Dr Clíodhna Murphy

    Law

    Associate Professor

    New House
    51
    (01) 474 7218

    Biography

    Clíodhna joined the Department of Law in 2014. Prior to this she lectured at Dublin City University and held a post-doctoral fellowship at University College Cork. She completed her PhD at Trinity College Dublin where she was awarded an Ussher Fellowship to complete her doctoral work. She is a qualified solicitor and a non-practising member of the Law Society of Ireland. 

    Clíodhna teaches and researches in the areas of migration law, human rights, international law and company law. She has published widely in these fields, including in journals such as International & Comparative Law Quarterly; Human Rights Quarterly; Industrial Law Journal; and British Journal of Criminology. Her first book, Immigration, Integration and the Law: The Intersection of Domestic, EU and International Regimes, was published by Ashgate in 2013 and republished by Routledge in 2016. She is a member of the Ethical, Political, Legal and Philosophical Studies Committee of the Royal Irish Academy.

    Clíodhna welcomes research proposals, particularly in the areas of migration law and human rights law.

    Research Interests

    Books

      Year Publication
    2013 Integration and the Law in Europe: The Intersection of Domestic, EU and International Legal Regimes.
    Murphy C (2013) Integration and the Law in Europe: The Intersection of Domestic, EU and International Legal Regimes. Farnham: Ashgate / Routledge. [Details]

