On Friday, 18 October 2019, the Centre for Law and the Environment at UCC hosted a major conference on the theme Enforcing European Union Environmental Law.

School of Law to benefit from historic gift to fund new Chair in European Union (EU) Law at University College Cork.

The Centre for Law and the Environment is delighted to host an open event at UCC during Community Week 2019.

The Centre for Law and the Environment at UCC is hosting a conference on Friday, 18 October 2019 on the theme Enforcing European Union Environmental Law.  The event, which runs from 2pm-6.30pm, is open to the public and is free of charge. 

Professor Ursula Kilkelly, Director of the Centre for Children’s Rights and Family Law and a professor at the School of Law undertook a week-long research visit to Wellington, New Zealand in August 2019.

On August 30-31, Constitution Project @ UCC, in association with the British and Irish Chapter of the International Society of Public Law, played host to a conference on the theme of “Sovereignty, Populism and Constitutional Politics”.

The Centre for Law and the Environment at UCC will host a conference on Friday, 18 October 2019 on the theme Enforcing European Union Environmental Law. 

ELPIN will facilitate the development of critical competencies among researchers around ethical and legal issues in pregnancy and childbirth in the new medical/legal/social/ethical environment following the repeal of the 8^th Amendment to the Constitution in May 2018.

The seminar explored Recent Developments in European Union Environmental Law.

The Centre for Law and the Environment will host a seminar on the theme Recent Developments in European Union Environmental Law on the evening of Friday, 28 June 2019.

The Seminar will take place on Friday, 28 June 2019, from 5-7.30pm.

The conference aimed at bringing academics and practitioners together to think about the ethical space around provision of the full range of reproductive health services.

The launch will take place on Monday 13th May 2019.

The annual Mental Health and Capacity Law conference takes place on Saturday 6 April at Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, UCC.

Funded by Irish Aid, Dr Fiona Donson and Dr Lawrence Siry will visit Vietnam to participate in workshops designed to support the development of the country's first Masters Programme on anti-corruption.

On March 21, Supreme Court judge, The Hon. Mr Justice McKechnie, will chair a seminar exploring the future of judicial cooperation between Britain and Ireland following Brexit.

UCC School of Law’s academic reputation drives elite ranking.

Dr Conor O'Mahony addressed the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality on 20 February 2019.

Chaired by Dr Catherine O’Sullivan, the conversation will take place at 6 pm on Thursday 28^th February in G30 Áras na Laoi.

The Minister for Health, Simon Harris T.D., announced eight new appointees to the Board of the HSE.

2018 saw the School of Law make headlines on both the national and international stage.

The Law Society of University College Cork is pleased to announce the 18^th Annual William Fry UCC Law Society Conference entitled: “New Legal Technologies: Are Lawyers an Endangered Species?” The conference will be held on the 30^th of October between 8:30am - 2:00pm in the Aula Maxima, University College Cork.

Dr Parkes was among a range of speakers invited to discuss the state of play of remedy for human rights impacts in the world of sport.  

Lenin Tinashe Chisaira’s research explores the use of climate litigation by big business to secure huge tracts of land which results in whole communities being relocated.

Our newsletter shines a light on the wonderful work being conducted by the staff, students and alumni of UCC School of Law.

The Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, School of Law, University College Cork and Irish Mental Health Lawyers Association held their 2018 conference on Mental Health Law and Capacity Law in UCC on Saturday 12 May 2018.

The roundtable seeks to explore the philosophical, social and legal dimensions of Big Data in the political arena

My Lawyer My Rights - Working with Children in Conflict with the Law

Tuesday June 26th 2018, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. including lunch.

Venue: President’s Hall, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7

CPD: 3.5 hours

Published by Cambridge University Press, Creating Corporate Sustainability Gender as an Agent for Change, features a range of internationally renowned female scholars from an array of disciplines.

Students are invited to participate in a masterclass following our upcoming conference 'Beyond McMahon – the future of asylum reception in Ireland’, organised in conjunction with Nasc.

Beyond McMahon – the future of asylum reception in Ireland.

Courtrooms around the world are fast becoming the new front line for climate action. 

On the island of Ireland, some 650 pieces of EU legislation act as the principal drivers of environmental protection.

The IDEA project is led by Dr Conor O’Mahony from the School of Law and Dr Kenneth Burns from the School of Applied Social Studies.

Friday, 23 March 2018 5:30pm-7.30pm

AL G.30 Lecture Theatre, Áras na Laoi, UCC

Michael Prendergast is the Associate External Relations Officer with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Jordan.

The workshop will take place between 9:30 and 1:30 on Friday, February 23 at the Camden Court Hotel in Dublin.

The UCC School of Law annual Schools Essay Competition has once again been a huge success!

Water scarcity is fast becoming one of the most pressing issues of the 21^st century.

The Law Reform Commission is hosting a consultative event in University College Cork on Wednesday 31^st January.

The Citizens' Assembly met to discuss the manner in which referenda are held.

Writing on RTÉ Brainstorm, Dr Mary Tumelty demonstrates that while efforts to address the shortcomings of medical negligence litigation are slow, the introduction of periodic payment orders is an important change.