Tobias Lock
@tobiaslock.bsky.social
European law prof @maynoothuni.bsky.social
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.
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
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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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We are so glad to announce the new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence @reveljmce.bsky.social funded by the European Union lead by @tobiaslock.bsky.social alongside some wonderful colleagues across @maynoothuniversity.ie
Make sure to follow @reveljmce.bsky.social for updates!!
Make sure to follow @reveljmce.bsky.social for updates!!
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/...
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
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We are so glad to announce the new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence @reveljmce.bsky.social funded by the European Union lead by @tobiaslock.bsky.social alongside some wonderful colleagues across @maynoothuniversity.ie
Make sure to follow @reveljmce.bsky.social for updates!!
Make sure to follow @reveljmce.bsky.social for updates!!
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!
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/...
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
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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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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/...
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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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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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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
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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....
1/
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....
1/
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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
@fau.de
@humanrights-fau.bsky.social
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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
@fau.de
@humanrights-fau.bsky.social
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
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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-...
November 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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-...
Sad news. David was a lovely man and as sharp as they come.
Ming Campbell last month, David this.
Another sad loss of an informed, opinionated internationalist.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
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
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Sad news. David was a lovely man and as sharp as they come.
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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
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
October 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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
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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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...
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
November 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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...
This is a chilling example.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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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
October 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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...
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I have an awful sinking feeling about this protest in Saggart tonight. The rhetoric on far right channels has been extremely violent all day.
October 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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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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...
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
October 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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...
tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/ui-202...
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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
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
October 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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
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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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
October 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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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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...
October 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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...
Congratulations!
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!
October 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Congratulations!
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Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne has published a new article on internal displacement in International Journal of Refugee Law
See: tinyurl.com/yb68f8t3
See: tinyurl.com/yb68f8t3
October 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne has published a new article on internal displacement in International Journal of Refugee Law
See: tinyurl.com/yb68f8t3
See: tinyurl.com/yb68f8t3
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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! 🔓
September 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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! 🔓
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Breaking
Terror charges against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh THROWN OUT
Terror charges against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh THROWN OUT
September 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Breaking
Terror charges against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh THROWN OUT
Terror charges against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh THROWN OUT
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"Hey Maria, Michael McDowell here. just seeing I've a few missed calls from you. What's up?"
September 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Hey Maria, Michael McDowell here. just seeing I've a few missed calls from you. What's up?"
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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
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
September 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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
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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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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Research students register below & join us to showcase the research talent at Maynooth University!
September 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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!
🥇 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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Seeing as so many people are making claims about the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the ECHR, here's a short but comprehensive explainer from people who have been thinking, writing and talking about this for longer than most 😊
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...
caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
September 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Seeing as so many people are making claims about the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the ECHR, here's a short but comprehensive explainer from people who have been thinking, writing and talking about this for longer than most 😊
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Irish 'patriots' present for Tommy Robinson's "Unite the Kingdom" rally in London. It takes all sorts (in this case, racist idiots)
September 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Irish 'patriots' present for Tommy Robinson's "Unite the Kingdom" rally in London. It takes all sorts (in this case, racist idiots)