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2020 'Work, Dignity and Non-Citizens: Reflections from the Irish Constitutional Order'
    Murphy C and Ryan D (2020) 'Work, Dignity and Non-Citizens: Reflections from the Irish Constitutional Order'. Public Law, (1):30-39 [Details]
    2020 'Developing immigrant integration policy in the Irish public sector: An international human rights and public sector duty approach'
    Murphy C, Caulfield L and Gilmartin M (2020) 'Developing immigrant integration policy in the Irish public sector: An international human rights and public sector duty approach'. Administration, 67 (4):27-45 [Details]
    2019 ''Still Waiting' for Justice: Migrant Workers' Perspectives on Labour Exploitation in Ireland'
    Murphy C, Doyle DM and Murphy M (2019) ''Still Waiting' for Justice: Migrant Workers' Perspectives on Labour Exploitation in Ireland'. Industrial Law Journal, (Advance Access):1-34 [DOI] [Details]
    2019 'Building and Applying a Human Rights-Based Model for Migrant Integration Policy'
    Murphy C, Gilmartin M and Caulfield L (2019) 'Building and Applying a Human Rights-Based Model for Migrant Integration Policy'. Journal of Human Rights Practice, (Advance Access):1-22 [DOI] [Details]
    2018 'I Felt Like She Owns Me: Exploitation and Uncertainty in the Lives of Labour Trafficking Victims in Ireland'
    Doyle D, Murphy C, Murphy M, Rojas-Coppari P and Wechsler R (2018) 'I Felt Like She Owns Me: Exploitation and Uncertainty in the Lives of Labour Trafficking Victims in Ireland'. British Journal of Criminology, 59 (1):231-251 [Details]
    2017 'Tackling Vulnerability to Labour Exploitation Through Regulation: The Case of Migrant Fishermen in Ireland'
    Murphy C (2017) 'Tackling Vulnerability to Labour Exploitation Through Regulation: The Case of Migrant Fishermen in Ireland'. Industrial Law Journal, 46 (3):417-434 [IR Link] [Details]
    2017 'Immigration and Naturalisation - Refugees in Europe and the EU-Turkey Statement: Problems and Prospects'
    Fandl, Damast, Artiles, Chothani, Murphy (2017) 'Immigration and Naturalisation - Refugees in Europe and the EU-Turkey Statement: Problems and Prospects'. International Lawyer, 51 (Year In Review):363-380 [Details]
    2016 'Double Jeopardy: Domestic Workers in Diplomatic Households'
    Mullally S and Murphy C (2016) 'Double Jeopardy: Domestic Workers in Diplomatic Households'. American Journal of Comparative Law, 64 (3):677-720 [IR Link] [Details]
    2016 ''A Matter of Humanity'? Emerging Principles Relating to Deportation and Human Rights'
    Murphy, C. (2016) ''A Matter of Humanity'? Emerging Principles Relating to Deportation and Human Rights'. Dublin University Law Journal, 35 (1):259-272 [IR Link] [Details]
    2015 'Enforcing Employment Standards for Undocumented Migrant Domestic Workers in the UK and Ireland: Rethinking Illegality in Zones of Invisibility (2015) 29 (4) Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law'
    Cliodhna Murphy (2015) 'Enforcing Employment Standards for Undocumented Migrant Domestic Workers in the UK and Ireland: Rethinking Illegality in Zones of Invisibility (2015) 29 (4) Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law'. 29 [Details]
    2014 'Migrant Domestic Workers in the UK: enacting exemptions, exclusions, and rights'
    Mullally S and Murphy C (2014) 'Migrant Domestic Workers in the UK: enacting exemptions, exclusions, and rights'. Human Rights Quarterly, 36 :397-427 [IR Link] [Details]
    2013 'Reconciling Sovereign Claims with Individual Rights? Access to Citizenship after Mallak and Sulaimon'
    Murphy C (2013) 'Reconciling Sovereign Claims with Individual Rights? Access to Citizenship after Mallak and Sulaimon'. Irish Jurist, 49 [IR Link] [Details]
    2013 'The Enduring Vulnerability of Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe'
    Murphy C (2013) 'The Enduring Vulnerability of Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe'. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 62 (3) [IR Link] [Details]
    2013 'Researching Barriers to Access to Justice for Migrant Domestic Workers in Diplomatic Households'
    Murphy C (2013) 'Researching Barriers to Access to Justice for Migrant Domestic Workers in Diplomatic Households'. Industrial Law Journal, 42 (4):477-485 [IR Link] [Details]
    2013 'Towards a Human Rights-Based Paradigm of Integration? The Contribution of International Law'
    Murphy C (2013) 'Towards a Human Rights-Based Paradigm of Integration? The Contribution of International Law'. European Human Rights Law Review, 2 [Details]
    2011 'Immigration and Family Life: Family Reunification in Irish Law'
    Murphy C (2011) 'Immigration and Family Life: Family Reunification in Irish Law'. Dublin University Law Journal, 34 [IR Link] [Details]
    2010 'The Concept of Integration in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights'
    Murphy C (2010) 'The Concept of Integration in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights'. European Journal of Migration and Law, 12 (1) [IR Link] [Details]
    2007 'Towards Common Principles Relating to the Protection of Privacy Rights? An Analysis of Recent Developments in England and France and before the European Court of Human Rights'
    Delany H and Murphy C (2007) 'Towards Common Principles Relating to the Protection of Privacy Rights? An Analysis of Recent Developments in England and France and before the European Court of Human Rights'. European Human Rights Law Review, 5 [Details]

