UCD School of Law

UCD School of Law - Research Publications 2016/17

Below is the list of research publications for the UCD School of Law in the academic year 2016/17



Books

Professor Gavin Barrett
Gavin Barrett (2017) The Evolving Role of National Parliaments in the European Union: Ireland as a Case Study. Manchester: Manchester University Press.  
Dr Joanne Blennerhassett
Blennerhassett, J (2016) A Comparative Examination of Multi- Party Actions: The Case of Environmental Mass Harm. UK: Hart Publishing.  
Dr Richard Collins
R Collins (2016) The Institutional Problem in Modern International Law. London: Bloomsbury.  
Professor James Devenney
Poole, J; Devenney, J; Shaw-Mellors, A (2017) Contract Law Concentrate. UK: Oxford University Press.  
Stone, R; Devenney, J (2017) Modern Law of Contract. UK: Routledge Taylor & Francis.  
Stone, R; Devenney, J (2017) Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law. UK: Routledge Taylor & Francis.  
Mr Brian Hutchinson
G Brian Hutchinson (2016) Keane on Company Law (5th Edition by G Brian Hutchinson).Dublin and London: Bloomsbury Professional. Available Online  
Thomas B Courtney, G Brian Hutchinson, Dabhi O'Leary (2016) The Law of Companies, Fourth Edition. Dublin and London: Bloomsbury Professional.  
Mr Paul A Ward
Ward P (2017) Family and Succession Law in Ireland. The Netherlands: Wolters Klewer.  

