TriCON New Voices in Constitutional Law
3rd October 2025 | Trinity Long Room Hub
New Voices in Constitutional Law is an in-person workshop that aims to bring together ECR and PhD researchers working on aspects of constitutional and public law. The goal is to provide a supportive and collaborative environment for scholars in the early stages of their academic careers to present their research, receive constructive feedback from experts in the field, and build networks within the constitutional law community.
| Date of Event: | 3rd October 2025 |
| Time: | 9.30am - 7.30pm |
| Venue: | Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin |
| Registration: | To make a reservation, please complete the form : here.* |
Programme of Events
| 09:30 a.m. | Registration & Coffee |
| 10:15 a.m. | Introduction by Professor Aileen Kavanagh, Reidín Doyle and Ahmed Ellaboudy |
| 10:30 a.m. | Panel 1 Chair: Ahmed Ellaboudy Tarik Gherbaoui (Asser Institute) - Excessive Judicial Deference as Rule of Law Backsliding: When National Security and Effective Rights Protection Collide Commentator: Prof Aileen Kavanagh Liam Edwards (Ulster) - Article 8 and the Irish language: Catalyst or Constraint? Commentator: Prof Seán Ó Conaill Sinead Mercier (UCD)- A new dawn for Ireland: Examining international energy law’s impact on the constitutional right to property. Commentator: Prof Rachael Walsh |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 1:15 p.m. | Panel 2 Chair: Reidín Doyle Candice Maharaj (UCD) - What’s in a name: the path to constitutionalising the right to a healthy environment. Commentator: TBC Ursula Quill (TCD) – Constitutional Deliberation: connecting citizens and politicians in the referendum process. Commentator: Prof David Kenny Arunmozhi Ramesh (TCD) - Constitutional Jurisprudence and Minority Protection—Strengthening the Rule of Law Framework in India Commentator: Dr Sahar Ahmed |
2:45 p.m. |
Tea/Coffee Break |
| 3:00 p.m. | Constitutional Keynote – Prof Leah Trueblood (University of Surrey) Referendums as Representative Democracy Chair: Professor Aileen Kavanagh |
| 4.30 p.m. | Workshop closes |
| 7:30 p.m. | Participants' dinner |
* We reserve the right to substitute and/or rearrange lecturers and/or lectures.
To make a reservation, please complete the form : here.*
* Spaces are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Book now to secure your place.
General enquiries or difficulties with should be directed to DOYLER16 at tcd.ie or to ellaboua at tcd.ie.