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2020 'Rights of Others in Domestic Constitutions: Towards an Equality-Based Approach? (forthcoming, 2020)'
    Murphy C (2020) 'Rights of Others in Domestic Constitutions: Towards an Equality-Based Approach? (forthcoming, 2020)' In: European Societies, Migration, and the Law: The Others amongst Us. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
    2019 'Using International Human Rights Law in Interdisciplinary Human Rights Research'
    Murphy C, Gilmartin M and Caulfield L (2019) 'Using International Human Rights Law in Interdisciplinary Human Rights Research' In: Legal Research Methods. Dublin: Clarus Press. [Details]
    2017 'Lobe v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform'
    Murphy C., Mullally S. (2017) 'Lobe v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform' In: Northern/Irish Feminist Judgments: Judges' Troubles and the Gendered Politics of Identity. Oxford: Hart. [Details]
    2017 'Migrant domestic workers in the UK: Enacting exclusions, exemptions and rights'
    Mullally S.;Murphy C. (2017) 'Migrant domestic workers in the UK: Enacting exclusions, exemptions and rights' In: Vulnerability and the Legal Organization of Work. [DOI] [Details]
    2017 'Membership without Naturalisation? The Limits of European Court of Human Rights Case Law on Residence Security and Equal Treatment'
    Murphy C (2017) 'Membership without Naturalisation? The Limits of European Court of Human Rights Case Law on Residence Security and Equal Treatment' In: Questioning EU Citizenship. Oxford: Hart Bloomsbury. [Details]
    2015 'Migrant Domestic Workers in the UK: Enacting Exclusions, Exemptions and Rights'
    Mullally S and Murphy C (2015) 'Migrant Domestic Workers in the UK: Enacting Exclusions, Exemptions and Rights' In: Care, Migration and Human Rights. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2015 'Access to Justice for Undocumented Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe: the Consequences of Constructed Illegality'
    Murphy C (2015) 'Access to Justice for Undocumented Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe: the Consequences of Constructed Illegality' In: Care, Migration and Human Rights. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2014 'Challenging Deportation on the Basis of ‘Private Life’: The Evolving Impact of Article 8 on Irish Immigration Law'
    Murphy C (2014) 'Challenging Deportation on the Basis of ‘Private Life’: The Evolving Impact of Article 8 on Irish Immigration Law' In: Suzanne Egan, Judy Walsh and Liam Thornton ed.s, The ECHR and Ireland: 60 Years And Beyond (Bloomsbury). Dublin: Bloomsbury. [Details]
    2008 'French privacy law'
    Murphy C (2008) 'French privacy law' In: The Right to Privacy: A Doctrinal and Comparative Analysis (Thomson Round Hall, 2008). Dublin: Round Hall. [Details]

    Book Review

      Year Publication
    2018 Rebecca Zahn, New Labour Laws in Old Member States: Trade Union Responses to European Enlargement.
    Murphy, C (2018) Rebecca Zahn, New Labour Laws in Old Member States: Trade Union Responses to European Enlargement. OXFORD: Book Review [DOI] [Details]
    2017 Moritz Jesse, The Civic Citizens of Europe? The Legal Potential for Immigrant Integration in the EU, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom (Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2017) Common Market Law Review.
    Murphy C (2017) Moritz Jesse, The Civic Citizens of Europe? The Legal Potential for Immigrant Integration in the EU, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom (Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2017) Common Market Law Review. Book Review [Details]
    2013 Anna Triandafyllidou (ed), Irregular Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe: Who Cares?.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2013) Anna Triandafyllidou (ed), Irregular Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe: Who Cares?. Book Review [Details]

    Other Journals

      Year Publication
    2008 'Le peuple irlandais et le traité de Lisbonne. Brève histoire immédiate d'un non universel et singulier'
    Sur E and Murphy C (2008) 'Le peuple irlandais et le traité de Lisbonne. Brève histoire immédiate d'un non universel et singulier' Politeia, 13 . [Details]
    2008 'Immigration, Integration and Citizenship in the European Union: The Position of Third Country Nationals'
    Murphy C (2008) 'Immigration, Integration and Citizenship in the European Union: The Position of Third Country Nationals' Hibernian Law Journal, 8 . [Details]
    2005 'Subsidiary Protection in the EU'
    Murphy C (2005) 'Subsidiary Protection in the EU' Irish Law Times, 23 . [Details]
    2005 'Complementary Protection in Ireland'
    Murphy C (2005) 'Complementary Protection in Ireland' Irish Law Times, 23 . [Details]

    Published Reports

      Year Publication
    2018 Developing Integration Policy in the Public Sector: A Human Rights Approach.
    Murphy C, Caulfield L and Gilmartin M (2018) Developing Integration Policy in the Public Sector: A Human Rights Approach. Maynooth University, Maynooth. [IR Link] [Details]

