Amy Ní Ghiolla
Research Area: Constitutional law and the Housing Crisis
Email: amy.nighiolla@ucdconnect.ie
Supervisor: Dr Marie-Luce Paris
Thesis title: What (if Anything) is Meant by Constitutional Protection: A Study of the Irish Housing Crisis
Abstract
This research aims to question what is meant by the process of elevating a right to the status of constitutional protection? There are a number of important sub questions that make up this title question; Why do people (politicians) seek constitutional protection? (Why) are legislative solutions insufficient? How should constitutional protection work (should it inform the legislature or the judiciary; and if so, how do you ensure the balance of powers?)?
Possibly the question is whether constitutionalisation means anything at all? Through addressing these sub-questions, among others, I will look at past Irish examples in order to best answer the question: What (if anything) would constitutionalisation mean for Irish housing law?
Biography
Amy is a PhD researcher in UCD Sutherland School of Law studying the process and efficacy of constitutional rights with particular focus on the case study of Irish housing.
Amy holds an LLM (General, with honours) from University College Dublin, with a dissertation focused on jurisprudence; specifically on Kelsen and his theory of revolution. Prior to this, Amy graduated with honours in a general LLB from Maynooth University.
Amy has represented Ireland in sport on a number of occasions, and maintains an interest in sports law and sports related research.
She currently works with Sport Ireland, tutors and assists in research, with a keen interest in both the Irish and French languages. Is gaeilgeoir Amy chomh maith, le grá mór don teanga.