2017 Press Releases
UCC School of Law hosts World Congress
The School of Law is immensely proud to welcome the 7th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights to Dublin this weekend.
The local organising committee for the event is chaired by Professor Ursula Kilkelly (Dean) together with Senior Lecturers Dr Conor O'Mahony and Dr Louise Crowley.
Family Law and Children’s Rights remain exciting, challenging and fast moving areas of legal scholarship and practice and the World Congress has established itself as the leading international forum for discussion and deliberation on these issues.
The event will see more than 150 expert speakers drawn from the global judicial, academic, and practitioner communities coming together in Dublin’s Convention Centre to share their knowledge and experience with 600 delegates over four days, between June 4 to 7.
The School of Law is at the forefront of scholarship in the areas of family law and children's rights and is home to Ireland’s only LLM in Child and Family Law and unique Clinics in Child Law and Family Law respectively.
At the Congress Professor Kilkelly and Drs O’Mahony and Crowley will each present an insight into their research, which ranges from the use of developmental science in both the juvenile justice and child welfare systems; the constitutional protection of children’s rights and the reform of Irish divorce laws.
Full details of the Congress, including programme and registration are available at wcflcr2017.com
Ireland's divorce laws 'lagging behind', according to experts https://t.co/xTERBUcM1A via @NewstalkFM @LouiseCrowley2 @LawUCC @WCFLCR
— UCC Ireland (@UCC) June 4, 2017
Ahead of the opening of the @WCFLCR in Dublin today, my views on the urgent need for divorce law reform in Ireland. https://t.co/NuYYMtp61h
— Louise Crowley (@LouiseCrowley2) June 4, 2017
.@lawucc played a central role in bringing the World Congress on Family Law & Children’s Rights to Dublin, June 4-7 https://t.co/f61YxOvuP7 pic.twitter.com/n87ia2Cl55
— UCC Ireland (@UCC) June 3, 2017
Follow the Congress updates: @WCFLCR #wcflcr2017
Along with chair of the local organising committee @Ukilkelly, @LawUCC is excited to be hosting #wcflcr2017 from Sunday. Join us there! https://t.co/JkDwyGEQYt
— UCC School of Law (@LawUCC) June 2, 2017
@susanvmangold @marshalevick with @Ukilkelly in #Dublin at #wcflcr2017. We look forward to sharing and learning at this gathering. pic.twitter.com/vp9RHrx7y5
— Juvenile Law Center (@JuvLaw1975) June 5, 2017
The very impressive line up at child friendly justice session of #wcflcr2017 @Ukilkelly, @dowd_nancy, Singapore's Yarni Loi & @tonliefaard pic.twitter.com/J0wJwFiJWR
— World Congress (@WCFLCR) June 5, 2017
Opening the 7th World Congress on Family Law & Children's Rights, @Ukilkelly of @LawUCC welcomes delegates to Dublin pic.twitter.com/A9Vu2V5q7M
— World Congress (@WCFLCR) June 4, 2017
@Ukilkelly & @LawUCC have played a central role in bringing @WCFLCR to Dublin (June 4-7) Check out the programme: https://t.co/s1HX3Xl0oG https://t.co/iyjoRlAWRa
— UCC Ireland (@UCC) June 2, 2017
Ahead of 3 busy days @LawUCC past & present meet up at #wcflcr2017. @LouiseForde @Lydia_Bracken & @ConorUCCLaw on #childrights & #familylaw pic.twitter.com/iD2K9bKxV4
— World Congress (@WCFLCR) June 5, 2017
#wcflcr2017 in numbers. Getting ready for Day 2 - opening plenary address by Baroness Brenda Hale of UK Supreme Court @WCFLCR pic.twitter.com/RPBlHfsQ88
— Conor O'Mahony (@ConorUCCLaw) June 5, 2017
For more on this story contact:
Dr Louise Crowley: l.crowley@ucc.ie