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Ms. Patricia Brazil

Ms. Patricia Brazil

Averil Deverell Assistant Professor, Law

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Biography

Patricia Brazil LL.B., M.Litt, Ph.D., Barrister-at-Law is the Averil Deverell Lecturer in Law at Trinity College Dublin where she lectures in refugee and immigration law, family law and child law. She has also practised as a barrister since 2004, specialising in the areas of asylum and immigration, family and child law. She regularly delivers conference papers at both domestic and international conferences pertaining to refugee, immigration and child law and has extensive publications in these areas.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Brazil, Patricia, The Citizens Directive in Irish Law - A Cautionary Tale, IJEL, 19, (1), 2016, p11 - 26Journal Article, 2016
  • Brazil and Cosgrave, The Implications of Brexit for British Citizens in Ireland Navigating the Irish Immigration System, Journal of Immigration and Asylum Law, 32, (1), 2018, p10 - 27Journal Article, 2018
  • Children and Young People's Experiences of Migration in Ireland in, editor(s)Fanning and Michaels , Immigrants as Outsiders in the Two Irelands, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2019, pp145 - 163, [Brazil, Cosgrave and Mannion]Book Chapter, 2019
  • Gender and migration in Irish law in, editor(s)Peter Dunne and Lynsey Black , Law and Gender in Modern Ireland, Hart, 2019, pp249 - 262, [Patricia Brazil]Book Chapter, 2019
  • LGBTI asylum applications in Ireland: status determination and barriers to protection in, editor(s)Guler, Shevtsova and Venturi , LGBTI Asylum Seekers and Refugees from a Legal and Political Perspective, Springer, 2019, pp141 - 163, [P Brazil and S Arnold]Book Chapter, 2019
  • Brazil, Patricia, Irish Supreme Court Review, 1, Dublin, Clarus Press, 2019, 1 - 241ppBook, 2019
  • Brazil, Patricia, Fennelly, David, Dublin University Law Journal, Vol 42(2), Dublin, Clarus Press, 2022, 1 - 241ppBook, 2022
  • Brazil, Patricia, Fennelly, David, Dublin University Law Journal, Vol 41(2), Dublin, Clarus Press, 2019, 1-250ppBook, 2019
  • Brazil, Patricia, Fennelly, David, Dublin University Law Journal, Vol 41(1), Dublin, Clarus Press, 2022, 1-250ppBook, 2022
  • Irish Supreme Cour review, Dublin, Clarus Press, 2022-2022Editorial Board, 2022
  • Irish Supreme Court Review, Dublin, Clarus Press, 2021-2021Editorial Board, 2021
  • Patricia Brazil, Review of Criminal Procedure, by Dermot Walsh , Dublin University Law Journal, 25, 2003Review, 2003
  • The Influence of the ECHR on Irish Asylum Law in, editor(s)Ursula Kilkelly , ECHR and Irish Law, Jordans, 2008, [S. Egan and P.Brazil]Book Chapter, 2008
  • "Delay in the Prosecution of Sexual Offences" in, editor(s)Liz Heffernan and Ivana Bacik , Criminal Law and Procedure: Current Issues and Emerging Trends, Ireland, First Law, 2009, pp52 - 64, [Patricia Brazil]Book Chapter, 2009
  • Patricia Brazil, "Recent issues in Refugee Family Reunification under Irish Law", Dublin University Law Journal, 2009, (1), 2009, p412 - 420Journal Article, 2009
  • Patricia Brazil, The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010: Radical New Departure in Irish Law?, Dublin University Law Journal, 34, 2011, p234-Journal Article, 2011
  • Patricia Brazil, Book review: Fitzgibbon, Wardle and Loveless (eds) The Jurisprudence of Marriage and Other Intimate Relationships , by Fitzgibbon, Wardle and Loveless (eds) , Dublin University Law Journal, 2010Review, 2010
  • Brazil, Patricia, Recent developments concerning transfer of child care proceedings under Brussels II Revised, The Irish Jurist, 51, 2014, p181 - 189Journal Article, 2014
  • William Binchy and Raymond Byrne, Asylum and Immigration Law, Annual Review of Irish Law 2015, 2016, p14 - 60Journal Article
  • Patricia Brazil, The International Protection Act 2015: An overview, at Irish Refugee Council/ECRE seminar on the Single Protection Procedure: Meeting International Obligations, Dublin, 3 March 2016Conference Paper
  • Asylum and Immigration Law in, editor(s)William Binchy and Raymond Byrne , Annual Review of Irish Law, Dublin, Round Hall, 2005, pp27 - 64, [Patricia Brazil & Nuala Egan]Book Chapter
  • Asylum & Immigration Law in, editor(s)William Binchy & Raymond Byrne , Annual Review of Irish Law 2005, Dublin, Round Hall, 2006, pp11 - 71, [Patricia Brazil & Nuala Egan]Book Chapter
  • Patricia Brazil, Law Reform Commission Consultation Paper on Judicial Review Procedure, Dublin, Law Reform Commission, 2003Report
  • Patricia Brazil, Law Reform Commission Consultation Paper on the Court Poor Box, Dublin, Law Reform Commission, 2004Report
