Oisin Suttle

Dr Oisin Suttle joined the department as Assistant Professor of Law in 2019.

Oisin’s research interests are primarily in international law, including in particular international trade law, and legal and political theory. His work addresses fundamental political and moral questions in international economic governance, including how we should understand the demands of justice and equality in the international economy, what grounds the legitimate authority of international laws and courts, and what role moral concerns should play in the interpretation of international treaties. His 2017 book, Distributive Justice and World Trade Law: A Political Theory of International Economic Law (2017, Cambridge), was awarded the prestigious Peter Birks Prize for Oustanding Legal Scholarship by the Society of Legal Scholars. Other work has been published in leading international journals, including the European Journal of International Law, the Modern Law Review, and International & Comparative Law Quarterly.
 
Before joining Maynooth University Oisin taught at Queen’s University Belfast (2017-19), the University of Sheffield (2014-17) and University College London (2012-14). He holds degrees in law (University College Dublin) and international relations (University of Oxford), and a Ph.D. on the philosophy of international economic law (University College London). He previously practiced commercial law with a leading Dublin law firm, and is qualified as a solicitor both in Ireland and in England and Wales.