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Prof Eleanor Spaventa delivers Jean Monnet Lecture
On 15 June 2021 Professor Eleanor Spaventa (Bocconi University, Milan) delivered the first Jean Monnet Lecture organised by the Prof Tobias Lock, Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law and Fundamental Rights.
Date: Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Prof Michael Doherty has published a new piece in the European Labour Law Journal
The piece “The First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All the Lawyers…Workplace Discipline and Legal Representation” discusses the decision of the Irish Supreme Court in McKelvey v Iarnród Éireann, in the context of the ongoing discussion of the ‘legalisation’ of workplace dispute resolution.
Date: Monday, 05 July 2021
Maynooth Law Students participate in research seminar at Masaryk University, Czech Republic
On 28 June 2021, undergraduate law students Jobitha Prince and Jaya Duignan gave a presentation on the topic of forced migration at the Judicial Studies Institute, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.
Date: Friday, 02 July 2021
Dr Aisling McMahon publishes chapter in the Cambridge Handbook for Health Research Regulation
Dr Aisling McMahon has published a peer reviewed chapter entitled “Regulatory Authorities and Decision-Making in Health Research: The Institutional Dimension” in the Cambridge Handbook for Health Research Regulation edited by Prof Graeme Laurie, Dr Edward Dove, Dr Agonomi Ganguli-Mitra, Dr Catriona McMillan, Dr Emily Postan, Dr Nayha Sethi and Annie Sorbie.
Date: Thursday, 01 July 2021
3rd Leuven-Maynooth-Edinburgh Brexit Seminar held online
The Jean Monnet Chair of EU Law and Fundamental Rights at Maynooth Department of Law hosted the 3rd Leuven-Maynooth-Edinburgh Brexit seminar for early careers scholars on 16 June 2021.
Date: Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Prof Michael Doherty has published a new piece entitled "The ‘Worker’, EU Law, and Collective Bargaining"
Prof Michael Doherty has published a new piece, translated into French, in the Revue de Droit Comparé du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale [The Comparative Law Review of Labour and Social Security].
Date: Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Prof Claire Hamilton speaks at the Bar of Ireland 2021 Chair's Conference
On 16th June 2021 Prof. Claire Hamilton delivered a presentation entitled 'People (DPP) v. JC: A Bad Day for Democracy?' at the Bar of Ireland 2021 Chair's Conference on the theme of 'Promoting Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Ireland'. Other speakers included: the Hon. Mr. Justice Donal O'Donnell, Judge of the Supreme Court; Paul Gallagher SC, Attorney General of Ireland and Michael P. O'Higgins SC, Former Chair of the Bar Council of Ireland 2018-2020.
Date: Friday, 25 June 2021
Careers Panel: How do I become an International Lawyer? 23 June
On Wednesday 23 June, the Co-Editors of the Irish Yearbook of International Law hosted an online panel on careers in international law. The event was primarily aimed at individuals with Irish law degrees but also focused on topics of interest to an international audience such as internships, networking, and educational opportunities.
Date: Thursday, 24 June 2021
Dr. Amina Adanan presents on panel on Customary International Human Rights Law at the University of Westminster
On 16 June 2021, Dr Amina Adanan presented and participated in an online event on ‘Operationalising Customary International Human Rights Law’.
Date: Monday, 21 June 2021
Dr Aisling McMahon publishes article in Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics on ethical issues related to the patentability of novel beings & advanced biotechnologies
Dr Aisling McMahon has published an article in the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (CQHE) entitled: “Patents, Governance and Control: Ethics and the Patentability of Novel Beings and Advanced Biotechnologies in Europe.”
Date: Monday, 14 June 2021