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Book Chapters

Professor Gavin Barrett
Gavin Barrett (2017) 'Mind the Gap! The Implications of Comitology and the Open Method of Coordination for National Parliaments' In: Davor Jancic (eds). National Parliaments after the Lisbon Treaty and the Euro Crisis: Resilience or Resignation?. Oxford: Oxford University Press.  
Assoc Professor Oonagh Breen
Karla Simon and Oonagh B. Breen (2017) 'Legal, Registration and Taxation Issues of Associations' In: David Horton Smith, Robert A. Stebbins, Jurgen Grotz (eds). The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations. London: Palgrave MacMillan. , pp.1139-1161  
Oonagh B. Breen, Alison Dunn, Mark Sidel (2016) 'Regulatory Waves: An Introduction' In: Oonagh B. Breen, Alison Dunn, Mark Sidel (eds). Regulatory Waves: Comparative Perspectives on State Regulation and Self-Regulation Policies in the Nonprofit Sector. New York: Cambridge University Press. , pp.1-30  
Oonagh B. Breen (2016) 'Waiting for the Big Wave: A Fifty Year Retrospective on the Ebb and Flow of Irish Charity Regulation' In: Oonagh B. Breen, , Alison Dunn, Mark Sidel (eds). Regulatory Waves: Comparative Perspectives on State Regulation and Self-Regulation Policies in the Nonprofit Sector. New York: Cambridge University Press. , pp.65-98  
Alison Dunn, Oonagh B. Breen, Mark Sidel (2016) 'Regulatory Waves: A Conclusion' In: Oonagh B. Breen, Alison Dunn, Mark Sidel (eds). Regulatory Waves: Comparative Perspectives on State Regulation and Self-Regulation Policies in the Nonprofit Sector. New York: Cambridge University Press. , pp.320-352  
Oonagh B. Breen (2016) 'Stráci charitativni ríse: dohled nad charitativními trusty, praxe common law' In: Lubos Tichy (eds). Sverensky Fond a Trust. Prague: Centrum pravni komparatistiky. , pp.203-223  
Dr Eoin Carolan
Eoin Carolan (2017) 'Ireland in review' In: Richard Albert; David Landau; Pietro Faraguna; Simon Drugda (eds). Global Review of Constitutional Law. Boston: Boston College.  
Carolan Eoin; Curtin, Deirdre (2017) 'In search of a new model of checks and balances for the EU: beyond separation of powers' In: Mendes, Joana; Venzke, Ingo (eds). Allocating Authority: Who Should Do What in European and International Law?. Hart: Bloomsbury.  
Eoin Carolan (2017) 'The balance of powers' In: Anthony Lang & Antje Wiener (eds).Handbook of Global Constitutionalism. UK: Edward Elgar.  
Eoin Carolan (2017) 'The Supreme Court of Ireland' In: Adras Jakab, Arthur Dyevre and Giulio Itzcovich (eds). Comparative Constitutional Reasoning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.  
Eoin Carolan (2017) 'Promoting civic discourse: a form of positive free speech under the Constitution of Ireland?' In: Andrew Kenyon & Andrew Scott (eds). Positive Free Speech: Rationales, Methods and Implications. Hart: Bloomsbury Professional.  
Eoin Carolan (2017) 'The evolution of natural law in Ireland' In: Adrienne Stone; Rosalind Dixon (eds). The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective. New York: Cambridge University Press.  
Dr Richard Collins
Collins, R (2017) 'Sources and the Legitimate Authority of International Law: A Challenge to the ¿Standard View'' In: S Besson and J d'Aspremont (eds). Oxford Handbook on the Sources of International Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.703-723  
R Collins (2017) 'Autonomy' In: J d'Aspremont and S Singh (eds). Fundamental Concepts for International Law: The Construction of a Discipline. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.  
R Collins and A Bohm (2017) 'International Law as Professional Practice: the Bounds of Legal Autonomy' In: A Nollkaemper, J d'Aspremont, W Werner & T Gazzini (eds).International Law as a Profession. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.  
