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Political Prisoners and Ireland-Palestine Connections
The workshop is the first of a series of events marking the new partnership between the RCIJ and Institute of Law.
Date: Friday, 06 December 2024
Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology ranks first on the Social Science Research Network’s December 1, 2024 rankings
Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology was ranked first among departments/faculties/schools of law on the Island of Ireland by total download count, with over 122,847 total downloads (and, is ranked #55 of 500 internationally ranked law schools) on the Social Science Research Network’s December 1, 2024 rankings.
Date: Friday, 06 December 2024
Dr. Ian Marder visits, presents at research centres in England and Scotland
The visits were funded by the National Open Research Forum which funds an ongoing project to embed a culture of interdisciplinary open research in Ireland.
Date: Friday, 06 December 2024
Dr Cormac Behan publishes essay in in Working Notes, a journal of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.
In November 2024, Dr Cormac Behan published a new essay ‘From Philanthropy to Solidarity: Diverse Expressions of Prisoner Advocacy and Support’ in Working Notes, a journal of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.
Date: Thursday, 05 December 2024
Dr. Rhiannon Bandiera presents at UNSW Law & Justice as part of the Visiting Scholar Program
The presentation drew on case studies and an analysis of the Australian Parliamentary Hansard over a 14-year period to critically question whether state and corporate action on modern slavery in Australia is ‘benevolent’.
Date: Thursday, 05 December 2024
Celebrating the Dentons Mentoring Programme
Students, mentors, Dentons partners and associates, and several eminent barristers came together to mark the programme’s achievements.
Date: Wednesday, 04 December 2024
10 years young - MSc Design Innovation celebrates its impact
On Thursday 28th November the Department of Design Innovation celebrated the 10th Anniversary of our MSc Design Innovation programme. An audience of alumni, staff and colleagues came to view the exhibition of alumni testimonials and hear tributes to all the staff and students.
Date: Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Wishing our wonderful colleague Professor Mary Corcoran all the best on her retirement
On 25 November 2024, we said an official farewell to our wonderful colleague Professor Mary Corcoran. We wish Mary all the best on her retirement as we recognise her extensive contribution to the university, sociology and wider civil society.
Date: Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Dr. Neil Maddox and Dr. Etain Quigley represent the School of Law and Criminology at event in the Four Courts
Dr. Neil Maddox and Dr. Etain Quigley, at the invitation of The Denham Fellowship Committee, recently attended a Lunch & Learn event on Wednesday 27th November in the Four Courts, as representatives of the School.
Date: Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Dr Amina Adanan has publishes report entitled, ‘Access to Justice: Legal Pathways to Justice for the Rights of People in Prison’.
This research was funded by the Irish Research Council and Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) is the civic society project partner for this research.
Date: Tuesday, 03 December 2024