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Humanitarian Intervention: A Moral Impetus to Defy International Law?
By Iseult O’Callaghan. Iseult is a BCL (with Politics) graduate from UCD. In this article she critically discusses humanitarian intervention as a legal justification for the use of force.
Launch of the XXII UCD Law Review
Yesterday, the launch for Volume XXII was held at the Sutherland School of Law. A huge thank you to all those who attended, especially Ms Justice Nuala Butler of the Court of Appeal, the Dean of Law, Laurent Pech, and our Senior Academic Advisors, Dr Sarah Fulham-McQuillan and Dr Kevin Costello. Congratulations to all authorsContinue reading “Launch of the XXII UCD Law Review”
Call for Submissions
The UCD Law Review is currently accepting submissions for Volume 23. See here for submissions criteria. The Editorial Board would like to thank everyone who made a submission to Volume 22. We were delighted to have received a high volume of quality submissions on a diverse range of topics.
Taylors Fashions Ltd v Liverpool Victoria Trustees Co Ltd Forty Years On: The Relationship between Unconscionability and Estoppel in the Law of Equity
by Jennifer O’Toole. Jennifer is a recent BCL graduate of UCD. In this article, she assesses the impact of the English High Court’s seminal decision Taylor Fashions and subsequent jurisprudence on ‘unconscionability’ in estoppel.
The Graham Dwyer Court of Justice Appeal: A Cruel Criminal With a Worthy Question
by Charlotte Waldron. Charlotte is a final-year Business and Law student at UCD. In this article, she critically assesses the Court of Justice’s decision in the Graham Dwyer appeal which concerned the use of data in fighting serious crime. She discusses the meaning of the Court’s decision for EU Member States’ data protection obligation’s in the context of law enforcement.
A Critical Response to Chapter IV of Natural Law and Natural Rights by John Finnis
by Ben O’Donnell. Ben is a fourth-year LLB student at Trinity College Dublin. In this article, he provides critical commentary on the manner in which John Finnis categorises ‘Religion’ as a ‘Basic Good’ and provides alternative ways to think about religion and faith in Finnis’ system of jurisprudence.
Civil Remedies in Irish and EU Data Protection Law: The Effectiveness of Actions for Damages
by Robert Adamson. Robert is a final-year Masters in Common Law student at UCD. In this article he remarks on constraints and tensions in the use of civil remedies for damages in Irish and EU data protection law.
Analysing the Conclusions of the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide – The Pragmatic Approach to International Environmental Crime
by Eoin Jackson. Eoin is an incoming Final Year Law student in Trinity College Dublin. In this article he explores the legitimacy and effectiveness of Ecocide as a new means of enhancing international environmental accountability
Slow, not steady; can we win the race? Movements towards Direct Provision Reform
By Jessica Commins. Jessica is an incoming final year Law with History student at University College Dublin. In this insightful article, Jessica shares her perspective on efforts to reform Ireland’s Direct Provision system.
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