Assoc Professor Kevin Costello
Kevin Costello (2017) 'Married Women's Property in Ireland 1800-1900' In: Niamh Howlin and Kevin Costello (eds). Law and the Family in Ireland 1800-1950. London: Palgrave. , pp.66-86  
Professor James Devenney
Devenney, J; Howells,G (2017) 'Performance and Breach' In: Di Matteo, L; Chen, L (eds).Perspectives on Chinese Contract Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.  
Stone, R; Devenney, J (2017) 'Restraint of Trade [online]' In: Stone, R; Devenney, J (eds). Modern Law of Contract. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis.  
Stone, R; Devenney, J (2017) 'Capacity [online]' In: Stone, R; Devenney, J (eds). Modern Law of Contract. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis.  
Devenney, J; Kenny M (2016) 'The Regulation of Unfair Terms in Non-Professional Suretyship Agreements: Lessons for the Wider EU Harmonisation Agenda' In: Fairweather, K; O'Shea, P; Grantham, R (eds). Credit, Consumers and the Law: After the global storm. UK: Routledge Taylor & Francis.  
Kenny, M; Devenney, J (2016) 'The Fragility of Unfair Terms Law on Bank Charges: towards a complex re-litigation in the UK?' In: Fairweather, K; O'Shea, P; Grantham, R (eds). Credit, Consumers and the Law: After the global storm. UK: Routledge Taylor & Francis.  
Dr Suzanne J Egan
Suzanne Egan (2017) 'Reforming the UN Human Rights Treaty Systenm' In: Philip Alston and Frederic Megret (eds). The United Nations Human Rights System. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.  
Dr Niamh Mary Howlin
Niamh Howlin and Kevin Costello (2017) 'Introduction' In: N Howlin and K Costello (eds).Law and the Family in Ireland 1800-1950. UK: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.1-6 Available Online  
Niamh Howlin (2017) 'Adultery in the Courts: Damages for Criminal Conversation in Ireland' In: N Howlin and K Costello (eds). Law and the Family in Ireland 1800-1950. UK: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.44-64  
Dr Mary Catherine Lucey
Lucey, Mary Catherine (2017) 'Ireland' In: B. Rodger, M, Sousa Ferro, F. Marco (eds). EU Antitrust Damages Directive; Transposition in the Member States. London: Oxford University Press.  
Lucey, Mary Catherine and Barry Rodger (2017) 'Convergence and Divergence Within the EU¿s Supranational Competition Law Framework: Norms, Enforcement Rules and Prioritisation in the UK and Ireland' In: Prof Burton Ong (eds). Regionalisation of Competition Law and Policy: Implications for ASEAN. London: Cambridge University Press.  
Professor Imelda Patricia Maher
Imelda Maher (2017) 'The Networked (Agency) Regulation of Competition' In: Peter Drahos (eds). Regulatory Theory: Foundations and Applications. Canberra: ANU Press. , pp.693-709 Available Online  
Imelda Maher (2017) 'The Challenge of European Competition Network Convergence in the Definition of Harm to Competition¿' In: D. Gerard, M. Merol and B. Meyring (eds). The Notion of Restriction of Competition. Brussels: Bruylant. , pp.87-108  
Dr Noel McGrath
Noel McGrath (2016) 'Secured Transactions Law Reform in Ireland' In: L Gullifer and O Askeli (eds). Secured Transactions Law Reform: Principles Policies and Practice. Abigdon: Routledge.  
Professor Joseph Andrew McMahon
Joseph A McMahon (2017) 'Towrds New Objectives for the CAP - A Legal Analysis' In: CEDR (eds). CAP Reform: Market Organisation and Rural Areas: Legal Framework and Implementation. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. , pp.73-98  
Joseph A McMahon (2017) 'Food Security and Agricultural Trade: An Early Warning for Climate Change!' In: P Delimatsis (eds). Research Handbook on Climate Change and Trade Law. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. , pp.256-278  
