In the 12th and final episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens' Rights, our host, Romane Lieber speaks to Project PI, Dr Luigi Lonardo.

In the 11th episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens' Rights, our host, Romane Lieber speaks to artist Claire Halpin and Senior Curator of the Glucksman Gallery, Tadhg Crowley about our upcoming closing conference and launch of a new commission for the UCC Art Collection in the presence of artist Claire Halpin. Our final event will be held o…

In the 10th episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens' Rights, our host, Romane Lieber speaks to artist Claire Halpin and Senior Curator of the Glucksman Gallery, Tadhg Crowley about most recent events; 2 creative workshops. Our final event will be held on Friday, October 18th in the Glucksman Gallery. Please check our website for more detail…

Welcome to the UCC Law & the Environment Podcast Series! In this episode, our host Dr Marie Aronsson-Storrier speaks to PhD Researcher, Niamh Guiry. Last year, Marie and Niamh both attended the COP 28 Global Summit in Expo City, Dubai, as part of University College Cork's Student, Academic and Researcher Delegation. In this podcast, they reflect on…

In the 9th episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens'Rights, our host, Romane Lieber reflects on our recent event, 'The pandemic asa Litmus test for EU anti-discrimination law'. The discussion looks at how theglobal pandemic, Covid19, enhanced gender and racial/ethnic inequalities,focusing on the capacity of EU anti-discrimination law to temp…

In the 8th episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens Rights, our host, Romane Lieber speaks to Professor Dagmar Schiek about our upcoming event, 'The EU as promoter of Anti-Discrimination Rights in its Neighbourhood – Comparing Northern Ireland and Ukraine' which will be held in Dublin and online on the 6th February, also touching on an upcom…

In the seventh episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens Rights, our host, Romane Lieber speaks to Professor Dagmar Schiek and Dr Alezini Loxa about the recent panel discussion, 'EU Integration and Citizens' Rights - A New Avenue to EU Legitimacy?' which took place at the UACES 2023 Conference in Belfast, September 2023.…

In the sixth episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens Rights, our host, Romane Lieber speaks to Dr Robert Butler, Department of Economics, UCC about our upcoming seminar on 'Experiencing Sports Broadcasts without Borders'. This seminar will be held on Wednesday 20th September (both online and in person) and will look at the evolution of spor…

In the fifth episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens Rights, our host, Romane Lieber speaks to Dr Ulrich Schachtschneider and Dr Anastasia Karatzia about our recent seminar on the European Citizens' Initiative and the Initiative of the Universal Basic Income. To find out more about our upcoming events, and the project more generally, visit …

In the forth episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens Rights, our host, Romane Lieber speaks to Dr Anthony Soares, Dr Oksana Holovka-Havrvsheva and Prof Dagmar Schiek about our upcoming seminar on how the EU's law and politics in its neighbourhood impact on citizens' lives in the neighbourhood and the EU itself. This topic was discussed in m…

In the third episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens Rights, Dr Stephen Coutts speaks to our host, Romane Lieber, about the Covid-19 Crisis and the response of the European Union. To find out more about our upcoming events, and the project more generally, visit our website - https://www.ucc.ie/en/eu-integration-citizens-rights/ or follow us…

In the second episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens Rights, Dr Luigi Lonardo speaks to our host, Romane Lieber, about the Activation of EU derived rights in third countries. To find out more about our upcoming events, and the project more generally, visit our website - https://www.ucc.ie/en/eu-integration-citizens-rights/ or follow us on …

In the first episode of our Jean Monnet Podcast for Citizens Rights, Professor Dagmar Schiek reflects on the past year of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for EU Integration and Citizens' Rights. Along with our host, Romane Lieber, Professor Schiek reflects on the Centre's past events and discusses upcoming events for 2023. To find out more abo…

In this episode, Professor Ursula Kilkelly (UCC School of Law and Chairperson of the Board of Management at Oberstown Children Detention Campus) and Pat Bergin (Director of Oberstown Children Campus 2013-2020) discuss their new book, "Advancing Children’s Rights in Detention: A Model for International Reform", recently published by Bristol Universi…

Professor Áine Ryall speaks with Fred Logue, Principal of FP Logue Solicitors. The Centre for Law and the Environment and the UCC School of Law acknowledge the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs Communicating Europe Initiative 2021.

Professor Áine Ryall speaks with Joe Noonan, Noonan Linehan Carroll Coffey. The Centre for Law and the Environment and the UCC School of Law acknowledge the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs Communicating Europe Initiative 2021.

Professor Áine Ryall speaks with Grace O’Sullivan, Green Party MEP for Ireland South. The Centre for Law and the Environment and the UCC School of Law acknowledge the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs Communicating Europe Initiative 2021.

