Irish Centre for European Law
Trinity College Dublin
Diploma in European Union Law
The Law Society of Ireland and the Irish Centre for European Law
The Law Society and the Centre are delighted to present a new revised Diploma in European Law - Subjects covered include:
- Competition Law
- Immigration and Asylum Law
- Internal Market (Free Movement) and Taxation
- Social Security Law
- Environment and Planning
- Employment and Equality
- European Arrest Warrant
- Human Rights
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The Irish Centre for European Law and Dublin City University
were delighted to host the 2011 Dublin Regional Finals of the
European Law Moot Court Competition
Click here for Photos of the Moot Court
The Organisers gratefully acknowledge the generous support provided by the Sponsors of the Regional Finals:
A & L Goodbody Solicitors
Failte Ireland
The Law Society of Ireland
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Click here for Photos of the Moot Court
Positions in EU Affairs at Department of An Taoiseach
In connection with Ireland's impending Presidency of the European Union (starting in January 2013), the Department of An Taoiseach is seeking applications for temporary positions in the area of EU Affairs. Further details are available here. The closing date for applications is Friday, 17 February 2012.
Notice to Members - Launch of the Members' Area of the Web-site and the Centre's Digital Archive
12 December 2011
The Irish Centre for European Law is delighted to announce that Members of the Irish Centre for European Law will now be able access to the Centre's Digital Archive containing papers and presentations delivered at past seminars and conferences. Documents can be located by reference to Subject, Date, Title, Author or Keyword.
In order to obtain a user account to access the Members' Area of the Web-Site, Members are invited to email the Centre at icel@tcd.ie (Please note that this faciltiy is reserved to paid-up members of the Centre).
We thank you for your continued Membership and Support of the Centre and always welcome feedback on how we can improve the services we provide.
Welcome
The Irish Centre for European Law is based in Trinity College, Dublin and was founded in 1988 by Dr Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The Centre is a neutral body that seeks to promote knowledge, understanding and the good practice of EU law and European Human Rights law. It is operated on a not-for-profit basis.
Guided by an expert Board, the Centre produces conferences, seminars, courses and publications of quality in specialised fields of European law.
Its members comprise solicitors, barristers, academics and interested persons. The Centre also welcomes corporate members, including, law firms, government departments, non-governmental organisations and universities, public bodies and agencies, as well as businsses who operate in areas affected by EU law.
The Centre's Chairman is The Honorable Mrs Justice Fidelma Macken, Judge of the Irish Supreme Court and a former Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
The Centre's Director is Nathy Dunleavy BL, a practising barrister at the Irish Bar.
Arguing EU Law, International Law and Constitutional Law before National Courts (2 February 2012)
(L-R) Miguel Maduro, Professor of EU Law at the European University Institute, Florence and former Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Hon. Mr Justice Frank Clarke of the Irish High Court and barrister and former Irish Attorney General, Paul Gallagher SC at a conference held on 2 February 2012 on Arguing EU Law, International Law and Consitutional Law before National Courts. Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne of Edinburgh University also addressed the conference.
Competition in Energy and Regulated Markets (25 November 2011)
Professor John FitzGerald, Economic and Social Research Institute addressing Members of the Irish Centre for European Law at the Competition in Energy and Regulated Markets seminar, 25 November 2011
EU Citizenship in Practice (3 November 2011)
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(L to R) Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston QC, Court of Justice of the European Union and The Honourable Mr Justice Gerard Hogan, The High Court of Ireland at a seminar on the impact of EU Citizenship Law on practice. The event was organised with the kind support of the Communicating Europe Initiative. Click Here for Photo Gallery.
The Right to a fair trial: perspectives on Article 6 ECHR
The Hon. Mr Justice Myjer, judge at the European Court of Human Rights, addressing the Irish Centre for European Law on "The Right to a Fair Trial: Perspectives on Article 6 ECHR"
Dublin Regional Finals of the European Law Moot Court Competition - hosted by the Irish Centre for European Law and Dublin City University
(L to R) Mr Eric Gippini-Fournier (European Commission); Professor Peter Gjortler (Riga Graduate School of Law); Mr Noel Travers BL; Mr Serge Patou (European Commission); Mr Andrew Fergus BL; Ms Eva Massa (Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland); Mr Dieter Kraus (Head of Chambers of the President of the Court of Justice of the European Union); Ms Karolina Mojzesowicz (European Commission)
Protecting Fundamental Rights: Clarifying the Principles of Refugee Protection in light of EU Law.
(L to R) Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill (University of Oxford), The Hon. Mrs Justice Maureen Harding-Clark (High Court) and Ms Jacqueline Kelly Solicitor (Senior Solicitor, Irish Refugee Council).
News & Events
Details will shortly be posted of ICEL events taking place over the coming months.
Date for your Diary: ICEL will hold a one-day conference on Public Procurement and Local Authorities on Thursday, 28 June 2012 in Dublin. Details to follow soon.
Public Procurement Law Papers Published: Papers from ICEL's October 2011 Public Procurement Conference are now available to members in the Digital Archive.
Over the past 20 years, the Irish Centre for European Law has provided an important forum for debate and discussion on major developments in the area of EU law. It has been the link between legal practitioners, academics and representatives of the wide range of sectors affected by European Law
Mary McAleese
President of Ireland
Phone: +353-1-896 1845 (10am-2pm) Email: icel@tcd.ie