Assoc Professor Thomas Mohr
Mohr, T. (2017) 'Embedding the Family in the Irish Constitution' In: N. Howlin and K. Costello (eds). Law and the Irish Family. London: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.214-237  
Mohr, T. (2017) 'The Privy Council Appeal and British Imperial Policy, 1833-1939' In: A. Klimaszewsha and M. Galedek (eds). Culture, Identity and Legal Instrumentalism. Poland: Gdansk University Press.  
Mohr, T. (2017) 'The Impact of Canadian Confederation in Ireland' In: M. Martel and J. Krikorian (eds). Globalizing Confederation - Canada and the World in 1867. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.  
Dr Geraldine Murphy
Johnston (Murphy), G., O'Donoghue, C., Hynes, S. (2017) 'Behavioural Microsimulation Modelling: Agri-environmental Schemes' In: O'Donoghue, C (eds). Farm Level Microsimulation Modelling. Dublin: Pagrave MacMillan.  
Dr Máire Ní Shúilleabháin
Máire Ní Shúilleabháin (2016) 'Ten Years of European Family Law: Retrospective Reflections from a Common Law Perspective (Republication)' In: Ann Laquer Estin (eds).International Family Law. United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. Available Online  
Professor Ian O'Donnell
Ian O'Donnell (2017) 'Coercive confinement' In: J. Turner, P. Taylor, S. Morlay and K. Corteen (eds). A Companion to the History of Crime and Criminal Justice. Bristol: Policy Press. , pp.37-39  
Ian O'Donnell (2017) 'Solitary confinement' In: J. Turner, P. Taylor, S. Morlay and K. Corteen (eds). A Companion to the History of Crime and Criminal Justice. Bristol: Policy Press. , pp.243-246  
Ian O'Donnell (2017) 'Capital punishment in Ireland' In: J. Turner, P. Taylor, S. Morlay and K. Corteen (eds). A Companion to the History of Crime and Criminal Justice. Bristol: Policy Press. , pp.31-33  
Mark Finnane and Ian O'Donnell (2017) 'Crime and Punishment' In: E. Biagini and M.E. Daly (eds). The Cambridge Social History of Modern Ireland. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. , pp.363-382  
Diarmuid Griffin and Ian O'Donnell (2016) 'Confusingly compliant with the ECHR: The Release of Life Sentence Prisoners in Ireland' In: Dirk van Zyl Smit and Catherine Appleton (eds). Life Imprisonment and Human Rights. Oxford: Hart. , pp.267-286  
Ian O'Donnell (2016) 'Prisoner coping and adaptation' In: Mary Bosworth, Carolyn Hoyle, and Lucia Zedner (eds). Changing Contours of Criminal Justice. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.169-181  
Mr John O'Dowd
O'Dowd. (2017) 'Speaking to power: mechanisms for judicial-executive dialogue' In: L. Cahillane, J. Gallen and T. Hickey (eds). Judges, Politics and the Irish Constitution. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press.  
Dr Marie-Luce Paris
Paris, M-L. (2017) 'The French Constitutional Council: Another 'Work in Progress'' In: Guinchard, E. and Granger, M-P (eds). The New EU Judiciary: An Analysis of Current Judicial Reforms. Netherlands: Kluwer Law International.  
Professor Colin Scott
Colin Scott (2017) 'The Regulatory State and Beyond' In: Peter Drahos (eds). Regulatory Theory: Foundations and Applications. Canberra, ACT: ANU Press.  
Imelda Maher and Colin Scott (2017) 'Four Meta-Doctrines of Regulatory Accountability in the European Union' In: Giacinto della Cananea, Carol Harlow and Paivi Leino (eds). Elgar Handbook on EU Administrative Law. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.  
Dr Liam Thornton
Liam Thornton (2017) 'MhicMathúna v Ireland' In: Máiréad Enright, Julie McCandless and Aoife O'Donoghue (eds). Northern / Irish Feminist Judgments: Judges' Troubles and the Gendered Politics of Identity. Oxford: Bloomsbury Professional. , pp.137-156 Available Online  