    Conference Contributions

      Year Publication
    2019 Human Trafficking: The Intersection of International, EU and Domestic Legal Regimes.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2019) Human Trafficking: The Intersection of International, EU and Domestic Legal Regimes. [Oral Presentation], The EU and Human Rights in a Time of Crisis Vulnerability and Human Rights in the European Union, Maynooth University [Details]
    2012 Migration, Domestic Workers and Human Rights: gender equality and the limits of rights.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2012) Migration, Domestic Workers and Human Rights: gender equality and the limits of rights. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Migration, Domestic Workers and Human Rights: gender equality and the limits of rights, UCC [Details]
    2012 Domestic Workers and Diplomatic Immunity: Converging Approaches in Europe and the US?.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2012) Domestic Workers and Diplomatic Immunity: Converging Approaches in Europe and the US?. [Oral Presentation], Irish Society of Comparative Law Conference, UCC [Details]
    2009 The Common European Asylum System Phase II and Refugee Integration: The Challenges Ahead.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2009) The Common European Asylum System Phase II and Refugee Integration: The Challenges Ahead. [Oral Presentation], •4th International Refugee Law Colloquium, Cuenca, Spain [Details]
    2015 Lobe and Osayande v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2015) Lobe and Osayande v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. [Oral Presentation], Irish Feminist Judgments Workshop, UCC [Details]
    2019 Precarious Status and Subsistence Supports: Integration Prospects of Survivors of Human Trafficking in Ireland.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2019) Precarious Status and Subsistence Supports: Integration Prospects of Survivors of Human Trafficking in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], The Zero-Sum Game of Migration in Europe: 20 years after Tampere, Oxford Brookes University [Details]
    2018 Lived Experiences of Victims of Trafficking: Exploring the legacy of Article 4 UDHR.
    Cliodhna Murphy and David Doyle (2018) Lived Experiences of Victims of Trafficking: Exploring the legacy of Article 4 UDHR. [Oral Presentation], The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at Seventy; A Review of Successes and Challenges, Maynooth University [Details]
    2017 The Rights of “Others” in Domestic Constitutions: Towards an Equality-Based Approach?.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2017) The Rights of “Others” in Domestic Constitutions: Towards an Equality-Based Approach?. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Others of Immigration Law, Leiden University [Details]
    2017 Developing Integration Policy in the Public Sector: A Human Rights Approach.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2017) Developing Integration Policy in the Public Sector: A Human Rights Approach. [Conferences hosted], Developing Integration Policy in the Public Sector: A Human Rights Approach, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission [Details]
    2017 Using International Law in Legal Research.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2017) Using International Law in Legal Research. [Invited Oral Presentation], Legal Research Methods, University of Limerick [Details]
    2017 Lobe and Osayande v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2017) Lobe and Osayande v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. [Invited Oral Presentation], The “Missing Feminist Judgments” in Northern/Irish Law, Maynooth University [Details]
    2017 Tackling Vulnerability to Labour Exploitation Amongst Migrant Workers in Ireland.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2017) Tackling Vulnerability to Labour Exploitation Amongst Migrant Workers in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Society of Legal Scholars Conference, UCD [Details]
    2017 Developing Integration Policy in the Public Sector: A Human Rights Approach.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2017) Developing Integration Policy in the Public Sector: A Human Rights Approach. [Invited Oral Presentation], MUSSI Research Day, Maynooth University [Details]
    2017 Tackling Exploitation Through Regulation: the Case of Migrant Fishers in Ireland.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2017) Tackling Exploitation Through Regulation: the Case of Migrant Fishers in Ireland. [Invited Lecture], Trinity College Law School Research Seminar Series, Trinity College Dublin [Details]
