Biography

Cathal Curran joined the law school in Trinity College Dublin on the PhD register in September 2009, researching the tension between the rule of law ideal and activist judicial interpretation under the supervision of Dr. Oran Doyle. Since beginning his PhD he has been a seminarist for the Jurisprudence, Criminal Law and Legislation and Regulation modules. He is a member and co-convenor of the Irish Jurisprudence Society, which hosts its workshops in the law school. Cathal has also been involved as a mentor and tutor on the Pathways to Law section of the Trinity Access Programme.

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Professional Qualifications

Representations: Co - Convenor, Irish Jurisprudence Society

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Awards

• Arthur Cox Teaching Fellowship - 2012
• Postgraduate Research Studentship, Law School TCD - 2010 to present

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Research Interests

• Jurisprudence
• Statutory Interpretation
• Theories of Regulation
• Criminal Law

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Education Details

• PhD Candidate Trinity College Dublin, 2009 - present.
• LLM, (NUI) 2007
• LLB, (NUI) 2006
• BA, (NUI) 2005

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Employment Details

• Trinity College Dublin, School of Law, Arthur Cox Teaching Fellow, Legislation and Regulation Module
• Trinity College Dublin, School of Law, Seminar Tutor Tutored in Criminal Law and Jurisprudence, 2009 - 2012
• Continuing tutor in Legislation and Regulation
• Trinity Access Programmes, Pathways to Law, Tutor/Mentor, 2010 - 2012
• Editorial Assistant for the Dublin University Law Journal (2010 - present)

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Memberships /Associations /Publications

• Irish Jurisprudence Society - 2009 to present.

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Publications

• “Does Dworkin’s ‘Rights Conception’ of The Rule of Law Amount to a Persuasive Substantive Reading of the Ideal?”, Irish Jurisprudence Society Workshop, 26 May, 2011

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