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Dr Fergus Ryan of Maynooth University Department of Law has been referenced in an Irish Examiner article by former Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone.
Date: Thursday, 21 January 2021
Article by PhD Candidate Ethan Shattock published in the latest Northern Ireland Quarterly
The latest publication of Northern Ireland Quarterly features an article by PhD Candidate at the Department of Law entitled "The Electoral Commission, Disinformation, and Freedom of Expression".
Date: Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne co-authors article with Dr Ben Hudson in the Refugee Survey Quarterly
Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne’s research was recently published in the Refugee Survey Quarterly, a leading peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal in the field of migration studies. Dr Ní Ghráinne’s article (co-authored with Dr Ben Hudson, University of Exeter) is part of an open-access Special Issue on ‘Improving Attention to Internal Displacement Globally.’ Guest-edited by the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement (HLP) Secretariat, and with over 20 original peer-reviewed articles by researchers, practitioners and policy-makers, the new Special Issue promotes renewed debate on challenges and solutions for the protracted crisis of internal displacement affecting tens of millions of people worldwide. The Special Issue will be launched at 3pm GMT on Thursday 21 January. You can register for the event here.
Date: Friday, 15 January 2021
Professor Tobias Lock recently spoke at the event “An Independent Scotland in the European Union: - Issues and Challenges
The event “An Independent Scotland in the European Union: - Issues and Challenges” organised by the Scottish Centre for European Relations, the European Movement in Scotland, and the Faculty of Advocates.
Date: Thursday, 14 January 2021
Aaron Harte-Hughes has been awarded a Graduate Teaching Scholarship at Maynooth University Department of Law
We are delighted to welcome Aaron Harte-Hughes who has been awarded the Maynooth University Department of Law PhD studentship,
Date: Wednesday, 13 January 2021
Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne’s research on camps is published by the Human Rights Law Review
Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne’s research recently appeared in the Human Rights Law Review, an impact-factor journal published by Oxford University Press. Dr Ní Ghráinne’s article explores the question of whether a state is prohibited from deporting an individual to a country where they will likely end up in a camp environment. This issue is particularly pertinent nowadays, given the EU/Turkey deal which allows from the removal of refugees to Turkey where they often end up living in camps.
Date: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
David Mangan comments on EU Social Partners’ Digitalisation Agreement
Dr. David Mangan has commented on the EU Social Partners’ Autonomous Framework Agreement on Digitalisation.
Date: Friday, 08 January 2021
PhD Candidate at the Department of Law Maria del Val Bolivar Oñoro won the Ist Contest of University Articles on Law and Human Rights
This event was hosted by the “Foundation of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers” (Fundación Abogacía) for articles on “Universal Access to Health: an approach from Human Rights” (El Acceso Universal a la Salud: un enfoque desde los Derechos Humanos).
Date: Tuesday, 05 January 2021
Department of Law Annual Fundraiser for Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin
In December the Department of Law organised a 'Christmas Walk for Crumlin' to raise money for Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin and are delighted to have raised a fantastic €1000!
Date: Monday, 04 January 2021
Dr Lynsey Black was invited to speak as part of the Irish Legal History Society's Winter Discourse 2020
The event concerned the subject of ‘Researching and Writing Irish Legal History in the 21st Century.
Date: Tuesday, 15 December 2020