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Books Edited

Assoc Professor Oonagh Breen
Oonagh B. Breen, Alison Dunn, Mark Sidel (Ed.). (2016) Regulatory Waves: Comparative Perspectives on State Regulation and Self-Regulation Policies in the Nonprofit Sector. New York: Cambridge University Press.  
Assoc Professor Kevin Costello
Niamh Howlin and Kevin Costello (Ed.). (2017) Law and the Family in Ireland 1800-1950. London: Palgrave Modern Legal History Series.  
Dr Niamh Mary Howlin
Niamh Howlin and Kevin Costello (Ed.). (2017) Law and the Family in Ireland 1800-1950. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. Available Online  

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Peer Reviewed Journals

Professor Gavin Barrett
Gavin Barrett (2017) 'The Use of Referendums in Ireland: An Analysis'. The Journal of Legislative Studies, 22 :1-22.  
Gavin Barrett (2016) 'The Evolution of the Eurozone'. Irish Journal of European Law .  
Dr Joanne Blennerhassett
Joanne Blennerhassett (2017) 'Mass environmental harm- massive challenges and novel potential solutions'. Environmental Liability, 24 (5):150-164.  
Assoc Professor Oonagh Breen
Janet Mack, Gareth G. Morgan, Oonagh B. Breen, Carolyn J. Cordery (2017) 'Financial Reporting by Charities: A Matched Case Study Analysis from Four Countries'. Public Money and Management, 37 (3):165-172.  
Oonagh B. Breen (2017) 'Northern Ireland Reflections on the Charity Challenge: The Elements of Charitable Good Governance'. The Charity Law and Practice Review, 19 :1-11.  
Oonagh B. Breen (2016) 'Guardians of the Charitable Realm: Charitable Trust Supervision Practice and Procedure in the Common Law World'. European Review of Private Law, 24 (6):1141-1164.  
Dr Eoin Carolan
Eoin Carolan (2017) 'A dialogue-oriented departure in constitutional remedies?: the implications of NVH v Minister for Justice for inter-branch roles and relationships'. The Dublin University Law Journal, 40 (1).  
Eoin Carolan (2017) 'Protecting public interest reporting: what is the future of journalistic privilege in Irish law?'. The Irish Jurist, 57 (1):187-200.  
Dr Richard Collins
R. Collins (2017) 'The Slipperiness of Global Law'. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 37 :1-26.  
Assoc Professor Kevin Costello
(2016) 'The Irish Shopkeeper and the Law of Bankruptcy 1860-1930'. The Irish Jurist, 56 .  
Professor James Devenney
Devenney,J; Kenny, M (2017) 'The Post-Brexit Legacy of EU Consumer Law in the UK: Chronic Rejection or Continued Acceptance?'. Journal of European Consumer and Market Law, 6 :1.  
Mr Brian Hutchinson
G Brian Hutchinson (2016) 'The External Effects of the Company Constitution after the Companies Act 2014'. The Irish Jurist, 56 :219-238.  
Dr Andrew Jackson
Jackson, ALR (2016) 'Environmental governance challenges in post-Brexit Europe: the case of water charging in Ireland'. Australian Environment Review, 31 (6):202-209.  
Dr Cliona Kelly
Kelly, C (2017) 'Copyright and Communication to the Public: When does a business need a licence to play music?'. Commercial Law Practitioner, 24 (2):27-35.  
Dr Mary Catherine Lucey
Lucey, Mary Catherine (2017) 'So-called 'Soft Law ' Attempts to Achieve Convergent Public Enforcement Tools: Identifying the Achilles' Heel of the Economic Adjustment Programmes'. Journal of Antitrust Enforcement, 5 (1):150-160.  
Lucey, Mary Catherine (2017) 'Ireland: 'Out of Step'- Coping with Constitutional Concerns About Civil Fines'. Concurrences, 2017 (2):7.  
Lucey, Mary Catherine (2016) 'Public Enforcement of EU Competition Law in Ireland:Appraising Divergence'. The Competition Law Review, (1):9.  
Dr Joe McGrath
McGrath, J. (2017) 'Instrumental and Expressive Governance: Corporate and White-Collar Crime in Contemporary Society'. Law and Financial Markets Review .  
Assoc Professor Thomas Mohr
Mohr, T. (2016) 'The Irish question and the evolution of British Imperial Law, 1916-1922'.The Dublin University Law Journal, 39 (2):405-427.  
Mohr, T. (2016) 'The United Kingdom and Imperial federation, 1900 to 1939: a precedent for British legal relations with the European Union?'. Comparative Legal History, 4 (2):1-31.  
Dr Máire Ní Shúilleabháin
Máire Ní Shúilleabháin (2017) 'Foreign Divorce Recognition and Residence: A Critical Analysis of H v H'. The Irish Jurist, 57 :162-174.  
Professor Ian O'Donnell
Ian O'Donnell (2017) 'Ireland's shrinking prison population'. Irish Criminal Law Journal, 27 (3):70-77.  
Professor Colin Scott
Colin Scott (2017) 'Regulation and Risk Today'. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 8 :24-27.  
Dr Liam Thornton
Muireann Ní Raghallaigh & Liam Thornton (2017) 'Vulnerable Childhood, Vulnerable Adulthood: Direct Provision as Aftercare for Aged-Out Separated Children Seeking Asylum in Ireland'. Critical Social Policy, 34 (3):386-404. Available Online  

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Other Journals

Dr Lynsey Black
Lynsey Black (2017) 'Review of Developments, Structure and Management in the Public Sector 2015: Justice' Administration: Journal of the Institute of Public Administration in Ireland, 64 (1):35-48.  
Dr Richard Collins
R Collins (2017) 'Guest Editorial: Europe's Shared Burden? Collective Responsibility for Migrants at Sea' Irish Yearbook of International Law, X .  
Mr Anthony Kerr
Anthony Kerr (2017) 'Employers' Insolvency: Recent Developments' Irish Employment Law Journal, 14 :32-37.  
Dr Mary Catherine Lucey
Mary Catherine Lucey (2016) 'Economic crisis and competition law in Ireland and Portugal'Revista de Concorrência e Regulação, 27-28 :19.  

