Current Postgraduate Students
The Law School currently has 95 Postgraduate Research Students (PGR) on its Ph.D. and M.Litt programmes. Below is a list of selected current PGR students and their thesis titles.
| Last Name | First Name | Programme Type | Thesis Title | Professor |
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| Barrett | Eva | Ph.D. | “Winds of Change”: An Analysis of the Duties of the Irish State in the Development and Generation of Electricity from On-Shore Wind. | Mr. Alex Schuster |
| Barry | Sinéad | Ph.D. | The Constitutional Validity of the Death Penalty in the African Context: Case Study – Ghana | Prof. Neville Cox and Prof. William Binchy |
| Black | Lynsey | Ph.D | The Representation of Women Sentenced to Death in Ireland from 1800 | Prof. Ivana Bacik |
Alfred |
M.Litt |
Customary Law and the Implementation of the International Human Rights Regime: The Case of Malawi |
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| Chike-Anamdi | Obianuju | Ph.D. | Gender Diversity on Ireland’s Corporate Boards- Women Perspective | Dr. Ailbhe O'Neill |
Mark |
Ph.D. |
Issues Affecting the Reliability of Jury Verdicts |
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| Comerford | Steven | Ph.D | Exploring the Legal Limits of Hyper-globalised Crime and Terrorism: ‘Dark’ Globalisation through New Media | Dr. Catherine Donnelly and Mr. David Prendergast |
| Cotter | John | Ph.D. | “Steadying Factors in the Decision-Making Processes of the Court of Justice of the EU in Article 267 TFEU Preliminary References: Why the Decisions of the Court are Reckonable” | Dr. Diarmuid Rossa Phelan |
| Curran | Cathal | Ph.D. | The Compatibility of the Irish Approach to Statutory Interpretation with the Rule of Law Ideal. | Dr. Oran Doyle |
| Fulham-McQuillan | Sarah | Ph.D | The True Nature of Causation: Developing a Model for Medical Negligence Litigation in a Modern Era. | Prof. Neville Cox |
| Harrington | Joseph | Ph.D. | The Sovereign and Sovereignty of Ireland: The Nature and Identity of the Irish Sovereign | Dr. Oran Doyle |
Anne |
M.Litt |
A Comparative Study of Fundamental Rights in South Africa and Ireland with Specific Emphasis on Equality and Human Dignity |
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| Johnstone | Paul | M.Litt | The Current Legislative Provisions To Tackle Cybercrime Are Both Fragmented And Ineffective. Review And Renewal Is Therefore Both Necessary And Long Overdue | Prof. Ivana Bacik |
| Karayanidi | Milana | Ph.D. | Judicial Jurisdiction in International Commercial Contracting in the UK and Russia: Comparative Analysis. | Dr. Niamh Connolly |
| Kavanagh | Jennifer | Ph.D. | “Rightful liberty of expression, including criticism of Government policy”? Speech and the Irish Political Process in Comparative Perspective | Dr. Eoin O'Dell |
| Kirwan | Stephen | Ph.D. | Harnessing the Foucault Effect: Towards a Foucauldian Examination of Public International Law | Dr Rachael Walsh |
| Lynch | Paul | Ph.D. | Does The Retention Of The Concept Of Common Law Breach Of The Peace Within The Irish Legal System Permit The Garda Síochána The Potential To Infringe Beyond The Constraints Of The Criminal Law On The Civil Liberties Of Citizens? | Mr. David Prendergast |
| MacLennan | Stuart | Ph.D. | Reforming Articles 5, 7, & 12 of the OECD Model Convention on Taxation on Income and Capital in Light of Continued Advances in Computing Technologies | Dr. Caoimhin MacMaolain |
| Mulligan | Andrea | Ph.D. | Regulating Reproductive Technologies in Ireland: Rights and Organising Principles | Prof. William Binchy |
| Murray | Paul | Ph.D | Retained Telecommunications Data in the European Union: Arriving at a Proportionate Retention Mechanism. | Dr. Eoin O'Dell |
| Nestor | Maria | Ph.D. | The Role of Community Economic Development Lawyering in promoting/implementing a strategic model of legal aid. | Prof. Gerry Whyte |
| Ní Loinsigh | Nóra | Ph.D. | Property Offences and Social Injustice in 21st Century Ireland | Prof. Ivana Bacik |
| O'Beirne | Brian | Ph.D | On True Morality and the Theory of Natural Law | Dr. Oran Doyle |
| Ogieriakhi | Ewaen Fred | Ph.D. | Child abuse in State Institutions in Ireland: A Human Right and Irish Constitutional Perspective | Dr. Catherine Donnelly |
| Paúl-Díaz | Álvaro | Ph.D. | Highlighting Principles of Evidence Before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights | Prof. William Binchy |
David |
Ph.D. |
Judicial Review of Political Processes |
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Brian |
Ph.D. |
Liability for Negligently Inflicted Psychiatric Injury |
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| Tsui | Tat Chee | Ph.D. | Rule of Law in China? Legislation Reasoning and Enforcement of Competition Laws in China and the West | Dr. Diarmuid Rossa Phelan |
| Walsh | Jeff | Ph.D. | The Nexus Between the Use of Cessation Clauses in Articles 1C (5) and (6) of the1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the Return of Refugees to Post-Conflict Situations. | Prof. Rosemary Byrne |
| Yang | Kuan | Ph.D. | Legal Issues of Subsidies in Civil Aircraft Industry Under WTO Framework | Dr. Caoimhin MacMaolain |
Matteo |
M.Litt |
Securitisation in Ireland |