Dr. Lorena Sosa

Dr. Lorena Sosa

Universitair hoofddocent
Internationaal en Europees Recht
l.p.a.sosa@uu.nl

Publicaties

2026

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Sosa, L. (2026). Bodies in Context: Strengthening Intersectionality’s Potential for Addressing Structural Inequalities. In F. Macioce, Z. Saeidzadeh, & D. Vujadinović (Eds.), Feminist Legal and Political Practices: The Contemporary Interplay of Gender, Intersectionality and Diversity (1 ed., pp. 217-234). (Gender Perspectives in Law; Vol. 6). Springer. [DOI]

2025

Vakpublicaties

Sosa, L. (2025). From institutionalisation to exploitation: structural failures and stereotyping in I.C. v. The Republic of Moldova. Web publication/site, Strasbourg Observers. https://strasbourgobservers.com/2025/07/02/from-institutionalisation-to-exploitation-structural-failures-and-stereotyping-in-i-c-v-the-republic-of-moldova/

2024

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Senden, L., Morondo, D., Ghidoni, E., Sosa, L., del Fresno-Díaz, Á., Kosakowska-Berezecka, N., Kijewska, B., Awungjia, A. N., Shefer, T., Gulel, D., Kapotas, P., Johnston, K., & Van Laar, C. (2024). The RE-WIRING Transformative Equality Approach and Research Methodology Template.

2023

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Sosa, L., & Mestre i Mestre, R. (2023). The Istanbul Convention from an Intersectional Perspective. In S. de Vido, & M. Frulli (Eds.), Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence: A Commentary on the Istanbul Convention (pp. 4-21). Edward Elgar Publishing. [DOI]
Sosa, L. (2023). Femicide and intersectionality. In M. Dawson, & S. M. Vega (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook on Femicide and Feminicide (1 ed., pp. 50-59). (Routledge International Handbooks). Routledge. [DOI] [Repository]

2022

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Sosa, L., & Mestre i Mestre, R. (2022). Ensuring the Non-Discriminatory Implementation of Measures against Violence Against Women And Domestic Violence: Article 4, Paragraph 3, of The Istanbul Convention: A collection of papers on the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. Council of Europe. [Repository]
Timmer, A., & Sosa, L. (2022). Los estereotipos en la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos. In F. J. Arena (Ed.), Manual sobre los efectos de los estereotipos en la impartición de justicia (pp. 49-110). Suprema Corte de Justicia de la México. [Repository]

2021

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Berro Pizzarossa, L., & Sosa, L. (2021). Abortion laws: the Polish symptom of a European malady? Ars Aequi, 2021, 587-595. Article AA20210587. https://arsaequi.nl/product/abortion-laws-the-polish-symptom-of-a-european-malady/ [Repository]
Sosa, L. (2021). Beyond gender equality? Anti-gender campaigns and the erosion of human rights and democracy. Water Wheel, 39(1), 3-10. [DOI] [Repository]

Vakpublicaties

Böök, B. (Ed.), Timmer, A. (Ed.), De Vido, S., & Sosa, L. (2021). Criminalisation of gender-based violence against women in European states, including ICT-facilitated violence. European Commission. [DOI] [Repository]
Sosa, L. P. A., Jacobs, P., van den Brink, M., & Burnside, W. H. (2021). 'Written opinion regarding the request for an advisory opinion on "Differentiated approaches to persons deprived of liberty", the case of transgender persons in detention'. Utrecht University. [Repository]

2020

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Sosa, L. P. A., & Timmer, A. S. H. (2020). Conceptual underpinnings of the EU’s commitment to human rights. In J. Wouters, M. Nowak, A.-L. Chané, & N. Hachez (Eds.), The European Union and Human Rights: Law and Policy (pp. 62-78). Oxford University Press. [DOI] [Repository]
Sosa, L. P. A. (2020). Now You See Me? The Visibility of Trans and Travesti Experiences in Criminal Procedures. Politics and Governance, 8(3), 266-277. [DOI] [Repository]
Sosa, L. P. A. (2020). The Istanbul Convention in the Context of Feminist Claims. In V. Stoyanova, L. Peroni, & J. Niemi (Eds.), International Law and Violence Against Women: Europe and the Istanbul Convention (1 ed., pp. 25-42). (Routledge Research in Human Rights Law). Routledge. [DOI] [Repository]

Vakpublicaties

Sosa, L. (2020). Análisis de contenido de textos de derechos humanos. In C. de la Cruz Ayuso, D. Morondo Taramundi , & E. La Spina (Eds.), La investigación en derechos humanos: Posición y método (pp. 341-353). Aranzadi.
van den Brink, M., van der Meulen, L., & Sosa, L. P. A. (2020). Zelfbeschikking over genderidentiteit is belangrijk voor iedereen: The self-determination of the gender identity is important for everybody. Web publication/site, Nederlands Juristenblad Blog. https://www.njb.nl/blogs/zelfbeschikking-over-genderidentiteit-is-belangrijk-voor-iedereen/.

