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Showing posts with label Family Law. Show all posts

Monday, July 17, 2017

Events from July 2017 onwards

Updated listings of forthcoming events:

Thu. 20 July 2017:
Circuit Court Rules - a trap for the unwary? Litigation Seminar - Dublin Solicitors Bar Association, Dublin 

Thu. 27 July 2017:
Commercial Law Update, Dublin Solicitors Bar Association, Dublin 

Fri. 28 July 2017:
Belfast Pride Law Lecture 2017 - Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore - Queen's University Belfast 

9 August 2017:
The Interface of National Security and Humanitarian Law in Situations of Low-Intensity Armed Conflict / High Intensity Emergency - Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster

9-11 Aug. 2017:
Attorney General’s Constitutional Law Summer School, Belfast 

Fri. 1 September 2017: 
Contemporary Issues in Family Formation, University of Limerick
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/contemporary-issues-in-family-formation-tickets-35504602221

4-5 September 2017:
Inaugural Conference of the British and Irish Chapter of the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S), Trinity College Dublin

Tue. 5 Sept. 2017: 
Comparing UK and Irish law: A special relationship? - Joint Seminar of the British Association of Comparative Law and the Irish Society of Comparative Law - Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin 

5-8 September 2017: 
Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, Dublin, - UCD Law School 

Fri. 8 Sept. 2017:
The Common Law and Brexit: A New Frontier?
Joint Seminar of the Honorable Society of King’s Inns, The Society of Legal Scholars and UCD Sutherland School of Law
William Fry Theatre, UCD Sutherland School of Law
http://www.ucd.ie/law/newsandevents/events/thecommonlawandbrexitanewfrontier/

14-15 Sept. 2017:
Ireland and UK Streetlaw Best Practice Conference, Law Society, Dublin
https://www.pila.ie/resources/bulletin/2017/07/05/ireland-and-uk-streetlaw-best-practice-conference-1415-september-dublin

15 to 30-Sep-2017:
The Fundamentals of Commercial Contracts - Law Society of Ireland CPD, Dublin
https://www.lawsociety.ie/productdetails?pid=925

25 Sept. 2017:
Irish Centre for European Law Brexit Series - Implications for frontier workers and EU Citizens in Northern Ireland post-Brexit, Law Society of Northern Ireland
http://www.icel.ie/events_currentprogramme

25-26 Sept. 2017
EU Disability Law and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ERA, Trier
https://www.era.int

27 Sept. 2017:
Brexiting and Rights: Discussion seminar on the human rights and equality implications of the EU referendum, Transitional Justice Institute and Committee on Administration of Justice, The MAC Belfast, Metropolitan Arts Centre, 10 Exchange St, Belfast
https://caj.org.uk/news/events/

Wed. 04-Oct-2017 10:00 AM
Professional Wellbeing for a successful practice - Cork - Law Society Finuas Network, Kingsley Hotel Cork
https://www.lawsociety.ie/Professional%20Wellbeing%20for%20a%20successful%20practice%20Cork#.WRF6J_krL3j

Fri. 6 Oct. 2017:
The Brexit Impact on Criminal Justice Co-operation in Ireland - ACJRD, Dublin
http://www.acjrd.ie/contents/341

6 Oct-2017 to 10-Mar-2018
Executive Leadership Programme 2017/18, Dublin
https://www.lawsociety.ie/Executive_Leadership_Programme_2017/18#.WR7QMOsrKM8 

19-20 Oct. 2017:
The Authority of EU Law - Do We Still Believe in It? ERA, Trier
https://www.era.int

7 Nov. 2017:
The Interface of National Security and Humanitarian Law in Situations of Low-Intensity Armed Conflict / High Intensity Emergency, Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster
https://www.ulster.ac.uk/ulster-life/events/transitional-justice-institute/the-interface-of-national-security-and-humanitarian-law

11 Nov. 2017:
The Constitution at 80 Conference: 80 Years of Constitutional Change, University of Limerick
http://www.ulsites.ul.ie/law/call-papers-constitution-80-conference

24-26 November 2017:
Inclusivity and Diversity in Legal Education, Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Law Teachers, Dunboyne Castle Hotel and Spa, Co. Meath
http://www.ialt.ie/event/annual-conference-2017-main-page

1 Dec. 2017:
Lords, the Law and Litigation in Early-Modern Ireland - Professor Jane Ohlmeyer - Irish Legal History Society, Belfast
http://www.ilhs.eu/?cat=5

27-29 March 2018:
Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference, Bristol
http://www.slsa.ac.uk/index.php/conferences/annual-conference

10-11 April 2018:
Annual Conference, British and Irish Law Education and Technology Association, Aberdeen
http://www.bileta.ac.uk/Annual%20Conference/ 

