Dr Amina Adanan

Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
Project | Role | Funding Body / Program | Description | Start Date | End Date | Award (€) | |
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Universal Jurisdiction and the UNWCC | Principle Investigator | Royal Irish Academy / RIA / | 01-MAR-21 | 31-OCT-21 |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | ''Universal Declaration of Human Rights and customary international law''
Amina Adanan (2020) ''Universal Declaration of Human Rights and customary international law'' In: Noelle Higgins, Amina Adanan, David Doyle and Michael Doherty (eds). The Universal Declaration at 70: A review of successes and challenges. Dublin: Clarus. [Details] |
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2016 | 'Britain's influence on the regulation of the slave trade in the twentieth century'
Adanan A.;Higgins N. (2016) 'Britain's influence on the regulation of the slave trade in the twentieth century' In: British Influences on International Law, 1915-2015. [DOI] [Details] |
Edited Books
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | The Universal Declaration at 70: A review of successes and challenges
Noelle Higgins, Amina Adanan, David Doyle and Michael Doherty (Ed.). (2020) The Universal Declaration at 70: A review of successes and challenges Dublin: Clarus. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | ''Succession Law and Cohabitation after 10 Years of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010''
Amina Adanan (2020) ''Succession Law and Cohabitation after 10 Years of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010''. Conveyancing and Property Law Journal, 4 :70-77 [Details] |
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2014 | 'Accountability for Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Domestic Courts: Can War Crimes be Prosecuted in Ireland?'
Amina Adanan (2014) 'Accountability for Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Domestic Courts: Can War Crimes be Prosecuted in Ireland?'. Irish Yearbook of International Law, 9 :61-87 [Details] |
Conference Publications
Year | Publication | |
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2019 | Role of Rapporteur for workshop on 'Sustainable and Decent Advancement for All'
Amina Adanan (2019) Role of Rapporteur for workshop on 'Sustainable and Decent Advancement for All' DBEI ILO NUI Conference Marking the centenary of the International Labour Organization: The Declaration of Philadelphia Revisited [Details] |
Conference Contributions
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | International Congress on the Legal Protection of Working Women in the University of Malaga.
Amina Adanan (2020) International Congress on the Legal Protection of Working Women in the University of Malaga. [Invited Oral Presentation], ‘Women, Work and International Law’, Online [Details] |
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2020 | International Law and Covid 19.
Amina Adanan (2020) International Law and Covid 19. [Invited Oral Presentation], Response to Professor Laurence Helfer’s paper on ‘Rethinking Derogations from Human Rights Treaties’, Trinity College Dublin (online) [Details] |
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2019 | Law and Society Association Annual Conference.
Amina Adanan (2019) Law and Society Association Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], ‘The development of universal jurisdiction as a response to violations of human dignity during armed conflict’, Washington DC [Details] |
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2018 | I presented a paper entitled, ‘How effective is universal criminal jurisdiction in prosecuting atrocity crimes committed in Syria?’.
Amina Adanan (2018) I presented a paper entitled, ‘How effective is universal criminal jurisdiction in prosecuting atrocity crimes committed in Syria?’. [Oral Presentation], IALT annual conference, Athlone, Ireland [Details] |
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2018 | Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference.
Amina Adanan (2018) Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], ‘An analysis of the exercise of universal jurisdiction in the United Kingdom’, Bristol, UK [Details] |
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2018 | Interdisciplinary Conference on the 70th Anniversary of the Genocide Convention.
Amina Adanan (2018) Interdisciplinary Conference on the 70th Anniversary of the Genocide Convention. [Oral Presentation], ‘The Genocide Convention at 70 and the universality principle’, Nottingham University [Details] |
Blog
Year | Publication | |
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2019 | 'Reflecting on the Genocide Convention at 70: How genocide became a crime subject to universal jurisdiction'.
Amina Adanan (2019) 'Reflecting on the Genocide Convention at 70: How genocide became a crime subject to universal jurisdiction'. Blog [Details] |
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2019 | ‘The use of extraterritorial jurisdiction to prosecute returning foreign fighters’.
Amina Adanan and Jean Molloy (2019) ‘The use of extraterritorial jurisdiction to prosecute returning foreign fighters’. Blog [Details] |
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2016 | Domestic Regulation of Universal Jurisdiction–The Role of National Prosecutors.
Amina Adanan (2016) Domestic Regulation of Universal Jurisdiction–The Role of National Prosecutors. Blog [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2021 | Charlemont Grant | Royal Irish Academy | |
2019 | MU Conference and Workshop Fund | Maynooth University Research Development Office | |
2016 | EJ Phelan Fellow in International Law | National University of Ireland | |
2014 | Doctoral Fellowship | Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, NUI Galway |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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European Society of International Law | Member | / | |
Society of Legal Scholars | Member | / | |
Law and Society Association | Member | / | |
Irish Association of Law Teachers | Member | / |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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Maynooth University's Commemorations Committee | Member | 2021 / | |
Law Department Teaching and Learning Committee | Member | 2020 / | |
Maynooth University Social Justice Week Committee | Member | 2019 / | |
Law Department Undergraduate Committee | Chair of the BA Programme | 2017 / 2020 |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2018 | NUI Galway | Ph.D. in Human Rights | International Law | |
2009 | Dublin City University | MA in International Relations | International Relations | |
2007 | NUI Galway | LL.B | Law | |
2006 | NUI Galway | BA (International) | Legal Science and Italian |
Languages
Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
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French | Functional | Functional | Functional |