2019

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Sosa, L. P. A., Niemi, J., & van der Aa, S. (2019). Protection Against Violence: The Challenges of Incorporating Human Rights' Standards to Procedural Law. Human Rights Quarterly, 41(4), 939-961. [DOI] [Repository]

2018

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Sosa, L. P. A., & Grosso Ferrero, M. (2018). La prohibición de la violencia simbólica y mediática en la Argentina: ¿superación de la dicotomía público/privada? Revista Electrónica. Instituto de Investigaciones Ambrosio L. Gioja, 20, 156-185. [Repository]

2017

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Sosa, L. (2017). Intersectionality in the human rights legal framework on violence against women: At the centre or the margins? Cambridge University Press. [DOI]
Sosa, L. P. A. (2017). Inter-American case law on femicide: Obscuring intersections? Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 35(2), 85-103. [DOI] [Repository]

2016

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

van der Aa, S., Sosa, L. P. A., Niemi, J., & Baldry, A. (2016). Challenges 
to the European Protection Order: Mutual recognition in the light of different national protection systems. In C. Amalfitano , R. Casiraghi , & S. Recchione (Eds.), L’ordine europeo di protezione: la tutela delle vittime di reato come motore della cooperazione giudiziaria Giappichelli Editore.

Vakpublicaties

Timmer, A. S. H., Sosa, L. P. A., & Häusler, K. (2016). Human rights, democracy and rule of law: Different organisations, different conceptions? European Commission. http://www.fp7-frame.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Deliverable-3.4.pdf [Repository]
Timmer, A. S. H., Majtényi, B., & Sosa, L. P. A. (2016). Human rights concepts in EU Human Rights Dialogues. European Commission. http://www.fp7-frame.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Deliverable-3.5.pdf [Repository]

2015

Vakpublicaties

van der Aa, S., Niemi, J., Sosa, L. P. A., Ferreira, A. M., & Baldry, A. (2015). Mapping the legislation and assessing the impact of Protection Orders in the European Member States. Wolf Legal Publischers. http://poems-project.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Intervict-Poems-digi-1.pdf
Abrisketa, J., Churruca, C., de la Cruz, C., Garciá, L., Márquez, C., Morondo, D., Nagore, M., Sosa, L. P. A., & Timmer, A. S. H. (2015). Report on the assessment of consistency in the prioritisation of human rights throughout EU policies, FRAME Deliverable 12.2. European Commission. http://www.fp7-frame.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/FRAME-Deliverable-12.2-Submitted-30-July-2015.pdf
Sosa, L. P. A., & Timmer, A. S. H. (2015). Comparative analysis of conceptions of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in selected third countries, FRAME Deliverable 3.3. European Commission. [DOI] [Repository]

2013

Wetenschappelijke publicaties

Laxminarayan, M., Bosmans, M., Porter, R., & Sosa, L. (2013). Victim Satisfaction with Criminal Justice: A Systematic Review. Victims and Offenders, 8(2), 119-147. [DOI]

2011

Vakpublicaties

Sosa, L. P. A., & Römkens, G. M. F. (2011). Protection, prevention and empowerment: Emergency barring intervention for victims of intimate partner violence. In L. Kelly, C. Hagemann-White, T. Meysen, & R. Römkens (Eds.), Realising rights: Case studies on state responses to violence against women and children in Europe (pp. 51-108). CWASU - London Metropolitan University.
Letschert, R., Sosa, L. P. A., Rijken, C. R. J. J., & Römkens, G. M. F. (2011). Identifying minimum standards in the field of violence against women, children and sexual orientation violence. In C. Hageman-White, L. Kelly, & R. Römkens (Eds.), Feasibility study to assess the possibilities, opportunities and needs to standardise national legislation on violence against women, violence against children and sexual orientation violence (pp. 127-152). European Commission. [DOI]