By Martha Brennan Legal history was made at NUI Galway last week when the Supreme Court sat in Aula Maxima from 4-6 March. It was the first time the Supreme Court sat outside a courthouse since 1932, and the first time Ireland’s highest court sat in the West of Ireland. It was only the third time the court sat outside of Dublin. The Court heard two cases while … [Read more...] about NUI Galway hosts historic Supreme Court sitting
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“I don’t do advocacy, I do persuasion”: Mary Robinson discusses human rights at NUI Galway event
By Aileen O’Leary On 24 October NUI Galway hosted Dr Mary Robinson, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and President of Ireland, for a discussion about the importance of human rights. ‘The Necessity of Advocacy’ event was organised by the Irish Centre for Human Rights and the School of Law - a university - based institution for the study and … [Read more...] about “I don’t do advocacy, I do persuasion”: Mary Robinson discusses human rights at NUI Galway event