Ruth María Abril Stoffels

Ruth María Abril Stoffels


• Independent Expert at Research Executive Agency, European Union 2015 -
• Academic Visitor at Oxford University Faculty of Law March-June 2015
• Researcher at the Centre for International Humanitarian Law of The Red Cross (CEDIH)1998-
• CEDRI (Centro de Estudios de Derecho y Relaciones Internacionales) researcher, 2010-
• Evaluator of the “Formacion para el Conocimiento Madrid” (Official Committee for the Assessment of the quality of Universtity studies in Madrid) 2014
• She has participated in several international and Spanish congresses on women’s and children’s Rights and on Human Rights in armed conflicts (IHL)
• University teaching: International Law International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights, Children`s and Women’s Rights in undergraduate and postgraduate studies
• Teaching in other fields: International Law, and Children’s (specially girls’) and Women Rights in particular in armed conflict and development contexts
• Teaching in other institutions (Public Administration, Army, and NGOs)
• General Commander Gender Advisor NATO in HIREX 2013 and JAGUAR-1914 NATO military exercises as gender advisor
• Advisor in the development of the “Plan de Conciliación de la Gnerealitat Valenciana” 2010-2012

• Through the national Project on “el interés superior del niño como derecho, principio y regla de procedimiento: la adaptacion del derecho español y europeo: análisis de jurisprudencia” she is now working on child best interest through the jurisprudence of the CEDAW

• She has been visiting researcher (2012) in the faculty of law in Antwerp University, studying international protection on children rights

• She has been a visiting researcher (2011) in the Centre for Human Rights in Conflicts (University of East London, Great Britain), studying and comparing the treatment giving to women and girls by peacekeeping operations, failures and challenges (She has published an scientific article on the topic),

• In June 2011 she attended to “A Comprehensive Approach to Gender in Operations. An international course for middle management civilian and military professionals”, organized by European Union and the Ministry of Defense (She has written a scientific article on the topic)

• In the frame of the National Research Project on “International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law for International Organizations in Peace Missions”, she studied the limits and capacities for women and girls in armed conflict and post conflict situations. (She has published an scientific article on the topic),

• Through the European Research Project on “Armed Conflicts, Peacekeeping and Transitional Justice: Law as Solution” (FP7-SSH-2007-1/Proposal No 217334) The European Commission asked us to elaborate a Code of Conduct and another of Good Practices for European Union Missions. She studied gender and children questions. The European Commission evaluated this project positively and The research team elaborated a ´Code of Good Practices and a Book on the topic,

• Through the national Research Project on “New Trends and Recent Developments to Peacekeeping and Peace Building in Territories Where a Different Institution Than a State Is Playing Sovereign Roles” And The “Project New Trends And Recent Developments To Peacekeeping Missions” she studied girls’ and women’s difficulties in war context and the way in which law and humanitarian organizations are dealing with these challenges (She has published an scientific article on the topic)

• In the National Research Project on “Protection to vulnerable people in European and International Law”, she studied girls and boys fragility in war contexts (She has published two scientific articles on the topic)

• In the National Research Project on “Globalization And International Justice: Human Security, Peace And Sustainable Development, She Analyzed The Treatment Given To Gender Questions By International Criminal Courts And The Suitability Of This Mechanism And The Other Used In Transitional Justice, To Protect Women Rights” (she has published three scientific article on the topic)

• In the National Research project on “Women, Law and Society in XXIth century: Law and Political participation as a way of change”, (Directed by herself) she analyzed the incidence of Law in women’s gender violence and political participation, as well as the importance of the last one in the increase of the democracy and the rule of law,

• As Head of two Gender Project, funded by Generalitat Valenciana, she edited two books on Protection of maternity and on working, and personal lives balancing (both were granted with research awards)


• ABRIL STOFFELS, R. : “Sentencia de 25.07.2012, B. S. c. España, 47159/08 El reconocimiento judicial de la discriminación múltiple en el ámbito europeo” RDCE enero/ Abril 2013, pp.309-326
• ABRIL STOFFELS, R.: "Iguales pero distintos" Hombres y mujeres: los mismos derechos, distintas personalidades RAZON Y FE Mayo-Junio 2