Current Postgraduate Research Students

The Law School currently has approximately 50 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.

Thesis : "Rule of Law and Preventive Justice: Property Rights Protection in Counter-Terrorism Legislation"

Supervisor : Prof. Rachael Walsh

Ahmed Ellaboudy (PhD Student)

Thesis : "Realist Sustainability: Norwegian Energy and Natural Resource Policy in Context"

Supervisor : Dr. Suryapratim Roy

Alexandru Gociu (PhD Student)

Thesis : "A Critical Evaluation of Enforcement Mechanisms Controlling Companies’ Discretion – through Motivation and Ability in Complying with Double Materiality under the CSRD"

Supervisor : Dr. Felix Mezzanotte

Jizhou Chen (PhD Student)

Read more about Chen Jizhou's works here

Thesis : "Done with Dunne?: The Test for Medical Negligence in Ireland"

Supervisor : Dr. Andrea Mulligan

Ciara O'Reilly (PhD Student)

Thesis : "Charting the Course for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence"

Supervisors : Dr. Maria Grazia Porcedda & Prof. David Lewis

Claudia Silva Battagin (PhD Student)

Read more about Claudia Silva Battagin's works here

Thesis : "A Legal Analysis of Double Materiality in the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)"

Supervisor : Dr. Félix Mezzanotte

He Cui (PhD Student)

Thesis : "Law and Political Economy of Private Housing Provision in Ireland"

Supervisor : Prof. Rachael Walsh

Hugh Gallagher (PhD Student)

Thesis : " Climate Change and the Future of Small Island States: The Quest for the Preservation of Statehood"

Supervisors : Dr. Christiane Ahlborn & Dr. Suryapratim Roy

Inji Mammadli (PhD Student)

Thesis : "The Impact of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 on Autonomy and Decision-Making in Palliative Care"

Supervisors : Dr. Andrea Mulligan & Dr. Geraldine Foley

James Watson (PhD Student)

Read more about James Watson's works here

Thesis : "Criminalising Cultural Genocide: suggestions and solutions for international law reform"

Supervisor : Dr. Róisín A Costello

John F Manderscheid (PhD Student)

Read more about John F Manderscheid's works here

Thesis : "If It May Please the Algorithm - Artificial Intelligence, Judicial Discretion and Satisfactory Sentencing"

Supervisors : Prof. Neville Cox & Dr. Brian Barry

Jonathon Boylan (PhD Student)

Thesis : "Integrity as Law: Regulating Carbon Markets through Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence"

Supervisors : Dr. Suryapratim Roy & Dr. Alexandros Seretakis

Kamil Killan Daniel Akdag (PhD Student)

Read more about Kamil Killan Daniel Akdag's works here

Thesis : "Investigating the Effectiveness of Directors’ Duties Under the Irish Companies Act 2014 in the Face of Climate Change Risks – Much Unrealised Potential ?"

Supervisor : Prof. Deirdre Ahern

Luke James Gibbons (PhD Student)

Thesis : "Access to Justice in the Digital Era: Ensuring Fairness and Inclusion in the Age of Technology"

Supervisor : Dr. Brian Barry

Marco Soliman (PhD Student)

Thesis : "A normative legal framework for Artificial Intelligence governance: Investigating AI liability under a Lockean theory of blameworthiness"

Supervisor : Prof. Deirdre Ahern

Martin Holohan Jr (PhD Student)

Read more about Martin Holohan Jr's works here

Thesis : "Towards a TWAIL Reconstruction of International Climate Law"

Supervisor : Dr. Suryapratim Roy

Maryam Faruk Yabo (PhD Student)

Read more about Maryam Faruk Yabo's works here

Thesis : "Understanding how constitutional property rights shape the development of policy interventions in the private rental sector"

Supervisors : Dr. Rachael Walsh & Dr. Anna Davies

Méabh Temple (PhD Student)

Read more about Méabh Temple's works here

Thesis : "Non-appearance of States before International Courts and Tribunals "

Supervisors : Prof. Caoimhin MacMaolain & Dr. Christiane Ahlborn

Naphtali Ukamwa (PhD Student)

Read more about Naphtali Ukamwa's works here

Thesis : "The Role of Collective Labour Rights in the Achievement of Broader Sustainability Objectives: An analysis in light of the labour dimension of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive"

Supervisor : Prof. Mark Bell

Seray Poyraz (PhD Student)

Read more about Seray Poyraz's works here

Thesis : "A Legal Framework for Accessible Autonomous Vehicles"

Supervisor : Dr. Brian Barry

Tara Kerins Aylmer (PhD Student)

Read more about Tara Kerins Aylmer's works here

Thesis : "Regionalising Court-Based Investment Dispute Settlement: Lessons from the European Union’s Multilateral Investment Court"

Supervisors : Dr. Róisin Costello & Dr. Alexandros Seretakis

Zoey Chen (PhD Student)