    2017 Tackling Vulnerability to Labour Exploitation Amongst Migrant Workers in Ireland.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2017) Tackling Vulnerability to Labour Exploitation Amongst Migrant Workers in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], NERI Labour Market Conference, Maynooth University [Details]
    2016 Ireland’s legal and policy response to the European borders crisis: the good, the bad and the alarming.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2016) Ireland’s legal and policy response to the European borders crisis: the good, the bad and the alarming. [Conference Organising Committee Member], The European Borders Crisis: transnational analysis and local responses, Maynooth University [Details]
    2016 Membership Without Naturalisation? The Limits of ECtHR Case Law on Residence Security and Equal Treatment.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2016) Membership Without Naturalisation? The Limits of ECtHR Case Law on Residence Security and Equal Treatment. [Invited Oral Presentation], Deconstruction of Union Citizenship, University of Konstanz, Germany [Details]
    2015 Law’s Subjects? Liberal Legalism and the Denial of Migrants’ Rights.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2015) Law’s Subjects? Liberal Legalism and the Denial of Migrants’ Rights. [Oral Presentation], Socio-Legal Scholars Association Conference, York University [Details]
    2015 Testing the Limits of State Power: Human Rights or the Rule of Law as a Deciding Factor in Immigration Cases?.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2015) Testing the Limits of State Power: Human Rights or the Rule of Law as a Deciding Factor in Immigration Cases?. [Invited Lecture], UCD School of Law Seminar Series, UCD [Details]
    2013 Towards a Human Rights-Based Paradigm of Integration? Assessing the Contribution of International Human Rights Law.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2013) Towards a Human Rights-Based Paradigm of Integration? Assessing the Contribution of International Human Rights Law. [Invited Oral Presentation], Oxford Migration Law Discussion Group Seminar Series, University of Oxford, UK [Details]
    2013 Building Sustainable Approaches to Clinical Legal Education in Ireland: Integrating Clinical Methods into the Law School Experience.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2013) Building Sustainable Approaches to Clinical Legal Education in Ireland: Integrating Clinical Methods into the Law School Experience. [Oral Presentation], Clinical Legal Education in Ireland, NUI Galway [Details]
    2013 Exploring the Limits of Rights Protections: domestic workers and diplomatic immunity.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2013) Exploring the Limits of Rights Protections: domestic workers and diplomatic immunity. [Oral Presentation], Socio-Legal Scholars Association Conference, York Law School [Details]
    2013 Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2013) Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. [Invited Lecture], Academy of European Law (ERA) Annual Conference on EU Migration Law, Academy of European Law, Trier, Germany [Details]
    2013 Family life, integration and protection from expulsion: assessing the impact of Article 8 ECHR.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2013) Family life, integration and protection from expulsion: assessing the impact of Article 8 ECHR. [Invited Oral Presentation], The ECHR and Ireland: 60 Years and Beyond, UCD [Details]
    2013 Restricting Access to Labour Markets and to Employment Standards for Migrant Workers: the consequences of constructing ‘illegality’.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2013) Restricting Access to Labour Markets and to Employment Standards for Migrant Workers: the consequences of constructing ‘illegality’. [Oral Presentation], Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, Belfast [Details]
    2012 Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe: Legal Problems and Prospects.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2012) Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe: Legal Problems and Prospects. [Oral Presentation], Society of Legal Scholars, University of Bristol [Details]
    2012 Enacting rights for migrant domestic workers in the UK.
    Cliodhna Murphy and Siobhan Mullally (2012) Enacting rights for migrant domestic workers in the UK. [Invited Oral Presentation], Migration and Care in Europe, EUI Florence, Italy [Details]
    2012 Labour Standards and Labour Disputes: The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in the EU.
    Cliodhna Murphy (2012) Labour Standards and Labour Disputes: The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in the EU. [Invited Oral Presentation], EU-China Seminar: Protecting Migrant Workers' Rights, NUI Galway [Details]