Tobias Lock

The President and Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights will host a live Q&A session on YouTube from 11am local time (10am UK time) tomorrow, Tuesday 3 March.

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The American-Israeli Strikes on Iran are (Again) Manifestly Illegal After weeks of threats, the United States, joined by Israel, has launched military strikes against Iran. It remains to be seen whether these strikes will be fairly limited, or are the opening of an ex...

It is obvious, but we have to say it again and again: The attacks on Iran are a plain violation of the UN Charter.
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New report by the Constitution [etc] Committee of the Scottish Parliament: digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/R...

Both the report and evidence base (see www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...) are valuable resources in the debate about democratic pathways to an independence referendum.

Lecturer (Education) in Criminology at King's College London Recruiting now: Lecturer (Education) in Criminology on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

JOB: Lecturer (Education) in Psychology and Criminology, Kings College London www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQQ332/l...

Warmest congratulations to Dr David Doyle, Dr Ollie Bartlett and Dr Kevin Wozniak who are all recipients of a @researchireland.ie New Foundations award.

Find out more about their projects here: tinyurl.com/wsxm48rv

New course set to boost Irish semiconductor industry The first-ever master's in circuit design in Europe has been announced by Maynooth University, aimed at helping to grow Ireland's semiconductor industry.

The first-ever master's in circuit design in Europe has been announced by Maynooth University, aimed at helping to grow Ireland's semiconductor industry

Further working on my analytical tool for EU-Analytics. If you look at the (just 11) main votes in the European Parliament on migration in this legislature, the EPP now votes more often together with the ECR, PfE and ESN than with its 'von der Leyen' platform partners:

Come work with us on the @eu-ciembly.bsky.social project!

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Public service email to everyone heading into the UK at the end of this month who isn't a UK or Irish citizen. The ETA requirement for UK entry is coming and isn't receiving enough advanced coverage. Don't get caught in the ensuing chaos:

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Lecturers in Law at University of Liverpool Apply now for the Lecturers in Law role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

'The Liverpool Law School seeks to appoint up to eight [!] permanent academic positions at Lecturer level.' www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ481/l...

The International Journal of Law in Context is looking for a co-editor-in-chief. Terrific opportunity for socio-legal scholars out there: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Congratulations. No better man.

I'm delighted to say we have set up a Research Centre for Legal History @maynoothlaw.bsky.social It promises to be interesting and a lot of fun.
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📢 Call for papers: International Affairs Conference 2026

Paper proposals addressing the theme of 'Ireland’s role in an era of Conflict and Uncertainty: International Law, Human Rights, and Global Security' are requested by 20 February 2026.

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🌟 The 6th Arqus PhD Career Week is coming to MU in June 2026. If you're a postgraduate researcher looking to explore career paths beyond academia, this 5‑day international programme is for you.
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🎙️New Episode of My Identity now online 🔔

Drew Harris speaks candidly about his career with the PSNI and An Garda Síochána in his first in-depth interview post retirement.

Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Doc...

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Section 5(1)(f) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (as amended) makes it a criminal offence to knowingly facilitate the production or distribution of sexualised images of children. The problem here isn't the law - it's the political willingnesss to enforce it against X.

The staff at the School of Law and Criminology would like to wish our students and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Please note our offices will close on Tuesday 23, December and will re-open on Friday 2 January.

Publication - Research: 'Windsor Framework Article 2: Enforcement and Remedies’ | Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Research: 'Windsor Framework Article 2: Enforcement and Remedies’- The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) is a national human rights institution with A status accreditation from the Unit...

Just in time for Christmas, a detailed look at the possible remedies for breaches of Article 2 of the Windsor Framework. Launched today and ft. @aoifemod.bsky.social @colinmurray.bsky.social, @sylviademars.me, Eleni Frantziou and me. A great gift for the whole family 😊

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The real threats to social cohesion are poverty, inequality, social exclusion and inadequate provision of public services, not asylum seekers. To suggest that it’s the latter is to deflect attention from chronic governmental failure. It’s also deeply cynical and self-serving.

Isn’t it amazing that China leaves Europe in the dust on EVs yet the EU policy response is to be more lenient on regulating combustion engine car emissions?

Bahnschrift.

Kommentar zu globalem Umweltbericht: Milliardenkosten durch zu wenig Naturschutz

Ich ärgere mich derzeit enorm über die EU. Mit der Abschaffung oder Verschiebung von Umweltregeln sägt sie an den eigenen Grundlagen. Der gestern veröffentlichte globale Umweltbericht unterstreicht das. Kommentar für den DLF.
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Testimony: The fight for justice by survivors of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and Mother and Baby Homes - Doing Feminist Legal Work There are many striking moments in Testimony, the recently-released documentary from director Aoife Moore, that centres the voices and experiences of people

@sineadring.bsky.social has written a really lovely piece for The Morrigan blog on the new documentary Testimony (2025) and the continued fight for justice for survivors & those affected by Mother & Baby Homes & Magdalene Laundries

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Trans-rights, neocolonialism & condemning transphobia - Doing Feminist Legal Work Fine Gael Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll-MacNeill spoke in the Dáil on December 3rd on the subject of transphobia, which she definitively and

Here, I wrote something.

"It is incumbent on the Irish government and the Irish public to fulfil the promise of the nation and to continue to fight any transphobic and neocolonial encroachment on Irish shores."

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Just in time for the Christmas, you can preorder the paperback copy of my book! It won’t arrive until after Christmas, which I know will disappoint many, but a printout of a preorder is often an even better stocking filler than a book. 20% off with code below!
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Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.

Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:

Eleni Frantziou and Anurag Deb: Direct Effect, Disapplication, and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: Still Together in Northern Ireland after Dillon? Between 14 and 16 October 2025, the UK Supreme Court heard the appeal of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (‘SOSNI’) against the Dillon decision of the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal (‘…

Eleni Frantziou and Anurag Deb: Direct Effect, Disapplication, and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: Still Together in Northern Ireland after Dillon? ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/12/04/e...

I recently completed an article for a special issue of the European Law Review on the fundamentals of EU law revisited (for ELRev's 50th birthday). "Ever Closer Union: Ever Present But Often Overlooked". Delighted to be able to post my author's copy on here via SSRN. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....