Ross Tugade is a Filipino lawyer and former government official. She is currently one of the accredited Filipino lawyers at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Ruby Rosselle L. Tugade
Nickname –> Ross
Birth Date –> N/A (Age )
Hometown –> Philippines
Family
No information
Education
College –> Ateneo De Manila University
Degree –> Political Science
Law School (Juris Doctor) –> University of the Philippines
* Passed the Bar in 2016 (See other passers here)
Master of Laws (LL.M.) –> United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) in Italy, and the University for Peace (UPEACE) (2020)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law (ongoing) –> Faculty of Law & Justice, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney). Her studies are supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship
Career / Work Experiences
Academic:
Senior Lecturer: University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law, teaching courses on legal method and ethics
Lecturer/Faculty: Ateneo de Manila University’s Department of Political Science
Doctoral Researcher: UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law & Justice
Senior Legal Associate: University of the Philippines Law Center
Legal Practice and Advocacy:
Human Rights and Public Interest Lawyer: She has represented public interest cases before the Philippine Supreme Court
International Human Rights Work: She has extensive experience in the field of human rights and international criminal law, including work in the context of mass atrocities in various jurisdictions (e.g., North Korea and the war in Ukraine)
Legal Analyst/Consultant: Served as a legal analyst for the international NGO Partners in Justice International and as a consultant for an international non-profit, helping to train investigators and local justice actors.
Civil Service: legal officer at the Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board (HRVCB)
Civil Service: Worked in the Commission on Human Rights for three years
Legal Organizations: She is an active member of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) and an Associate of the Australia Human Rights Institute
Affiliation
Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)
RELATED: Cabinet Members and Other High Officials under President Bongbong Marcos
See also: List of Bar Topnotchers in the Philippines since 1903