Law Society Diploma and Certificate courses:  

Details at http://www.lawsociety.ie/Courses--Events/Public-Diplomas-CMS/

Certificate in Professional Education; Certificate in Enhanced Negotiation Skills;
Certificate in Conveyancing; Certificate in Strategic Development in In-House Practice;
Certificate in Practice Development; Certificate in Advanced Negotiation;
Certificate in Pensions and Applied Trusteeship;
Certificate in Charity Law, Trusteeship and Governance;
Certificate in Employment Law Advocacy Skills; Certificate in Commercial Contracts;
Certificate in Company Secretarial Law and Practice; Certificate in Trade Mark Law; Certificate in Decision-Making Capacity and Support;
Certificate in Data Protection Practice; Certificate in Environmental and Planning Law
Certificate in Human Rights Law; Certificate in Pensions Law and Practice;
Certificate in Aviation Leasing and Finance;
Diploma in Healthcare Law; Diploma in Judicial Skills and Decision-Making;
Diploma in Sports Law; Diploma in Environmental and Planning Law;
Diploma in Trust & Estate Planning (STEP); Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution;
Diploma in Law; Diploma in Education Law;
Diploma in Arbitration; Diploma in Finance Law; Diploma in Corporate Law and Governance
Diploma in Mediation; Diploma in Technology Law; Diploma in In-House Practice
Diploma in Litigation Management Skills;
Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance; Diploma in Commercial Litigation;
Diploma in Environmental and Planning Law; Diploma in Construction Law;
Diploma in Commercial Property; Diploma in Employment Law;
Diploma in Regulatory Law and Practice; Diploma in Mediator Training;
Diploma in Legal Decision-Making Skills
LLM Advanced Legal Practice

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Monday, September 26, 2016

Events in September 2016 and after



I've updated the listings of events at www.irishlaw.org/events/.  Here's the current version:  
25 to 30 Sept. 2016:
Autumn Criminology School for Doctoral Researchers, Blackwater Castle, Castletownroche, Co. Cork 

Mon. 26 Sept. 2016:
Financial Action Task Force workshop, UCD Sutherland School of Law, Dublin 

Tue. 27 Sept. 2016: 
Brexiting and Rights seminar, Discussion seminar on the human rights and equality implications of the EU referendum, The MAC Belfast, Metropolitan Arts Centre, 10 Exchange St, Belfast  

Wed. 28-Sep-2016 02:00 PM:  
Criminal Law Update - Criminal Law update 
Law Society Professional Training in partnership with the Criminal Law Committee, Law Society of Ireland 

Thu. 29-Sep-2016 02:00 PM:  
Employment Law Update 2016 - Law Society Professional Training, Law Society of Ireland 

Thu. 29 Sep. 2016:
Implementing the New EU Data Protection Regulation - Dublin 

29-Sep-2016 to 30-Sep-2016 
Connaught Solicitors' Symposium 2016 - Law Society Skillnet, Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar, Mayo 

Fri. 30 Sep. 2016:
ICEL EPA Environmental Law Conference 2016, Dublin 

30-Sep-2016 to 15-Oct-2016 
The Fundamentals of District Court Civil Procedure, Drafting and Advocacy Skills - 30 September & 1 October and 14 & 15 October 2016
Time Fridays: 2.30pm – 6.30pm
Saturdays: 9.30am-4.30pm (light lunch included), Law Society of Ireland 

Sat. 1 Oct. 2016:
The Workplace Relations Act 2015 - One Year On, UCD Sutherland School of Law, in conjunction with the Employment Law Association of Ireland (ELAI), Dublin 

Wed. 05-Oct-2016 12:30 PM  
Challenges for the Rule of Law in the 21st Century. John Larkin QC, Attorney General for Northern Ireland - Ulster University, Transitional Justice Institute, Seminar, Belfast 

5 Oct. 2016:
The Annual Walsh lecture - Mr Justice Niall Fennelly, UCD, Dublin 

Thu. 6 Oct. 2016:
NWCI Members and Friends Meeting - Women’s Rights and CEDAW, Dublin  

Thu. 06-Oct-2016 02:00 PM  
Annual Litigation Update 2016 - Law Society Professional Training in partnership with the Litigation Committee, Law Society of Ireland 

Fri. 7 Oct. 2016: 
Cybercrime - ACJRD Annual Conference, Dublin

Sat. 08-Oct-2016 10:00 AM 
Annual Human Rights Conference 2016 - Law Society Professional Training, Law Society of Ireland 

Wed. 12-Oct-2016 02:00 PM  
Work/Life Balance – Managing Clients, Mastering Time and Dealing With Stress - Law Society Professional Training, Law Society of Ireland 

