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School of Law and Criminology hosts symposium on Palestine in July
July 2024, the Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology’s Research Centre in International Justice hosted a symposium entitled 'The Situation in Palestine: Emerging Domestic and International Jurisprudence'. This hybrid and international event was jointly hosted by Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology’s Research Centre in International Justice (RCIJ) and Northumbria University Law School’s Centre for Evidence & Criminal Justice Studies.
Date: Thursday, 01 August 2024
Prof Michael Doherty publishes piece in in the Industrial Law Journal
The article looks at the first ‘gig economy’ case decided by the Irish Supreme Court, involving Domino’s pizza delivery drivers.
Date: Wednesday, 31 July 2024
David Mangan completes term as Visiting Professor at Università degli Studi di Milano
There, he taught classes on comparative labour law and well as seminars for PhD students.
Date: Monday, 29 July 2024
Prof Edward Dove gives keynote presentation at the 16th World Conference Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law
The World Conference offers participants an international platform for fruitful scientific discourse on more than 70 topics and subtopics in the fields of bioethics, medical ethics, and health law.
Date: Friday, 26 July 2024
Dr Fergus Ryan marks Europride 2024 in Greece with plenary discussion on marriage and LGBTQ+ rights
Speaking on the theme of ‘Achieving Marriage Equality in Greece & Europe: Best Practices of Advocacy, Resilience & Policy Changes' Dr Ryan addressed the legal and social background to the extension of marriage to same-sex couples in Ireland in 2015.
Date: Thursday, 25 July 2024
MU invites five digital health innovators to present at UN
The second International Digital Health Summer School, held at Maynooth University in June, has selected five notable digital health technologies which it believes can drive radical transformation of healthcare and has invited them to present at the United Nations (UN).
Date: Thursday, 25 July 2024
Our latest Blog - TUTOR Webinar Series in Review: Empowering Every Student – Reimagining Inclusive Education
The TUTOR project’s second webinar from the Facebook Live series, “Empowering every student: reimagining inclusive education” is one to put on your watch list.
Date: Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Job Opportunity: Assistant Lecturer in Politics
We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff on a temporary basis (5-month contract post) as an Assistant Lecturer in Politics
Date: Monday, 22 July 2024
Dr Clíodhna Murphy contributes to Oireachtas TV programme on Irish citizenship
Clíodhna outlines the legal framework of citizenship in Ireland, from its origins in 1922 to the present day. Her segment forms the basis for the in-studio discussion with Professors Mary Gilmartin (MU) and Bryan Fanning (UCD).
Date: Thursday, 18 July 2024
ERC DANCING Team present at ICON•S 10th Annual Conference in Madrid
Members of the DANCING team presented current research in three different panels and in a book roundtable.
Date: Wednesday, 17 July 2024