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'The Protection of Cultural Heritage During Armed Conflict' a book by Dr Noelle Higgins has been published
This book analyses the current legal framework seeking to protect cultural heritage during armed conflict and discusses proposed and emerging paradigms for its better protection. Cultural heritage has always been a victim of conflict, with monuments and artefacts frequently destroyed as collateral damage in wars throughout history
Date: Thursday, 28 May 2020
‘Digital Preservation of Reproductive Health Resources: Archiving the 8th’ project
The Digital Repository of Ireland is celebrating the launch of a new project that will provide long-term preservation and access to at-risk materials generated by the women’s reproductive health movement during the campaign in the approach to the 2018 referendum on the 8th Amendment.
Date: Thursday, 28 May 2020
MU research highlights concerns of primary school principals linked to COVID-19
Maynooth University has published research looking at how primary school principals have adapted to school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: Thursday, 28 May 2020
Clíodhna Murphy and Desmond Ryan article in Public Law
Clíodhna Murphy and Desmond Ryan have published an analysis piece in Public Law. In "Work, dignity and non-citizens: reflections from the Irish constitutional order" (2020) 1 Public Law they examine the judgment of the Irish Supreme Court in NHV v Minister for Justice and Equality [2017] IESC 35. The potential implications of the judgment for the ambit of non-citizens’ fundamental rights and the recognition and protection of dignity interests of workers in the course of their working lives are considered in detail.
Date: Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Focus Ireland and Threshold Webinar “Avoiding a rent emergency after the Covid-19 pandemic”
Date: Thursday 28th of May Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
Focus Ireland and Threshold Webinar “Avoiding a rent emergency after the Covid-19 pandemic”
Date: Thursday 28th of May Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
WEBINAR MAY 28 11.30 – 1pm Setting the #Feminist Agenda for the Economy by National Women's Council of Ireland
WEBINAR MAY 28 11.30 – 1pm Setting the #Feminist Agenda for the Economy by National Women's Council of Ireland
Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
John Reynolds has an essay in a new book just published by Zed Books on Enforcing Silence: Academic Freedom, Palestine and the Criticism of Israel
John's chapter is on 'Colonial Apologism and the Politics of Academic Freedom'. The book is available in paperback from the Zed website.
Date: Monday, 25 May 2020
What's the psychological impact of pandemic-related unemployment?
What's the psychological impact of pandemic-related unemployment?
Date: Friday, 22 May 2020
PhD candidate, Ethan Shattock, has won the jury prize for the Dublin Law and Politics Review's writing competition
PhD candidate, Ethan Shattock, has won the jury prize for the Dublin Law and Politics Review's writing competition. The DLPR is an interdisciplinary network organised at the school of law and governance at Dublin City University (DCU). The article was entitled "Rights Based Principles: Protecting Free Elections and Free Expression in Irish Policy Responses to Fake News Online." The writing competition followed a conference Ethan attended and presented at in March 2019. The conference, also organised by the DLPR, was the first conference Ethan presented at, and was entitled, "transparency and accountability in law and governance."
Date: Friday, 22 May 2020