Online seminar on judicial education and training
An online seminar entitled ‘Judicial Education and Training in Twenty-First Century Ireland: European and International Perspectives’ will take place on Friday 17 September.
The event will run from 10am – 5pm and is beingly organised by:
- Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL),
- Whitaker Institute and School of Law, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway),
- School of Law, University of Limerick (UL).
Trauma-informed judging
Topics will include:
- Judicial education and training in Ireland,
- Judicial skills and judge craft,
- Developing judicial skills in Ireland,
- Trauma-informed judging,
- Vulnerable persons in court.
Speakers will include:
- Doireann Ansbro, ICCL,
- Prof Paul McCutcheon, UL,
- Dr Rónán Kennedy, NUI Galway,
- Professor Cheryl Thomas, UCL,
- Judge Gerard Tangenberg, SSR,
- Ms Justice Adèle Kent, National Judicial Institute of Canada,
- Prof Niamh Howlin and Dr Mark Coen, UCD,
- Dr Rachel Cahill-O'Callaghan, Cardiff University,
- Dr Jennifer Schweppe and Prof Amanda Haynes, UL,
- Dr Jane Mulcahy, UL,
- Saoirse Enright, UL,
- Tom O’Malley, NUI Galway.
Registration is now open for this event.
Further information and a full schedule will be available shortly.
Enquiries may be directed to: ronan.m.kennedy@nuigalway.ie or to Rónán Kennedy (small picture), Law School, National University of Ireland Galway, at +353-91-495626.
The event is funded by the Irish Research Council.