In this special episode of the UCC School of Law Impact Series, nine of our PhD students share an overview of and insights from their fascinating research. The breadth of scholarship across so many legal areas – from family law to company law, gambling regulation to the environment – is indicative of the high-quality research undertaken in the Scho…

This Impact Series features interviews with UCC School of Law faculty members, focusing on the resounding impact of their work across a broad range of areas in the public policy sphere. Today's episode is an interview with Professor Conor O'Mahony, Special Rapporteur on Child Protection. The Special Rapporteur is appointed by the Minister for Child…

This Impact Series features interviews with UCC School of Law faculty members, focusing on the resounding impact of their work across a broad range of areas in the public policy sphere. Today's episode is an interview with Professor Mary Donnelly, joint-chair of HSE National Consent Policy Advisory group, joint-chair of the Assisted Decision-Making…

This new Impact Series features interviews with UCC School of Law faculty members, focusing on the resounding impact of their work across a broad range of areas in the public policy sphere. Today's episode is an interview with Professor Irene Lynch Fannon - conducted by School of Law PhD candidate Michael Boland - about her fascinating and timely w…

Professor Áine Ryall speaks with Attracta Uí Bhroin, Environmental Law Officer, Irish Environmental Network and Vice-President, European Environmental Bureau. Attracta Uí Bhroin participated in this podcast in a personal capacity.Af UCC School of Law

Professor Áine Ryall speaks with Judge Anthony M Collins, Judge of the General Court of the European Union. Judge Collins participated in this podcast in a personal capacity.Af UCC School of Law

Professor Áine Ryall speaks with Leo Flynn, Legal Advisor in the Legal Service of the European Commission. Leo Flynn participated in this podcast in a personal capacity.Af UCC School of Law

On the first Monday in October, the Supreme Court session opens. Each fall, the University of Chicago Law School invites faculty members to offer insight into some of the issues the Court will hear in the upcoming year.This event was recorded on September 15, 2020, and features Aziz Huq, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law, and Jennifer…

"The Trust Revolution: How the Digitization of Trust Will Revolutionize Business & Government"In this CBI, Professor Henderson will examine how Internet platforms--eBay, Uber, AirBnB--relate to the Code of Hammurabi, Medieval guilds, the New York Stock Exchange, and corporate brands. All of these institutions, along with religions and governments a…

The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol are among the most important human rights documents of the post-WW II period. Yet the universalization of the refugee status after the 1967 Protocol has given rise to a series of discrepancies between the letter of the Convention and the purposes it is being asked to serve. In particular, the five-p…

"Chief Justice John Roberts: Defining the Supreme Court as its Leader and at the Center"Joan Biskupic is a full-time CNN legal analyst and author of a 2019 biography of Chief Justice John Roberts. Before joining CNN in 2017, Biskupic was an editor-in-charge for Legal Affairs at Reuters and, previously, the Supreme Court correspondent for the Washin…

One of Chicago’s Best Ideas was the Coase Theorem, which reminds us daily that people can bargain around law or even before legal intervention is sought. But do we have too much law and too little bargaining around it? The number of cases and judges has grown dramatically over time and many problems are outsourced to the legal system, rather than b…

On the first Monday in October, the Supreme Court session opens. Each fall, the University of Chicago Law School invites faculty members to offer insight into some of the issues the Court will hear in the upcoming year. This year we heard from William Baude, Professor of Law and Aaron Director Research Scholar, and Anthony J. Casey, Professor of La…

Captain Brian Fitzgerald, Operations Branch Commander of the Irish Naval Service, describes some of the complex jurisdictional, political, and legal challenges faced by the Naval Service while rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean during Operation Sophia.Looking toward the future, he also sketches out some of the complicated scenarios the Naval Se…

Speaking after a recent Centre for Law and the Environment's seminar exploring recent developments in European Union Environmental Law, Dr Fred Logue describes how he worked with Friends of the Irish Environment and Right to Know to access environmental information from public authorities through litigation.…

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Robert Schwartz, Phyllis W. Beck Chair in Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law, talks Professor Ursula Kilkelly through the history of Juvenile Law Center, describing how the center evolved from representing individual children and young people to become a national advocacy organisation fighting to better the lives of thousands.…

Ahead of delivering the 11th Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights Distinguished Lecture at UCC, Professor Rhona Smith sat down with Dr Dug Cubie to discuss her role and the human rights situation in Cambodia.Af UCC School of Law

Emanating from their contributions in a recently published collection of essays titled, Creating Corporate Sustainability Gender as an Agent for Change, Professor Irene Lynch Fannon (co-editor of the volume) and Dr Catherine O'Sullivan talk to Michael Boland about the role of women and gender equality, corporate power, and sustainability.…

This keynote for the 2018 Legal Forum Symposium was recorded on November 2, 2018.Valerie B. Jarrett is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Law School and former senior advisor to President Barack Obama. Emily Buss is the Mark and Barbara Fried Professor of Law at the Law School.Af UChicagoLaw

One of the University of Chicago Law School’s best known ideas or outputs over the last fifty years is that the common law (made by judges and often passed down and adapted over many years) is efficient. It was an idea advanced by Richard Posner, with respect to tort law, in his time as a professor here, but it is also reflected in his and other ju…

Supreme Court decisions affecting the constitutional rights of students in the nation's public schools have consistently generated bitter controversy. From racial segregation to unauthorized immigration, from antiwar protests to compulsory flag salutes, from economic inequality to teacher-led prayer: these are among the defining cultural issues tha…