Call for Papers: Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights' 8th Annual Graduate Conference
- 26 Feb 2014
The Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights (CCJHR) at University College Cork is pleased to announce its 8th Annual Graduate Conference which will take place on the 5th and 6th June, 2014 and is putting out a call for papers.
The conference is specifically aimed at those who are undertaking doctoral research in the areas of criminal law, criminal justice and human rights.
The theme for this year’s event is “Justice and Dignity under Challenge.” The aim is to reflect upon how intransigent law making can negatively impact upon human rights protection and criminal law. The theme will encourage debate on the challenging questions which arise when interpreting the law in rapidly changing and unstable times.
This international two-day event will attract promising research scholars from Ireland, the UK and Europe in the areas of law, politics, philosophy and the related social sciences. We are especially interested in paper that relate to human rights, criminal justice, criminal law or the intersection of these fields. However, we also welcome papers dealing with issues outside these areas that fall within the broader theme of the conference. Papers will be streamed thematically, with previous years including such sessions as:
- Governance and Security
- Issues in Privacy and Surveillance Law
- Restorative Justice
- Gender and the Law
- Refugee Law and Policy
- Human Rights in Society
- Technology and State Security
- Gender Law and Sexuality
- International Criminal Law
- White Collar Crime
- Terrorism
- Medical and Mental Health Law
- Juvenile Justice
- Contemporary Discourse in Criminal Law
- Transitional Justice
- Crime and Criminalisation
- Civil Liberties
The keynote speakers will be Professor Jeremy Waldron of the University of Oxford and Professor Carol Sanger of Columbia University.
The Organising Committee is especially interested in papers that relate to human rights, criminal justice, criminal law or the intersection of these fields from a national, European or international perspective. Abstracts are welcome from scholars from disciplines outside of law (such as politics, social studies, sociology and philosophy) who are working on related topics.
The best paper of the conference will receive a prize of €200 which is sponsored by the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights.
Please submit an abstract (max. 300 words) to the Organising Committee by Sunday, 30th March 2014. Successful conference submissions will be notified by Friday, 15th April 2014. To be considered for the best paper and the opportunity to present at the plenary session, full papers should be submitted by May 20th 2014. For further information and registration details please visit: www.ucc.ie/ccjhr.
Please note that a CPD Certificate of Attendance will be available for this conference
Submission and further enquiries should be directed to ucclawconf@gmail.com
UCC Law Graduate Conference
Faculty of Law
University College Cork
Western Road
Cork
Ireland
Email: ucclawconf@gmail.com
Twitter: @CCJHRlawucc