Thu. 13-Oct-2016 04:00 PM  
International response to Terrorism: Local Effects - This talk is presented by Law Society Professional Training in partnership with the EU and International Affairs Committee, Law Society of Ireland 

Wed. 19-Oct-2016 12:30 PM  
Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: the Victims' Perspective - Ulster University, Transitional Justice Institute, Seminar Series, Jordanstown campus 

19 to 21 Oct. 2016:
Litigating for Social Change - 3-day conference organised by Law Centre (NI), Social Change Initiative and The Atlantic Philanthropies, Belfast 

Thu. 20 Oct. 2016:
ICEL Human Rights Law Conference 2016, Dublin 

Thu. 20 Oct. 2016:
Annual Property Law Conference 2016 - Law Society, Dublin 

Fri. 21 Oct. 2016:
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE, Deputy President, UK Supreme Court, will speak about social justice and human rights at the Law Centre NI's Social Justice lecture 2016, Belfast 

Fri. 21 Oct. 2016:
Probate Practice - A Practical Guide to Recent Developments - Dublin

21-23 Oct. 2016:
Sports and the Law, Society of Young Solicitors, Limerick

Tue. 25-Oct-2016 10:00 AM 
Training the Next Generation of Solicitors - Law Society Finuas Network, Law Society of Ireland 

Thu. 27-Oct-2016 10:00 AM 
Delegation and Performance Management October - Law Society Finuas Network, Law Society of Ireland 

Fri. 28 Oct. 2016:
Blockchain and Sustainable Communities: Potential and Pitfalls, co-organised by NUI Galway School of Law, FEASTA, and Cultivate, in partnership with Cloughjordan Ecovillage, and funded by the Irish Research Council.
Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary.  

Mon. 30 Oct. 2016:
Advancing Children's Rights through the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill, Children's Rights Alliance, Dublin

Thu. 3 Nov. 2016:
Adjudication Advocacy Course, UCD Sutherland School of Law 

Thu. 03-Nov-2016 01:30 PM  
Caring and the Law - Solicitors for the Elderly - Law Society Professional Training, Law Society of Ireland - Green Hall 

10 Nov. 2016: 
A new approach to personal debt litigation: The role of the Unfair Contract Terms Directive and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Irish Centre for European Law, Dublin

Thu. 10-Nov-2016 10:00 AM 
Annual In-house and Public Sector Conference - Leadership in Changing Times – Opportunities and
Challenges facing the In-house Solicitor. Law Society Professional Training in partnership with the In-house and Public Sector Committee, Law Society of Ireland 

11-Nov-2016 to 04-Feb-2017:   
Property Transactions Master Classes - Session one will take place on Friday 11 November 2016 and on Saturday 12 November 2016.
Session two will take place on Friday 20 January 2017 and on Saturday 21 January 2017.
Session three will take place on Friday 3 February 2017 and on Saturday 4 February 2017.
Law Society of Ireland 

Tue. 15-Nov-2016 10:00 AM 
Delegation and Performance Management November - Law Society Finuas Network, Law Society of Ireland 

18-20 Nov. 2016: 
Annual Conference of Irish Association of Law Teachers, Waterford.  

Fri. 18-Nov-2016 10:00 AM 
Practitioner Update Cork 2016 - Law Society Skillnet, Kingsley Hotel, Victoria Cross, Cork 

Fri. 18-Nov-2016 09:30 AM  
Business Law 2017 - Business Law Committee in partnership with Law Society Professional Training, Law Society of Ireland 

Tue. 22-Nov-2016 10:00 AM 
Delegation and Performance Management - Cork - To equip practitioners with the skills and confidence to delegate effectively and tackle under performance., Kingsley Hotel, Cork 

Thu. 24-Nov-2016 06:00 PM 
Networking Skills - How to get clients and keep them - Law Society of Ireland, Law Society of Ireland - Green Hall 

25 to 26 Nov. 2016:
Law and the Idea of Liberty in Ireland: From Magna Carta to the Present, Irish Legal History Society, Music Room, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 

Fri. 25 Nov. 2016:
ICEL IP Conference 2016: Trademarks, patents and designs, Dublin

25 Nov. 2016:
A new approach to personal debt litigation: The role of the Unfair Contract Terms Directive and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Irish Centre for European Law, Galway 

Fri. 25-Nov-2016 02:00 PM 21-Jan-2017 
The Fundamentals of Technology and Intellectual Property Law - Law Society Finuas Network, Law Society of Ireland 

Wed. 30-Nov-2016 12:30 PM  
Unfinished Peace. Brian Rowan, journalist and author. - Ulster University, TJI/IRiSS Seminar, Belfast 

30 Nov. 2016:
Distinguished Guest Lecture in Employment Law, UCD Sutherland School of Law

7 Dec. 2016: 
A new approach to personal debt litigation: The role of the Unfair Contract Terms Directive and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Irish Centre for European Law, Cork

