights Desk Chairperson, Paralegal Volunteers Organization (PVO) College of Law, University of the Philippines, 1991-1993
Research and Writing
- Consultant and Writer, College of Law Foundation Project on Integrating Women’s Human Rights in the Law Curriculum, UNIFEM, 2007
- Project Consultant, International Planned Parenthood Federation, United Kingdom (HIV AIDS Report Card) May-June 2006
- Consultant/Writer, Womenlead’s Research Project on the Gender Dimensions of Mediation: Issues and Prospects under the NJI-JURIS Project funded by CIDA, 2007-2008
Activities and Interests
- Reading Literature and works about Communication and Cultural Studies; Travel, Photography and Drawing
- Blogging and basic Web-design
