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David Mangan writes on Information Technology and the Law
Dr. David Mangan has published two chapters studying information technology and the law. First, he has written about social media influencers in the labour context. ‘Influencer Marketing as Labour: Between the Public and Private Divide’appears in The Regulation of Social Media Influencers edited by Catalina Goanta and Sofia Ranchordás. Second, he has written on the effect of information technology on reputation claims in Canada (one of the jurisdictions he studies). ‘Situating Canadian defamation and privacy law in comparative context’ appears in Research Handbook on Comparative Privacy and Defamation Law edited by András Koltay and Paul Wragg which contains contributions from around the world.
Date: Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Dr Aisling McMahon & Dr David Doyle publish article on Patents & De-Extinction in Journal of Law and the Biosciences
Dr Aisling McMahon & Dr David M. Doyle have published an article on ‘Patentability and de-extinct animals in Europe: the patented woolly mammoth?’ in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences (ranked 3rd, JCR Medicine Legal, Q1 SCR Law). The article examines the possibility of recreating extinct animals via ongoing de-extinction projects focusing on the legal, commercial, and ethical implications of patenting de-extinct animals under European patent law. The research was funded by the Irish Research Council New Foundations Scheme (2019). The article is available open access here.
Date: Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Dr. Ian Marder organises Justice Education Dialogue with UNODC and international speakers
On July 15th 2020, Dr. Ian Marder (Maynooth University Department of Law) and Dr. Wendy O’Brien (UNODC Education for Justice Initiative) organised a webinar exploring restorative approaches to building trust and relationships in criminal justice classrooms. As part of the UNODC’s Justice Education Dialogue series, speakers from Austria, Spain, USA, India, Canada and Nigeria addressed over 90 participants on the importance of class climate in criminology and criminal justice teaching, and the role of restorative values and methods in helping academics to reflect on their practice and build a positive learning environment.
Date: Monday, 20 July 2020
Maynooth University Department of Law welcomes Dr Rhiannon Bandiera
Dr Rhiannon Bandiera is the new Assistant Professor in Criminology at the Department of Law, Maynooth University.
Date: Monday, 13 July 2020
Dr Avril Brandon appointed as Assistant Professor of Criminology in the Department of Law at Maynooth University
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Avril Brandon as Assistant Professor of Criminology in the Department of Law at Maynooth University. Avril joined the Department of Law at Maynooth in September 2019, and lectures in research methods and the impact of ethnic prejudice in the criminal justice system.
Date: Friday, 10 July 2020
We are delighted to welcome Dr Cian Ó Concubhair to Maynooth University Department of Law
As the new Assistant Professor in Criminal Justice, Cian will lecture courses in criminal law, criminology, and policing.
Date: Thursday, 09 July 2020
Dr. David Mangan has published several pieces on the effect of Covid-19 on employment as part of a special issue of the European Labour Law Journal
Sage Publishing has kindly made this special issue freely available here. It contains discussions by country experts of steps taken in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Date: Wednesday, 08 July 2020
Dr Aisling McMahon publishes RTE Brainstorm article on how patents may affect access to Covid-19 vaccines and treatments
Dr Aisling McMahon has published a timely article in RTE Brainstorm discussing how patents can affect access to and delivery of healthcare, and how this may impact access to future vaccines and treatments for Covid-19. The article demonstrates that voluntary and compulsory licensing mechanisms can be used to address such issues.
Date: Tuesday, 07 July 2020
John Reynolds from the Department of Law and Colin Coulter from the Department of Sociology have written an essay for Jacobin magazine on Ireland's new coalition government.
It traces political developments since the general election in February, through the pandemic, and considers the prospects and pitfalls for the new government on key questions of political economy, climate change and housing. The essay also reflects on the ongoing realignment of Ireland's political fault lines - from the historic partition-based rivalry to a more conventional but more fragmented left-right divide.
Date: Friday, 03 July 2020
New Publication: Exceptions in International Law
Dr Oisin Suttle has a chapter in a new book just published by Oxford University Press. Exceptions in International Law, edited by Dr Lorand Bartels and Dr Federica Paddeu, provides a systematic and analytic study of exceptions to legal obligations in international law and defences for breaches of these obligations. It features contributions written by legal philosophers, who introduce various theoretical approaches to the role of exceptions, and scholars of international law, who elaborate on generic issues applicable to exceptions in international law, as well as examining specific issues arising from exceptions in their respective areas of expertise
Date: Wednesday, 01 July 2020