Wed. 07-Dec-2016 12:30 PM  
The Role of the Ombudsman's Office - Achievement and Challenges - Ulster University, Transitional Justice Institute, Seminar Series, Belfast 


2017:

5-7 April 2017:
Socio-Legal Studies Association conference, Newcastle

10-11 April 2017:
Association of Law Teachers' Annual Conference 2017: Foundations and Futures, Portsmouth, England

4-7 June 2017:
World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights - in partnership with School of Law, University College Cork - Venue: Convention Centre, Dublin 
Details at http://www.wcflcr2017.com   

8 to 10 June 2017:
British and Irish Association of Law Librarians Annual Conference, Manchester, England

Law Society Diploma and Certificate courses:  

Details at http://www.lawsociety.ie/Courses--Events/Public-Diplomas-CMS/

Certificate in Professional Education; Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution;
Certificate in Conveyancing; Diploma in Law; Diploma in Education Law;
Diploma in Healthcare Law; Diploma in Judicial Skills and Decision-Making;
Certificate in Pensions Law and Practice; Diploma in Sports Law;
Diploma in Trust & Estate Planning (STEP);
Certificate in Practice Development; Certificate in Decision-Making Capacity and Support
Diploma in Arbitration; Diploma in Finance Law; Diploma in Corporate Law and Governance
Diploma in Mediation; Diploma in Technology Law; Diploma in In-House Practice
Diploma in Litigation Management Skills (new); Certificate in Aviation Leasing and Finance
Certificate in Advanced Negotiation; Certificate in Charity Law, Trusteeship and Governance
Certificate in Employment Law Advocacy Skills; Certificate in Commercial Contracts
Certificate in Company Secretarial Law and Practice; Certificate in Trade Mark Law; Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance
Diploma in Commercial Property; Diploma in Employment Law
Certificate in Data Protection Practice; Certificate in Environmental and Planning Law
Certificate in Human Rights Law; Diploma in Legal Decision-Making Skills

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Thursday, June 09, 2016

Events in June 2016 and following months

I've updated the listings of forthcoming events at www.irishlaw.org/events/.

Here's the current listing:

9-11 June 2016:  British and Irish Association of Law Librarians Conference, Dublin

Details at http://www.biall.org.uk/events.php

Fri. 10 June 2016:
International and Comparative Law in the 21st Century: Lessons learned, Postgraduate and Early Career Law Conference, Griffith College, Dublin
Details at https://www.griffith.ie/lawconference

13-18 June 2018:
Visiting Scholar Programme, Galway & Mayo, Jane Freedman, Professor of Politics at Universite de Paris 8 visits NUIG & Mayo to engage and participate in a series of events exploring asylum, migration & gender equality
Details at http://www.maryrobinsoncentre.ie/visiting-scholar-events.html 

Tue. 14 June 2016:
Natural Justice in Child Protection Investigation, Ballymun Community Law Centre, Dublin
Details at http://www.pila.ie/resources/bulletin/2016/06/08/ 

Wed. 15 June 2016:
The International Protection Act 2015: The Changes and Implications - Irish Refugee Council, Dublin
Details at http://www.pila.ie/resources/bulletin/2016/06/08/ 

Thu. 16 June 2016:
Migration and European Identity - Irish Society for European Law, Dublin
Details at https://www.isel.ie/event

Thu. 16 June 2016:
The Companies Act 2014: One Year On - DSBA, Dublin
Details at http://www.dsba.ie/seminars.574.html

16-25 June 2016:
Cinema and Human Rights Summer School, NUI Galway
Details at http://www.chra.ie/summerSchool.php

Sat. 18 June 2016:
Family Lawyers Association of Ireland conference, Cork
Details at http://www.familylawyers.ie/news-events/

Sat. 18 June 2016:
UCD Festival: School of Law to host four events including Brexit Debate
Details at http://www.ucd.ie/law/newsandevents/

Mon. 20 June 2016:
The Law of the Sea and Human Rights - NUI Galway
Details at
https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A2=IRISHLAW;811d2148.1606

Thu. 23 June 2016:
Annual Review of Important Competition Law Cases and Developments - Irish Society for European Law, Dublin
Details at https://www.isel.ie/event 

20-24 June 2016:
NUIG Centre for Disability Law & Policy: 2016 Summer School, Galway
Details at http://www.nuigalway.ie/cdlp/news.html

Wed. 22 June 2016:
Medical Ethics, Consent, Capacity & End Of Life Care Conference - Dublin
Details at http://cmgevents.ie/events/categories/legal_regulatory/

Thu. 23 June 2016:
DSBA Commercial Litigation Update, Dublin
Details at http://www.dsba.ie/seminars.574.html