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Conference Publications

Dr Joanne Blennerhassett
Joanne Blennerhassett (2017) Mass Environmental Harm- In Principle Law and the Environment 2017: Environmental Principles- between Flexibility and Opacity in Environmental Law,  

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Published Reports

Assoc Professor Oonagh Breen
Oonagh B. Breen (2017) Country Report for the United States International Grantmakers Project on charity law in Ireland. International Centre for Not for Profit Law, US. Available Online  
AIB (2017) Growth and governance in the nonprofit sector Investment decision making in a low yield environment. AIB Group, Dublin. Available Online  
Professor James Devenney
Devenney, J; Kenny, M (2017) 1. Study to support the Fitness Check of EU Consumer law ¿ Country report ¿ UNITED KINGDOM. EU Commission, Brussels.  

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Other Publications

Dr Eoin Carolan
Eoin Carolan (2017) Review of Due Process of Law Making: The United States, South Africa, Germany and the European Union by Susan Rose-Ackerman, Stefanie Egidy & James Fowkes (Cambridge University Press, 2015). Book Reviews.  
Eoin Carolan (2017) Considering the first phase of Ireland's Citizen's Assembly. Website article. Available Online  
Dr Richard Collins
R. Collins (2017) Sovereignty. Bibliography.  
Professor James Devenney
Merkin, R; Devenney, J (2017) The Journal of Business Law. Editorial.  
Dr Niamh Mary Howlin
Niamh Howlin (2017) Report on the Trial of Myles Joyce, November 1882. Reports.  
Niamh Howlin (2016) All's Fair in Love and War? Not When It Comes To War Crimes.Media. Available Online  
Niamh Howlin (2016) Cuckolded Husbands and the Law. Video/TV.  
Dr Joe McGrath
McGrath, J. (2017) There's no point in new anti-corruption laws if there's no criminal sanction. Sunday Independent: Newspaper Articles.  
McGrath, J. (2017) Successive governments fail to act on glaring absence of Irish corporate manslaughter law. Newspaper Articles.  
Dr Tj McIntyre
McIntyre, TJ (2017) 'Mandatory but not compulsory' - what exactly is the justification for the Public Services Card?. Dublin: Newspaper Articles. Available Online  
McIntyre, TJ (2017) The State shouldn't get a free pass when Europe's data law comes into effect. Dublin: Newspaper Articles. Available Online  
McIntyre, TJ (2017) Circling of the wagons proves how secretive surveillance system is lacking real oversight. Dublin: Newspaper Articles. Available Online  
McIntyre, TJ (2017) Sex toys that spy on you highlight 'Internet of Things' privacy threat.Dublin: Newspaper Articles. Available Online  
McIntyre, TJ (2016) Commissioner's email blunder shows a disregard for security and privacy runs through all levels of force. Dublin: Newspaper Articles. Available Online  
McIntyre, TJ (2016) Irish law needs urgent update for digital age to give worldwide users protection over data. Dublin: Newspaper Articles. Available Online  
McIntyre, TJ (2016) Governments must do more to ensure protection of users' data in wake of worrying Yahoo theft. Dublin: Newspaper Articles. Available Online  
Professor Colin Scott
Colin Scott (2016) Challenges for Regulation in Crisis. London School of Economics: Working Paper.  
Dr Liam Thornton
Liam Thornton (2017) A Stain on Us All. Cork Independent, 27 July 2017: Newspaper Articles. Available Online  
Liam Thornton (2017) Contribution to Newstalk Drive on the Supreme Court finding the absolute ban on asylum seekers working to be unconstitutional. Newstalk Drive, 30 May 2017: Radio Presentation.  
Liam Thornton (2017) Reflections on the Supreme Court's decision relating to the right to work for asylum seekers on Prime Time (RTÉ). Prime Time, RTÉ, 30 May 2017: Video/TV. Available Online  
Liam Thornton (2017) Contribution on President Donald Trump's Migration Ban (January 2017). BBC Radio 5 Live, The Phil Williams Show, 30 January 2017: Radio Presentation. Available Online  
Liam Thornton (2017) Q & A: What legal obligation does the US have to accept refugees.London; The Conversation: Newspaper Articles. Available Online  

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