Law School (Theses and Dissertations): Recent submissions
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Gendering the condemned? : women and capital punishment in Ireland post-1922
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2016)This thesis explores the cases of the 25 women sentenced to death in Ireland post-1922. It represents the first research focusing exclusively on women and capital punishment in Ireland, and examines how the death-sentenced ... -
Citizen-led Constitutional Reform: Assessing the Promise of Deliberative Democracy
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Law. Discipline of Law, School of Law, 2025)This thesis analyses the contribution of the Citizens' Assembly on the Eighth Amendment to the referendum on abortion in Ireland in 2018 through an in-depth study of the Citizens' Assembly's relationship to the Oireachtas. ... -
Challenges of Protecting Constitutional and Human Rights Against Anti-Terrorism Legislation (Comparative Study between The British and The Egyptian Regimes)
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Law. Discipline of Law, 2025)The aim of this thesis is to compare, contrast and analyze the tension between freedom of expression and national security in the United Kingdom (the "UK") and Egypt. In particular, it examines the ways in which the UK and ... -
The 'Education of Public Opinion' and the 'Criticism of Government Policy' : a social utility examination of political speech rights and Irish democracy under Articles 6.1 and 40.6.1
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2015)This thesis represents a socio-legal exploration of the relationship between political speech rights and democracy in Ireland. In particular, the thesis focuses on the ability of citizens to exercise their right to 'criticise ... -
Refugees and the rule of law in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2015)This thesis is concerned with refugees and the rule of law in Ireland. Although Ireland acceded to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in 1956, and the 1967 Protocol to that Convention in 1968, refugee law ... -
Regulation of subsidies in the civil aircraft industry under the WTO framework
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2016)The regulation of subsidies has long been an intractable issue in terms of international trade regulation. When it involves the civil aircraft industry, the question of subsidies is even more complex. Conflicts over the ... -
Personal cross-examination of the complainant by the defendant in rape trials : a critical and comparative analysis
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2016)This thesis seeks to address an issue which, until relatively recently, has been neglected in this jurisdiction. The central aim of this research is to consider the issue of personal crossexamination of the complainant by ... -
Constitutional equality law and the right to education : tackling poverty and class inequality through public interest law
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2017)This thesis is a study of the constitutional implications of inequality on the basis of poverty, social class and socio-economic status in the education system in Ireland. The core research question is whether the Constitution ... -
Inequality, crime and property offences : a critical analysis of theft in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2016)Inequality, crime and property offences interact and intersect across multiple different spheres. Disentangling the relationship between them requires analysis of economics, sociology, culture, history, law and philosophy, ... -
Fundamentalism and international human rights in Islamic constitutions
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2016)This thesis explores how Islamic states can simultaneously remain faithful to Sharia and Islamic principles of governance, and uphold modern international human rights norms. This presents several distinct analytical ... -
The jurisdiction to tax Highly Virtual Enterprises
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2016)Research for this thesis commenced in September 2011, with earlier preliminary research taking place from October 2010. The onus for undertaking this research was a belief that the challenges to international tax law posed ... -
The constitutional boundaries of European fiscal federalism : a study of public finance governance in the European Economic and Monetary Union
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2017)This study presents a systematic research agenda to identify the constitutional boundaries of European fiscal federalism, and determine which institutional models of fiscal federalism theory are theoretically and empirically ... -
Is it illegal to be autistic? : an analysis of whether the rights situation in different jurisdictions is leading to a silent genocide of autistic persons
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2017)The aim of this thesis is to investigate a claim made by certain autistic rights activists, that present-day treatment by society of autistic persons amounts to genocide. This is to be viewed especially in conjunction with ... -
The promotion of human dignity : a theory of Tort Law
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2017)Tort law is viewed by many academic and practitioners as a mixed bag of legal rules with no coherent seam linking its different parts. This view can be traced back to its historical development where tort law became the ... -
The incorporation of expert evidence in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2017)This thesis concerns the incorporation of expert evidence into Irish criminal and civil proceedings. The methodology employed in this thesis is doctrinal legal analysis. It is the product of extensive and detailed analysis ... -
The Problem of Control in Data Protection Law
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Law. Discipline of Law, 2024)Introduced in 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation ('GDPR') marked a significant shift in the balance between individual privacy on one side and the increasingly entwined forces of multinational tech commerce and ... -
The investigation and prosecution of white-collar crime in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2016)This thesis explores the investigation and prosecution of white-collar crime in Ireland with a view to evaluating current law and practice and presenting a vision for reform. The focus of the enquiry is core aspects of the ... -
Re-evaluating the supposed 'clash' between Islamic law and international human rights Law : the impact of God as a nation's public morality
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2017)This thesis examines the relationship between international human rights law and Islamic law in respect to how each ideology deals with human rights. Although it will be contended that God is fundamental in the construction ... -
How has the case law taken by Roma applicants to the European Court of Human Rights affected the interpretation and development of Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights?
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2017)This thesis is based on the development of Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights in light of the cases taken by Roma to the European Court of Human Rights. Three distinct areas will be covered: Article 14 ... -
Support measures for child witnesses in criminal proceedings in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2016)Recent constitutional, legislative and cultural changes have encompassed a significant restructuring of the rights framework for the child in Irish society. This thesis explores how this has affected the child witness in ...