23-24 June 2016:
North-South Criminology Conference, Maynooth University
Details at http://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/law/news

Fri. 24 June 2016:
The Role of International Law in Post-Conflict and Post-Colonial Societies - QUB Human Rights Centre, Belfast
Details at
http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofLaw/FileStore/Filetoupload,651930,en.pdf

Sat. 25 June 2016:
Third Annual Human Rights Lecture - Hina Jilani at Mary Robinson Centre, Ballina
http://www.maryrobinsoncentre.ie/international-human-rights-lecture-2016.html

27 June to 1 July 2016:
Women and Political Settlements: International, Regional and Local Approaches to Peacemaking - Summer School on Transitional Justice 2016 - Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster, Belfast
Details at http://www.ulster.ac.uk/ulster-life/events/transitional-justice-institute/summer-school-on-transitional-justice-2016

27 June to 1 July 2016:
International Criminal Court Summer School, ICHR, NUI Galway
Details at http://www.nuigalway.ie/irish-centre-human-rights/summerschools/

Tue. 28 June 2016:
Evidence-Informed Decision Making:  Putting research into practice in Criminal Justice - ACJRD, Dublin
Details at http://www.acjrd.ie/contents/315  

Tue. 28 June 2016:
DSBA Data Protection Seminar, Dublin
Details at http://www.dsba.ie/seminars.574.html

Wed. 29 June 2016:
Environmental Health and Safety Management Conference 2016, Dublin
Details at http://cmgevents.ie/events/categories/legal_regulatory/

Thu. 30 June 2016:
Deadline for submission of abstracts to World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights - in partnership with School of Law, University College Cork, due to take place in Dublin in June 2017.
Details at http://www.wcflcr2017.com

Thu. 30 June 2016:
Digital Citizenship - Royal Irish Academy, Dublin
Details at https://www.ria.ie/events/digital-citizenship

Fri. 1 July 2016:
Privacy and Data Protection Conference, ICEL, Dublin
Details at http://icel.ie/Privacy2016

1-2 July 2016:
The Sustainable Development Goals: Equality, Human Rights, Peace - The Mary Robinson Centre International Symposium 2016, Ballina
Details at http://www.conference.ie/Conferences/index.asp?Conference=475

Tue. 12 July 2016:
Consumer Regulation and Proportionality - Irish Society for European Law, Dublin
Details at https://www.isel.ie/event 

10-12 August 2016:
Attorney General for Northern Ireland Constitutional Law Summer School, Belfast
Details at http://www.lawsoc-ni.org/news-events-and-media/lsni-events/  

15 August 2016:
Deadline for Submissions to Irish Journal for European Law
https://www.isel.ie/blog/irish-journal-for-european-law-call-for-papers-2016/

6-9 Sept. 2016:
Annual Conference of Society of Legal Scholars, Oxford
Details at http://www.slsconference.uk 

Fri. 9 Sep. 2016:
State Accountability for Vulnerability - Socio-Legal Research Centre, Dublin City University
Details at http://www.dcu.ie/law_and_government/news-events.shtml 

Fri. 16 Sep. 2016 1:30 p.m.:  
Current Trends in Employment Law - Central Law Training CPD Seminar, Dublin
Details at http://www.cltireland.ie/course.aspx?crseidcode=1076

Thu. 29 Sep. 2016:
Employment Law Update 2016 - Law Society, Dublin
Details at https://www.lawsociety.ie/Courses--Events/cpd/

Thu. 29 Sep. 2016:
Implementing the New EU Data Protection Regulation - Dublin
Details at http://cmgevents.ie/events/categories/legal_regulatory/

Fri. 7 Oct. 2016:
Cybercrime - ACJRD Annual Conference, Dublin
Details to follow at http://www.acjrd.ie 

Thu. 20 Oct. 2016:
Annual Property Law Conference 2016 - Law Society, Dublin
Details at http://www.lawsociety.ie/Annual_Property_Law_Conference_2016

Fri. 21 Oct. 2016:
Probate Practice - A Practical Guide to Recent Developments - Dublin
Details at http://www.cltireland.ie/cpd-training.aspx 

18-20 Nov. 2016:
Annual Conference of Irish Association of Law Teachers, Waterford.
Details at
http://www.ialt.ie/event/annual-conference-of-the-irish-association-of-law-teachers-2016

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Irish Society of Comparative Law Annual Conference, 24th & 25th May 2013




The School of Law at NUI Galway will host the Irish Society of Comparative Law 5th Annual Conference on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th of May 2013 in Galway. The theme for the Irish Society of Comparative Law’s Annual Conference 2013 is ‘Comparative Public Law’.