  • Patricia Brazil, Law Reform Commission Consultation Paper on Trust Law: General Proposals, Dublin, Law Reform Commission, 2005Report
  • Brazil, "Bail, Electronic Tagging and Crime Prevention Orders" delivered at "The Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Implications for Law and Practice" , Criminal Justice Bill 2007 , Trinity College Dublin, May 9, 2007Conference Paper
  • Asylum and Immigration Law in, editor(s)Byrne & Binchy , Annual Review of Irish Law 2006, Ireland, Round Hall , 2007, pp7 - 76, [Brazil & Egan]Book Chapter
  • "Asylum & Immigration Law" in, editor(s)Raymond Byrne and William Binchy , Annual Review of Irish Law 2008, Ireland, Thomson Round Hall, 2009, pp1 - 28, [Patricia Brazil and Nuala Egan]Book Chapter
  • Brazil. Patricia, The Rights of Irish Children Born to Non-National Parents, The Constitution at 70, Trinity College Dublin, 8-9 June 2009Conference Paper
  • Asylum and Immigration Law in, editor(s)Raymond Byrne and William Binchy , Annual Review of Irish Law 2009, Ireland, Thomson Round Hall, 2010, [Patricia Brazil and Nuala Egan]Book Chapter
  • Asylum and Immigration Law in, editor(s)William Binchy and Raymond Byrne , Annual Review of Irish Law 2010, Ireland, Thomson Round Hall, 2011, [Patricia Brazil and Nuala Egan]Book Chapter
  • Asylum and Immigration Law in, editor(s)William Binchy and Raymond Byrne , Annual Review of Irish Law 2011, Ireland, Thomson Round Hall, 2012, [Patricia Brazil and Nuala Egan ]Book Chapter
  • Asylum and Immigration in, editor(s)William Binchy and Raymond Byrne , Annual Review of Irish Law 2012, Ireland, Thomson Round Hall, 2013, pp8 - 36, [Patricia Brazil and Nuala Egan]Book Chapter
  • Patricia Brazil, Report on Services and Legislation for Victims of Crime, Accommodating Victims in the Criminal Justice System: An Inclusionary or Punitive Logic, Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights at University College Cork, 11 June 2010Conference Paper
  • Patricia Brazil, Applications for asylum by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, Refugee and Immigration Practitioners Network, Dublin, 25 January 2011Conference Paper
  • Patricia Brazil, The Protection Needs of Children in the Asylum and Immigration Systems: An Irish practitioner's perspective", Irish Refugee Council Masterclass, Dublin, 31 March 2011Conference Paper
  • Patricia Brazil, Who is a qualified cohabitant for the purposes of the 2010 Act, Conference on the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 , Dublin, 2 April 2011Conference Paper
  • Patricia Brazil, Recent Developments in Asylum and Immigration Judicial Review, Conference on Recent Developments in Judicial Review, Trinity College Dublin, 10 February 2012Conference Paper
  • Patricia Brazil, Trafficking and Refugee Law in Ireland", , Irish Refugee Law Masterclass, Dublin, 9 February 2012Conference Paper
  • Patricia Brazil, Proceedings to which the best interests test does and does not apply: practical implications, Conference on the Children's Rights Referendum, Trinity College Dublin, 1 November 2012Conference Paper
  • Asylum and Immigration Law in, editor(s)William Binchy and Raymond Byrne , Annual Review of Irish Law 2013, Dublin, Round Hall, 2014, pp17 - 34, [Patricia Brazil]Book Chapter

Research Expertise

Family Law, Refugee & Immigration Law, Child Law

  • Title
    "Report on Services and Legislation Providing Support for Victims of Crime"
    Summary
    To provide a research report to the Commission on the Support of Victims of Crime on the services currently provided in Ireland by non-governmental organisations and others to victims of crime; Irish/European legislation in relation to support for victims of crime; and a literature review on the systems for the support of victims of crime pertaining in EU and non EU common law countries.
    Funding Agency
    Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime/Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    Date From
    April 2007
    Date To
    December 2007

Recognition

  • Scholar, Trinity College Dublin 1999
  • Visiting Professor, University of San Francisco August-Oct 2006
  • Vice-Chairperson Irish Penal Reform Trust 2007
  • National Contributor to University of Michigan Refugee Law project 2007
  • Member of ChildWatch International Research Project 2006
  • National Contributor to University of Michigan Refugee Law project 2007
  • Legal Expert Member of ELENA [European legal network on asylum] 2007
  • Legal Expert Member of ELENA [European legal network on asylum] 2007
  • Member of ChildWatch International Research Project 2006