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Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne, appeared Raidio na Gaeltachta to discuss the legal aspects of the ceasefire in Gaza

Dr Ní Ghráinne was interviewed by Máirín Ní Ghadhra focusing on the legal aspects of the ceasefire in Gaza, specifically to what extent the agreement was binding and the role of international law if either party failed to uphold it.

Friday, 14 February 2025

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Dr John Morrison has recently been appointed as the new co-editor of ‘Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression’ Journal

The journal addresses the complex causation and effects of terrorist activity by bringing together timely, scientifically and theoretically sound papers addressing terrorism from a behavioral science perspective.

Friday, 14 February 2025

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Dr Raul Cârstocea awarded €2m ERC grant for project on fascism

Dr Raul Cârstocea of the Department of History has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator grant of €2 million for his 5-year research project on fascism.

Thursday, 13 February 2025

Professor Delia Ferri and Dr Ann Leahy publish a book on ‘Dismantling Barriers and Advancing the Right of Persons with Disabilities to Participate in Cultural Life’

As part of the European Research Council (ERC) funded project ‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through European Union Law: Exploring New Paths – DANCING’, Professor Delia Ferri and Dr. Ann Leahy publish a book that brings together the main findings of Work Package 1.

Tuesday, 11 February 2025

Prof Michael Doherty contributes to a new UNI Europa report on the state of play in the transposition of the EU’s Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages

The report includes four chapters, each authored by a regional expert, with updates on the ongoing discussions and actions to promote collective bargaining from their respective regions. Prof Doherty’s contribution considers nations with single-employer bargaining and moderate levels of coverage, including Croatia, Ireland, Czechia, Cyprus and Malta.

Monday, 10 February 2025

School of Law and Criminology Research Newsletter – February 2025

The School of Law and Criminology is proud to showcase some incredible research that our colleagues have been working on over the first semester of the 24/25 Academic Year.

Friday, 07 February 2025

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MU and Regional Assemblies launch National Census Atlas dashboard

Ireland’s three Regional Assemblies, in collaboration with MU's All-Island Research Observatory (AIRO), have launched the National Census Atlas, a ground-breaking tool that provides an unprecedented view of over 200 social, economic, and environmental indicators at the neighbourhood level across Ireland.

Thursday, 06 February 2025

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IRC-funded New Foundations research report 'Putting Critical Learning at the Heart of Ethical Global Development Communications'

Congratulations to Dr Eilish Dillon on the recent publication of her IRC-funded New Foundations research report 'Putting Critical Learning at the Heart of Ethical Global Development Communications'.

Thursday, 06 February 2025

Tobias Lock publishes in ECHR Law Review – Implications of the Revised Draft EU Accession Agreement for the ECHR

Tobias Lock, Professor of Law in the School of Law and Criminology recently published an article in the ECHR Law Review entitled “Implications of the Revised Draft EU Accession Agreement for the ECHR”.

Thursday, 06 February 2025

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Dr Orla Kelleher publishes in Review of European Comparative and International Environmental Law (RECIEL)

On 20 January, Dr, Orla Kelleher assistant professor in the School of Law and Criminology with Clodagh Daly from CLM Centre for Environmental Justice published an article in RECIEL entitled, Litigating the Fit for 55 Package: Statutory and rights-based challenges to national energy and climate plans as a means of implementing and/or enhancing the ambition of the EU's Fit for 55 Package

Wednesday, 05 February 2025

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