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Welcoming Dr. Ciara Bracken-Roche to Maynooth University Department of Law
Maynooth University Department of Law welcomes Dr. Ciara Bracken-Roche
Date: Monday, 14 January 2019
Muiread Murphy joins the Department on IHREC-funded Project
Muiread Murphy has joined the Department of Law as a research assistant to work with Dr. David Doyle on the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) funded project, Ireland and the Right to Education in the United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Date: Friday, 11 January 2019
Professor Doherty discusses possible nurses’ strike
Prof. Doherty appeared on RTE’s Morning Ireland show on January 9th to discuss the decision by the INMO union to call strike action in January/ February 2019.
Date: Wednesday, 09 January 2019
Dr David Doyle awarded funding from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Dr David Doyle has been awarded funding under the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Grants Scheme 2018. Dr Doyle was awarded 19905 euro for his project, Ireland and the Right to Education in the United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
Date: Wednesday, 09 January 2019
Dr Ian Marder publishes new article on the design of sentencing guidelines in different jurisdictions
In December 2018, Dr Ian Marder published a new article in Criminology & Criminal Justice, the official journal of the British Society of Criminology, entitled: ‘Nudge the judge? Theorizing the interaction between heuristics, sentencing guidelines and sentence clustering’.
Date: Wednesday, 09 January 2019
Welcoming Professor Tobias Lock to the Department of Law
The Department of Law welcomes Professor Tobias Locke
Date: Monday, 07 January 2019
Dr Noelle Higgins co-authors a chapter in International Law and Islam, (Brill, 2018)
Dr Noelle Higgins has co-authored a chapter in International Law and Islam (Brill, 2018), entitled ‘The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law of Rebellion: Its Significance to the Current International Humanitarian Law Discourse’
Date: Thursday, 20 December 2018
Dr Maria Helen Murphy Interviewed about "Fake News" on RTÉ Radio One
On December 16th, Dr Maria Helen Murphy was interviewed about the topic of "fake news" on Brainstorm, a new show on RTÉ Radio One.
Date: Thursday, 20 December 2018
Maynooth University Department of Law Hosts Panel Discussion on Documentary “Violent Borders”
On Wednesday 5 December, the Department of Law hosted a screening of “Violent Borders”, a crowd-funded documentary relating to individual experiences of the Balkan migration route.
Date: Thursday, 20 December 2018
Visit to Maynooth by Michael Barton, Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary
On Monday 3rd of December, a public lecture by Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary, Mike Barton was held in Renehan Hall, Maynooth University.
Date: Tuesday, 18 December 2018