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Tobias Lock @tobiaslock.bsky.social · 17h
Thanks Alan!

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Tobias Lock @tobiaslock.bsky.social · 18h
Great news for us here @maynoothuniversity.ie Follow @reveljmce.bsky.social to keep up to date with what we are up to over the next three years.

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Irish Legal News @irishlegal.com · 18h
A new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence has been opened at Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology. @reveljmce.bsky.social @maynoothlaw.bsky.social @tobiaslock.bsky.social
Maynooth opens new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
A new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence has been opened at Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology.
www.irishlegal.com

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Tobias Lock @tobiaslock.bsky.social · 19h
Thanks Gavin!

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Tobias Lock @tobiaslock.bsky.social · 1d
And a bit shout out to our wonderful team (who will be doing all the substantive work): Dr Derek Barter, Dr Ollie Bartlett; Dr David Mangan; @orlakelleher.bsky.social; @mariamurphy.bsky.social; @hubertsmekal.bsky.social; @oscharles.bsky.social.

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Tobias Lock @tobiaslock.bsky.social · 1d
Delighted to be part of a wonderful team and leading the new @reveljmce.bsky.social. Lots to come in terms of activities (please follow us!) - for now: thanks to our wonderful colleagues @maynoothlaw.bsky.social; @muresearch.bsky.social for their invaluable support!

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REVEL Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence @reveljmce.bsky.social · 1d
Delighted to announce that we are the REVEL Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence @maynoothuniversity.ie. We will be organising a host of activities over the next 3 years on "Realising European Values and European Law" (REVEL). Stay tuned (follow us) for more.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
School of Law and Criminology awarded Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology has just opened the new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, entitled “Realising European Values through European Law” (REVEL). Following a
www.maynoothuniversity.ie

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Jo Shaw @joshaw.bsky.social · 5d
Are you a PhD or early career researcher in EU law and politics? Come to the Europa Institute of the University of Edinburgh to give a paper at our PhD/ECR Workshop on the topic of "Defending the European Union". Dates: 23-24 April 2026. Details here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

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oisinsuttle.bsky.social @oisinsuttle.bsky.social · 5d
Exciting publication news!

I have been working for the past couple of years with co-editor @ascherz.bsky.social and awesome authors (details below) on a special issue on “Legitimate International Authority and Institutional Diversity”.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Legitimate international authority and institutional diversity
While international institutions are a frequent and increasing focus of political challenge and critique, evaluating their normative legitimacy raises novel theoretical challenges. International in...
www.tandfonline.com

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Markus Krajewski @krajewskimarkus.bsky.social · 6d
Excited to start the second round of our international doctoral programme on business and human rights funded by Elite Network Bavaria
@fau.de
@humanrights-fau.bsky.social
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
A group of people standing in a room

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 6d
Suing the EU Commission for withdrawal of a legislative proposal is a rare thing - my comments on the only CJEU judgment to date on this, from back in 2015 - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-...

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Tobias Lock @tobiaslock.bsky.social · 7d
Sad news. David was a lovely man and as sharp as they come.

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John Edward 🙊 @jde22ix.bsky.social · 7d
Ming Campbell last month, David this.
Another sad loss of an informed, opinionated internationalist.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ pays tribute to David Gow
The NUJ has learned with deep regret of the death of our friend and colleague David Gow, following a short illness.
www.nuj.org.uk

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Prof John O Brennan @jobmaynooth.bsky.social · 8d
How can academic freedom be maintained when universities have commercial relationships with totalitarian countries like China?

This is a chilling example.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
www.theguardian.com

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Lynsey Black @lynseyblack.bsky.social · 11d
Puff Daddy, the 1798 United Irishmen rebellion, knowledge hierarchies and the militarisation of policing... I am over the moon to see this essay published. Thank you so much to the Dublin Review of Books and to @juliango.bsky.social for writing such a thought-provoking book. drb.ie/articles/its...
It’s all ‘Mesearch’ - DRB
Imperial policing, extreme force and the supposed perils of ‘mesearch’
drb.ie

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Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology @maynoothlaw.bsky.social · 19d
Come Work With Us!

