Robert Schwartz, Phyllis W. Beck Chair in Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law, talks Professor Ursula Kilkelly through the history of Juvenile Law Center, describing how the center evolved from representing individual children and young people to become a national advocacy organisation fighting to better the lives of thousands.
Ahead of delivering the 11th Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights Distinguished Lecture at UCC, Professor Rhona Smith sat down with Dr Dug Cubie to discuss her role and the human rights situation in Cambodia.
Emanating from their contributions in a recently published collection of essays titled, Creating Corporate Sustainability Gender as an Agent for Change, Professor Irene Lynch Fannon (co-editor of the volume) and Dr Catherine O'Sullivan talk to Michael Boland about the role of women and gender equality, corporate power, and sustainability.
Dr Mary Tumelty discusses some of the findings of the Scally Report and the need for genuine apologies in cases of medical negligence
Jane attended the Justice Conference in Dublin during early September, where she spoke with Oonagh McPhillips, Deputy Secretary General in the Department of Justice and Equality, Inge Philips-Bryan, Partner, Deloitte Netherlands, Michael Donnellan, Director General of the Irish Prison Service, Tom Gash, Author and Managing Director, Leapwise, Caroline Counihan, Legal Director, Rape Crises Network Ireland, and Pat Leahy, Assistant Commissioner, An Garda Síochána.
Deirdre Kelleher, a recent graduate of the LLM in Child and Family Law, describes the rights of cohabitants in Ireland under the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010.
Steven Caruana tells Jane why he believes OPCAT ratification and detention inspection with a preventive focus is an opportunity worth seizing for Ireland.
In the lead up to the referendum on the 8th amendment, Jane spoke with Rachel O'Sullivan, writer, mother and activist, about child protection issues and how the graphic imagery/slogans on No campaign posters put her in an impossible position as a parent when trying to explain the complexities of abortion to her young children.
Dr Dug Cubie tells Jane how the Irish Research Council funded International Disaster Law Project aims to develop a collaborative research agenda between academics and practitioners in order to strengthen global networks working on international disaster law.
Jane takes the Law and Justice podcast off campus and speaks with Suzy Byrne about her life-long fascination with politics, activism, disability, blogging and her thoughts about Ireland's recent (though tardy) ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD).
Jane speaks with Professor Fiona de Londras, UCC School of Law graduate and Deputy Head of Birmingham Law School, about her and Mairead Enright's new book "Repealing the 8th - Reforming Irish Abortion Law".
Professor Owen McIntyre discusses transboundary water resources ahead of the Law and the Environment Conference at UCC.
In this episode, Professor Jonathan Todres discusses his work on children's literature, human rights, morality and the lessons that people big and small can learn from legendary writers like Dr Seuss.
Before presenting his paper at a recent seminar titled "Electronic Monitoring in Ireland: Shaping what we do and who we are", Dr Darius Whelan spoke with Jane Mulcahy about the monitoring of smartphones in the workplace and the use of CCTV by employers.
Jane Mulcahy speaks with Dr Vicky Conway and Cathleen O'Toole about the work of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and how it is engaging with communities throughout Ireland.
This week, Jane Mulcahy speaks with Dr Amanullah De Sondy from the Study of Religions Department at UCC about contemporary Islam, Dr Vicky Conway and Cathleen O'Toole, member and chair of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland respectively, discuss the Commission, and Dr Dug Cubie details international disaster law.
Michael Prendergast is a UCC School of Law graduate who is documenting the experiences of refugees fleeing the Syrian Conflict with the UN Refugee Agency
On our first podcast of 2018, Jane Mulcahy speaks with Anne Marie Crean about Reclaiming Self, an organisation which provides opportunity and support to those who have experienced systematic, institutional state abuse, the environment to openly discuss their past, develop self-reclamation and seek support in a non-intrusive, survivor-orientated atmosphere via various educational, emotional and social supports. With thanks to the Referendum Commission, we also have Dr Conor O'Mahony's address at ...
On our final podcast of 2017, Jane Mulcahy speaks with Dr Louise Crowley about UCC's Bystander Intervention programme and Dr Sharon Lambert from the School of Applied Psychology discusses Adverse Childhood Experiences, their impacts & the need for trauma-informed practice to improve lives & outcomes.
On the 6th instalment of our podcast, Jane Mulcahy speaks with mental health experts; Dr. Harry Gijbels, Dr. Liam MacGabhann and Kirsten MacLean at the Critical Voices Network Ireland conference held at UCC between November 15/16. Shay Buckley, Editor-in-Chief of the Cork Online Law Review, also dropped into studio to talk about one of Ireland's leading online law journals.
This week, Jane Mulcahy reports from the UCC Law Conference, where she spoke with Noeline Blackwell, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, and Tom O'Malley, member of the Irish Law Reform Commission and senior lecturer at NUIG, about consent and the Sexual Offences Act 2017 respectively. Dr Lawrence Siry, talks us through his fascinating career as a public defender in New York, and Professor Owen McIntyre discusses the future of water.
On the fourth episode of the Law and Justice Podcast, Jane Mulcahy chats with speakers from the ICPA Conference "Innovation in Rehabilitation: Building Better Futures", including Professor Fergus McNeill, Fiona McGregor, Hilary Ineomo-Marcus, Andrew Couples, and Gary Stephens. In addition, Dr Mark Cullinane from the Department of Applied Social Studies at UCC discusses the "Licensees in Private Rented Accommodation: the Forgotten Sub-Sector?" seminar.
On the third edition of the Law and Justice Podcast, Dr. Vittorio Bufacchi from UCC's Department of Philosophy speaks to Jane about the phenomenon of violence and Garrett Carr of Queens University Belfast talks about Brexit and it's implications for the Irish border.
On the second episode of the Law and Justice Podcast, Jane Mulcahy catches up with Fulbright Scholar, Kim Thomas, Professor Malcolm Evans discusses the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), Deirdre Kelleher talks about the rights of cohabitants in Ireland and chairperson of the ACJRD, Maura Butler, talks Brexit.
On the inaugural Law and Justice Podcast, Jane Mulcahy speaks with Fiona Donson about the Unseen, Unheard conference, Professor Jules Lobel and Dr Mary Rogan discuss solitary confinement, Ivan McCutcheon tells us about Cork Chamber's "Get to Grips with Data Protection" seminar, and Conor Dunne lifts the lid on UCC Law Society's plans for the coming semester.
