18th Annual Trinity College Dublin Law Student Colloquium

Organised by the Trinity College Law Student Colloquium, this event provides a space for students to share their work. This year's colloquium focuses on International, Criminal, Family and Tort law, specifically on how legal rules adapt to modern challenges, such as AI, digital crimes, and climate change.

19 Feb 2026

Date :	Friday, 27^th February 2026
Time :	09h30 - 15h00
Venue :	Examination Hall, Trinity College Dublin
Registration:	To request a place, please complete submit your booking here

Programme

09:30 – 09:45	Opening Remarks
09:45 – 11:15	Panel 1: International Law Chair: Dr. Christiane Ahlborn • Stacey Ebersole - Annexations by force and the failure of international law • Joanna Kruk - Between party autonomy and the fiction of consent – electronic jurisdiction clauses under CJEU case law and practices of online platforms • Alex Mihalca - What a Wonderful World! Analysing the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change • Ziyi Chen - Regionalising Court-Based Investment Dispute Settlement: Lessons from the European Union's Investment Court System
11:45 – 13:00	Panel 2: Criminal / Family Law Chair: Dr. David Prendergast • Sophie Eastwood & Hanna Keogh - Sexual Offences in the Digital Age • Sadhbh Kavanagh - Left Behind: Traveller Women and Domestic Violence Law • Shannon Watts - Ghosts of Constitutions Past: Special Care Orders for Vulnerable Children in Re MMcD
13:30 – 14:45	Panel 3: Tort Law Chair: Dr. Daniel Gilligan • Julia Caceres - Tort Liability for AI Harm • Ciara O’Reilly - Beyond Dunne: Developing a Conceptual Framework for the Assessment of the Standard of Care • Corey Eady - Informed Medical Consent: A Well-trodden Path or a Winding Labyrinth?
14:45 – 15:00	Closing Remarks