The Irish Society of Comparative Law was established in June 2008 and is recognised by the International Academy of Comparative Law. The ISCL is open to those interested in Irish and comparative law. Its purpose is to encourage the comparative study of law and legal systems and to seek affiliation with individuals and organisations with complementary aims.

For inquiries please contact charles.omahony@nuigalway.ie

Friday 24th May 2013

1.30 Registration

2.15 Welcome by Mrs. Justice Catherine McGuinness, Adjunct Professor at the School of Law, NUI, Galway and Professor Steve Hedley, President of the Society.

2.30 – 3 30 Keynote Address
Dr. Susan Farran, University of Northumbria
‘The age of Empire. Again: critical thoughts on legal imperialism’


3.30 – 5.30 Masters Students’ Presentations

5.30 Drinks Reception.

5.30 - 6.15 Annual General Meeting of the Society

8.00 p.m.               Gala Dinner and Presentation of Masters Prize (Aula Maxima)

Saturday 25th May 2013

8.30 – 9.00 Late Registration – Tea & Coffee
9.30 – 10.30 Keynote Address
Professor Brice Dickson Queens University Belfast
‘The Irish Supreme Court in Comparative Perspective: Preliminary Thoughts.’

10.30 – 11.45 Parallel Session - 1
1. Children and the Law:

Chair: Judge Catherine McGuinness
Marta Tomasi, PhD in Comparative and European Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, University of Trento,
“The protection of children in rainbow families.”

Catríona Moloney, PhD Candidate, Centre for Disability Law and Policy, NUI, Galway,
“Access to justice for children with mental disorders.”

Katherine Wade, PhD Candidate, Department of Children and Youth Affairs Research Scholar, Faculty of Law, University College Cork,
“Protection of Child Research Participants in the Research Process: Lessons from the US Regulatory Approach.”

2. Comparative Criminal Law I:

Chair: Charles O’Mahony
Mathilda Twomey, Judge Court of Appeal Seychelles and PhD Candidate, NUI, Galway,
“Commonality in common intention in common law jurisdictions.”

Dr. Chris Taylor and Dr. Yvonne Marie Daly, Bradford University Law School and School of Law and Government, Dublin City University,
“Comparative Observations on Compelled Co-operation: Adverse Inferences in the Criminal Process.”

Ronan Ó Fathaigh, PhD Candidate, Universiteit Gent, Belgium,
“Criminal Defamation and Freedom of Expression: Lessons for Strasbourg from the Inter-American Court.”


3. Collaboration and Alternative Approaches to Law:

Chair: Marie McGonagle
Connie Healy, PhD Candidate, School of Law, NUI, Galway, research funded by the Irish Research Council,
“Collaborative Practice: The Critics’ View.”
Darren McStravick, O’Hare Scholar and PhD Candidate, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University,
“Adult Reparation Panels, Best Practice and the Search for Community: Lessons and Warnings from Other Jurisdictions.”
Miriam Keane, IRCHSS Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholar, University College Dublin,
“The Regulation of Legal Costs: A comparative historical approach.”

4. Constitutional Interpretation:

Chair: Donncha O’Connell
Stephen Gerard Brittain, PhD Scholar and Irish Research Scholar, Trinity College Dublin,
“Originalism in Irish Constitutional Discourse: the Straw Man Answers Replies.”
Elisabeth Pulice, PhD Candidate in Public Law at the Doctoral School in Comparative and European Legal Studies, University of Trento (Italy),
"Extra-legal sources and Constitutional Interpretation: A Comparative Analysis in the Field of Biolaw."
David Kenny, Assistant Professor of Law, Trinity College Dublin,
“They Don’t Like It Like That in Canada: The Proportionality Principle in Irish Constitutional Law in Comparative Perspective.”
5. Legal Theory and Legal History:

Chair:Dr. Conor Hanly
Dr. David Prendergast, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin,

“The differing demands of legality”.

Dr.  Sean Patrick Donlan, School of Law, University of Limerick,
“The American Orleans Territory and Spanish West Florida, c1803-1810: A Study in Entangled Legal History.”


11.45 – 12.00 Tea and Coffee

12.00 – 1.15 Parallel Session – 2
1.International and Comparative Disability Law:

Chair: Catríona Moloney

Candia Emmanuel, Advocate/Managing Partner: M/S Candia Advocates & Legal Consultants, Kampala, Uganda: Founder/Director: Accessibility Initiative Uganda (AIU),
“Why DPO’s counter the Human Rights Approach on Delivering CRPD in Disability Movements.”

Charles O’Mahony, Lecturer in Public Law, School of Law, NUI Galway,
“A Disability Perspective on the Prohibition on Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Torture.”

Priscilla Fay, Courts Service, ISIS Intern.
“Problem-Solving Justice as a Reasonable Accommodation: Does the Criminal Justice System Really Care?”

