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Centenary of Dublin Castle handover a chance to take stock of Irish state development
Professor Muiris MacCarthaigh takes a look at a century of bureaucratic development since the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922.
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State of Stormont: can Northern Ireland trust in Truss?
As Liz Truss takes on the Brexit portfolio, Dr Peter McLoughlin asks whether she will finally reach an accommodation with the EU that resolves the issue of the protocol and other outstanding matters.
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Domestic Abuse as Torture? Recent Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
The way in which domestic abuse has been conceptualised in the European Court of Human Right’s judgments has varied and evolved says Dr Ronagh McQuigg.
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Queen’s Policy Engagement Post-Brexit Clinic December 2021
The presentations and the recording of the 14 December Post-Brexit Clinic are now available.
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Restorative justice and the minimum age of criminal responsibility
The Centre for Children’s Rights (CCR) at Queen’s University Belfast are delighted to host this blog series in partnership with the Children’s Law Centre, Include Youth, NIACRO and VOYPIC. Academics within the CCR, in partnership with some of these organisations, co-hosted a seminar at Queen’s in 2015 attended by the then Minister for Justice, David…
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Where next for human rights and equality?
On Human Rights Day 2021, Professor Colin Harvey reflects on human rights progress in Northern Ireland, as well as what remains to be done.
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Pragmatism didn’t work – Time for Vision
The Centre for Children’s Rights (CCR) at Queen’s University Belfast are delighted to host this blog series in partnership with the Children’s Law Centre, Include Youth, NIACRO and VOYPIC. Academics within the CCR, in partnership with some of these organisations, co-hosted a seminar at Queen’s in 2015 attended by the then Minister for Justice, David…
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Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Addressing the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility
The Centre for Children’s Rights (CCR) at Queen’s University Belfast are delighted to host this blog series in partnership with the Children’s Law Centre, Include Youth, NIACRO and VOYPIC. Academics within the CCR, in partnership with some of these organisations, co-hosted a seminar at Queen’s in 2015 attended by the then Minister for Justice, David…
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What is radical Islam?
Zaheer Kazmi discusses the key points from his new article in BISA journal Review of International Studies (RIS), titled ‘Radical Islam in the Western Academy’. The article aims to interrogate the labelling of Islam and Muslim actors as ‘radical’ as a particular scholarly practice. Zaheer argues that radical Islam is under-theorised and over-determined as a…
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Mitchell Institute Conversations – Episode Two
In this episode Professor Richard English speaks with Professor Katy Hayward of Queen’s University Belfast about Brexit and her new book entitled `What do we know and what should we do about the Irish border?’.