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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 ... -
Developments in the Law on Imprisonment
(2025)Over the past fifteen years, the contours of prison law have become much more defined and we now have answers to some fundamental questions about legal liability arising of of prison conditions. To mention just one, it ... -
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 human rights ramifications of a United Ireland
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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 ... -
Introduction: Law As Data, Data As Law
(2024)The datafication of law is requiring a reconsideration of approaches to legal research and education. The academy is in an uncomfortable place, with new disciplines claiming to have analytical tools to offer and to be ... -
Governance Challenges for the Boards of Investment Funds and Fund Managers: Evidence from Ireland, School of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper Series Paper N0. 13/2023
(2023)This Report presents insight into the views and expectations of investment fund professionals, identifying current practices and key challenges to good governance of funds and fund managers in Ireland. It also suggests ... -
Common knowledge? Awareness of national and international oversight bodies among incarcerated individuals in Spain
(2025)Oversight bodies are recognised as important resources to prevent ill-treatment in places where individuals are deprived of their freedom. Despite this recognition, and the existence of such bodies at both national and ... -
All Work and No Fair Play? The Right to Fair Procedures in Employment Disciplinary Proceedings
(2023)Glover v BLN Ltd established that the constitutional right to fair procedures can be relied on by employees directly against their employers during the course of disciplinary proceedings. In the almost 50 years since ... -
Bring your whole self into work, keep your whole self out
(2025)The theme of this special issue assumes a dichotomy between employees’ free speech and employers’ business interests. It comes as no surprise to labour lawyers to find the interests of employees and employers in tension, ... -
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 ...