2. Law Governance and Regulation:

Chair:   Professor Steve Hedley
Andy Noble, PhD Candidate and Postgraduate Teaching Assistant Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham,
“Central Dictatorship or Local Discretion?: Comparing Regulation of the Taxi Trade in Ireland and England and Wales.”

Dr. Niamh Connolly, Lecturer in Law, Trinity College, Dublin,
“The private law lives of public bodies.”

Dr. Annabel Brody, Editor of IRIS, University of Amsterdam,
“Regulation of the print media: an analysis of the trend towards re-regulation as indicated by recent European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence and inquiries into freedom of the press.”

3. Employment Law Issues:

Chair:Aisling de Paor
Aneta Tyc, University of Lodz,
“Burden of Proof in Employment Law: A Comparative Perspective.

Dr. Clíodhna Murphy, Lecturer in Law, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University,
“Domestic Workers and Diplomatic Immunity: Converging Approaches in Europe and the US?”

Mamedova Aybeniz Tariverdi Kizi, PhD Candidate, Department of Civil Disciplines, Gumilev L.N. Eurasian National University,
“New trends in labour market regulation.”

4. Transitional Justice:

Chair: Judge Mathilda Twomey
Dr. James Gallen, Lecturer, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University,
“Property Rights, Reparations and Transitions.”

Amina Adanan, Doctoral Fellow at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway,
“Universal jurisdiction the crimes of piracy and slavery before World War II.”

Alice M. Panepinto, PhD Candidate, Durham Law School,
“Caramel Latte? Giving Transitional Justice an Islamic Flavour.”


5. Family Law:

Chair: Connie Healy
Dr. Anne Egan, Lecturer in Law, School of Law, NUI Galway,
“All by myself: An analysis of adoption law in Ireland and the United Kingdom for non-marital couples.”

Dr. Ronagh McQuigg, Lecturer, School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast,
“A Comparative Perspective on Domestic Violence in Regional Conventions on Violence Against Women.”

Dr. Lucy-Ann Buckley, Lecturer in Law, School of Law, NUI Galway,
“Choice rhetoric’ and relational autonomy in Ireland and Canada: comparative approaches to marital financial agreements.”

1.15- 2.15 Lunch

2.15 – 3.30 Parallel Sessions – 3
1. Constitutions of the World:

Chair: Dr. Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko
Dr. Marie-Luce Paris, Lecturer in Law, ISCL Treasurer, School of Law, University College Dublin,
“French Constitutional Review in the Era of Globalisation and Europeanisation: A Comparative Perspective.”
Thomas McDonagh, PhD Candidate, School of Law, NUI Galway,
“Sources of education rights? Ireland and the United States – a comparison.”

2. Constitutional and Human Rights:

Chair: Dr. Ciara Smyth
Prof.  Fiona de Londras, School of Law, Durham,
“Politicising the Legal Constitution: can the ECHR Act 2003 work?”
Dr. Semahagn Gashu Abebe, Bank of Ireland Post-Doctoral Fellow, Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway,
“Institutional Accommodation of Cultural Diversity in Sub-Sahara Africa with particular emphasis to Ethiopia’s Ethnic Federal System.”
Maureen O’Sullivan, Lecturer, School of Law, NUI Galway,
“Do Human-Animal Hybrids and Chimeras Deserve Constitutional Recognition?”

3.Contemporary Issues:

Chair: Dr. Marie-Luce Paris
George J. Siedel, Thurnau Professor of Business Law and Williamson Family Professor of Business Administration, University of Michigan,
“A Comparative Study of the US “Law for Competitive Advantage” Movement and the Continental Proactive Law Movement.”

Anouck Juraver, Trinity College Dublin,
“The concept of public contract in the French legal system and the Common Law system.”
Mike Madden, J.S.D. (candidate) and Lieutenant-Commander, Legal Advisor Military Justice, Office of the Judge Advocate General,
“Keeping up with the Common Law O’Sullivans? The Limits of Comparative Law in the Context of Military Justice Law Reforms.”

4. Issues in International Criminal Law:

Chair: Dr. Ciara Hackett
Dr. Sharon McLaughlin, Lecturer, Department of Law and Humanities, Letterkenny Institute of Technology,
“Tightening the Net on Cyberbulling”
John Lombard, Leona O’Brien, PhD Candidates, University College Cork,
“The International Response to Money Laundering: An Examination of the External Forces which have shaped Money Laundering Regulations in the European Union and the United States.”
Susan Power, Lecturer in Law, Griffith College Cork,
“The Responsibility to Rebuild: An uneasy Framework for Economic Reconstruction.”
3.30 - 3.45 Tea & Coffee

3.45 – 5.00 Parallel Sessions – 4
1.Comparative Criminal Law II:

Chair:Tom O’Malley
Dai Tamada, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University, Japan
“Can the Irish Jury system survive? Taxquet and obligation to state reasons under the ECHR”

Patrick O’Donnell, Lawyer, Wiltshire & Grannis, LLP, Washington Extraterritorial Enforcement of U.S. Criminal and Civil Law,
“Extraterritorial Enforcement of U.S. Criminal and Civil Law.”