The School of Law and Criminology is hiring an Assistant Professor in Law
(permanent)

Closing Date: Sunday 23 November 2025

For full details see: tinyurl.com/4abrx98c

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Conor Gallagher @conorgallagher.bsky.social · 20d
I have an awful sinking feeling about this protest in Saggart tonight. The rhetoric on far right channels has been extremely violent all day.

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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 25d
This latest "barrister meets AI" disaster is something all stage 1 law students should read. It is vital about the key skill of case reading - you mustn't use AI to substitute for the skill of being able to find cases and find key content in cases:

tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...

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Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology @maynoothlaw.bsky.social · 27d
Tuesday 21 October, 2pm

As part of research week, join us on campus and online for 'Scholasticide in Palestine and the Responsibilities of Western Universities'

To register: tinyurl.com/yhkuuzja

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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · 29d
Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk

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John Cotter @drjohncotter.bsky.social · Oct 10
Anyone interested in the power of the Commission President to compel the resignation of a Commissioner can read my and @grahambutler.bsky.social’s article published in the CMLRev in 2024. A pre-publication version can be accessed here: keele-repository.worktribe.com/OutputFile/7...

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Tobias Lock @tobiaslock.bsky.social · Oct 3
Congratulations!
martinicogi.bsky.social Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Oct 3
I’m thrilled to announce that as of 1 October 2025, the activities of my Jean Monnet Chair APEX (Adapting & Protecting European Constitutional Law in Times of Illiberal Populism) have officially started!

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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · Oct 3
I’m thrilled to announce that as of 1 October 2025, the activities of my Jean Monnet Chair APEX (Adapting & Protecting European Constitutional Law in Times of Illiberal Populism) have officially started!

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Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology @maynoothlaw.bsky.social · Oct 1
Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne has published a new article on internal displacement in International Journal of Refugee Law

See: tinyurl.com/yb68f8t3

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Sep 30
Was wäre, wenn...❓Im Thüringen-Projekt haben wir uns 1,5 Jahre lang damit beschäftigt, was passieren könnte, wenn autoritär-populistische Akteure staatliche Machtmittel in die Hand bekommen. 35 Blogposts aus dem Projekt haben wir jetzt als Sammelband veröffentlicht. Wie immer: Open Access! 🔓
Buchcover „Die vorbereitete Demokratie: Resilienz durch Antizipation im Thüringen-Projekt” , herausgegeben von Friedrich Zillessen. Oben eine Illustration des Thomas Kemmerich 2020 im Thüringer Landtag vor die Füße geschmissenen Blumenstraußes

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · Sep 26
Breaking

Terror charges against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh THROWN OUT

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Conor Gallagher @conorgallagher.bsky.social · Sep 24
"Hey Maria, Michael McDowell here. just seeing I've a few missed calls from you. What's up?"

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Kenneth Armstrong @profkaarmstrong.bsky.social · Sep 18
It is 20 years since Conor Gearty gave the Hamlyn Lectures on Can Human Rights Survive?
As a mark of respect following the dreadful news of his, Cambridge University Press & Assessment has made these lectures Open Access for the remainder of the year. You can find them here:
lnkd.in/e5Xrt2G5

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Maynooth University Graduate Research Academy @mu-gra25.bsky.social · Sep 17
Can you present your research to a broad audience clearly and concisely in just 3 minutes?

🥇 1st Place – €250 One4all Voucher
🥈 2nd Place – €200 One4all Voucher
🥉 3rd Place – €150 One4all Voucher

Research students register below & join us to showcase the research talent at Maynooth University!

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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · Sep 16
A new Explainer out from @aoifemod.bsky.social and me detailing the UK's ECHR commitments under the 1998 Agreement in response to recent speculation. It is short, because there is very little to say - the UK's obligations are evident on the B/GFA's plain text:

caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...