The Irish Centre for European Law has lined up some heavy-hitting speakers for a conference this week at Dublin’s Royal Irish Academy.

The role of the European Union in the area of criminal law has expanded significantly in recent times.

European Arrest Warrant jurisprudence

The conference will address such topics as:

• The continued development of jurisprudence on the European Arrest Warrant,
• The establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO),
• The potential impact of the recent decision of O’Connor J in Dwyer v Commissioner of an Garda Síochána [2018] IEHC 685.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Michael McDowell SC, former Tánaiste and Minister for Justice
• Remy Farrell SC
• John Fitzgerald SC
• Katherine McGilicuddy BL
• Ciarán Toland SC (chair)
• Michael Delaney SC
• Seán O’Sullivan BL
• Mr Justice David Keane (chair)

Tickets for this event are available here: https://ti.to/ICEL/criminal-law-conference-2019

The conference will take place from 9.15am to 5.30pm on this Thursday, 28 February.

Attending solicitors and barristers can avail of three CPD points.