Maria Manuela de Almeida Silva, Legal Interpreter,
“Facing Criminal Proceedings with Limited Knowledge of the English Language in Ireland: A case for justice to be done and heard.”

2. Constitutional Issues:

Chair: Dr. Anne Egan
Magdalena Duggan, PhD Researcher, School of Law, University of Limerick,
“Blurring the Boundaries? The ‘Constitutionalism’ of the Irish Private Law on the Example of the Rights Attributable to an Unborn Child as compared with the Continental Approach.”
Lucia Bussata, PhD in Comparative and European Legal Studies, University of Trento,
“How to grant equality to healthcare: the perspective of comparative ` constitutional law.”
Dr. Denise Amram, Attorney at Law (avvocato) at the State Bar in Pisa (Italy),
“Family Law reforms in European countries and the role of the Constitutional Charts.”

3.Comparative Public Law and the EU:

Chair:   Dr. Sean Patrick Donlan
Dr. Carlo Panara, Sr. Lecturer EU/Public Law, LJMU, UK,

 “A Legal Appraisal of Multilevel Governance in the EU: A Crucial Role for Comparative Public Law.”

Robert Siucinski, University of Lodz,
“Convergence of Law in the Field of Administrative Procedure.”
Krzystek Krzysztof, PhD Candidate, University of Lodz
"The parallel application of competition law and sector specific regulations in the European Union".

4.  Law and the Economic Crisis:

Chair: Dr. Niamh Connolly
Prof. Elizabeth F. Brown, Dept. of Risk Management and Insurance J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University,
“A Comparison of the Handling of the Financial Crisis in Ireland and the United States.”
Dr. Ciara Hackett, Lecturer in Law, Queen’s University Belfast,
“Moving beyond banking legislation and regulation: the tort of reckless lending.”
Tania Abbiate, PhD Candidate in Comparative Public Law, University of Siena,
“Courts facing the crisis: a difficult balance of principles.”

5.00 Close of Conference

Full information and registration:
http://conference.ie/Conferences/index.asp?Conference=218


Thursday, September 13, 2007

High Court Case on Unmarried Fathers

There've been a large number of media reports on a recent High Court case concerning an unmarried father, Mr. G. The judge appears to have emphasised family rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The full judgment doesn't appear to be on the Courts Service website yet.
[Update 23 November 2007:
The judgment is now available. The case is
T. v O. [2007] IEHC 326, Mc Kechnie J., 10 September 2007]

Here are some of the news reports:

Landmark Ruling on Father's Rights (RTE)

Unmarried Father Wins Right to Seek Return of Twin Boys (Irish Times)

Judge Calls for Review of Fathers' Rights (Irish Examiner)

Unmarried Father Makes History in Custody Case (Irish Examiner)

International Herald Tribune Story

Friday, July 13, 2007

Family Law Matters

The Courts Service has launched its second report on Family Law proceedings, 'Family Law Matters'. This is part a series of reports which are a Courts Service initiative to shine a light on family law courts. The report provides information under four headings; Reports, Statistics, Opinion and Judgments. It includes an excerpt from a paper by Judge Conal Gibbons dealing with the reasons children are taken into care and by the Pensions Ombudsman Paul Kenny dealing with the issue of pension adjustment orders.

The paper by Judge Gibbons shows that of the children in care in Ireland 43% are as a result of a court care order are 57% voluntary placements. It goes on to show that the major reasons children are in care are:

  • neglect 1,386
  • physical abuse, 290
  • sexual abuse, 159
  • emotional abuse, 147
  • emotional and behavioural problems, 134
  • mental health problems / intellectual disability, 19
  • abusing drugs / alcohol, 9
  • physical illness/ disability, 8
  • pregnancy, 7
  • involved in crime, 4
  • other, 146

The figures also show that of the 5,060 children in care in Ireland only 442 are in residential care with the vast majority being in some form of foster care and with 32 being cared for at home under supervision.

The Family Law Reporter is Dr Carol Coulter.

Full Press Release:
http://tinyurl.com/2hrmwk

Full text of reports:
http://tinyurl.com/2slzba

Titles of reports:
Maintenance procedures in the district court.pdf
Family Law Matters - Vol. 1 No. 2 2007 - Summer 2007.pdf
Family Law Matters - Vol.1 No.1 - Spring 2007.pdf

Sample Media Coverage:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0710/morningireland.html