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Seth Barrett Tillman’s forthcoming article in the Irish Law Times discussed in Irish Legal News
Seth Barrett Tillman’s forthcoming article in the Irish Law Times was discussed in the legal practitioners’ blog and news portal: Irish Legal News. Tillman co-authored the article with a former Maynooth University law student: Daniel Epstein-O’Dowd.
Date: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
CORD Partnership launches Agenda for 2025-26 and Implementation Group
In January 2025, the Criminal justice Open Research Dialogue (CORD) Partnership published An Agenda for the CORD Partnership, 2025-2026. The 2025-26 Agenda was co-created with dozens of partners in 2024 to progress the CORD Partnership’s goals over the coming years.
Date: Tuesday, 07 January 2025
CORD Partnership publishes article and working paper on embedding open research in Irish criminal justice
In December 2024, the Criminal justice Open Research Dialogue (CORD) Partnership published two documents outlining the work undertaken by the group to embed a culture of open research in criminal justice in Ireland.
Date: Thursday, 02 January 2025
Merry Christmas from the School of Law and Criminology
The staff at the School of Law and Criminology would like to wish all of our students and friends of the School a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The very best of luck to all of those preparing for exams in January.
Date: Friday, 20 December 2024
Merry Christmas from the School of Law and Criminology
The staff at the School of Law and Criminology would like to wish all of our students and friends of the School a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Date: Thursday, 19 December 2024
EU-wide discussion of employment dismissal laws
For its Early Career Seminars on Comparative Labour Law (ECOLL), the Labour Law Community (LLC) invited David Mangan to speak about dismissal from employment in common law countries.
Date: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
The School of Law and Criminology Welcomes Ms. Hilkka Becker as Adjunct Professor in Law
Ms. Becker currently serves as Chairperson of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, a quasi-judicial body with a pivotal role in the Irish international protection system. Her extensive legal background and contributions to the field of migration and asylum law make her a highly esteemed addition to the School.
Date: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
13th EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference
On November 12-13 the Edward M Kennedy Institute attended the13th EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference, organised on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium.
Date: Tuesday, 17 December 2024
MU researchers awarded €500,000 in National Challenge funding
Two MU researchers have been awarded almost €500,000 in funding under Research Ireland's National Challenge Fund.
Date: Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Professor McMahon invited to speak on panel at Royal Irish Academy’s Life and Health Sciences Committee event on the ‘Future Forum of Bioethics in Ireland’
This event brought together a range of stakeholders to consider the current bioethical issues we face nationally/internationally, whether Ireland would benefit from having a national bioethics body and what would this body look like?
Date: Monday, 16 December 2024