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Staff Spotlight: Maria McCloskey, Executive Director, Irish Rule of Law International

Posted on Latest News by · February 06, 2025 12:26 PM

As you may have already heard, Maria McCloskey recently became Executive Director at Irish Rule of Law International. Following her appointment last December, she kindly agreed to answer a few questions for us.

Rule of law to play central role in our changing energy sector

Posted on Podcast by · September 16, 2024 2:41 PM

Horsehair Wigs Podcast Raphael Heffron on Climate Justice

On this month’s show, we discuss how principles related to the rule of law will be the primary drivers in the shift towards cleaner technologies and a healthier environment, in a lively conversation with Irish professor, Raphael Heffron.

How an investor protection regime is stalling climate action and instead paying polluters

Posted on Podcast by · July 08, 2024 11:19 AM

Horsehair Wigs Podcast Stephanie Caligara

It’s been dubbed litigation terrorism - investor state dispute settlement clauses or ISDS mechanisms – and on this month’s show, we talk about it with Stéphanie Caligara, a French qualified lawyer and consultant with the Global Legal Action Network.

Environmental Crime, Climate Litigation and Ecocide

Posted on Latest News by · December 21, 2023 11:58 AM

The EU Commission, the EU Parliament and the EU Council agree to prevent environmental harm through criminal law.

Maud Sarliève talks about the proposed international crime of ecocide

Posted on Podcast by · October 05, 2023 9:16 AM

Our guest on Horsehair Wigs this month is Maud Sarliève, Human Rights and International Criminal Lawyer advocating for creative legal thinking to mitigate climate change and protect the environment. Maud explains ecocide, a newly proposed international crime.

Gearóid Ó Cuinn of GLAN on suing European states over climate change

Posted on Podcast by · September 04, 2023 9:21 AM

On our show this month, we speak to Gearóid Ó Cuinn, who teaches transnational human rights litigation at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in Galway and who is head of the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN).

Lawyer Una Wright

Posted on Latest News by · January 04, 2022 7:00 AM

In the latest in our series, profiling Irish and Northern Irish lawyers and jurists who have worked abroad, or are working abroad, we spoke with Una Wright, an environmental lawyer, who grew up in Ballina in County Mayo. Una works as a Lawyer with the Departmental Solicitor’s Office (DSO) in Northern Ireland, advising the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), particularly on Brexit related matters. Una has been working in the environmental field for 9 years after returning to education to study for a masters in environmental law and sustainable development. Prior to this, she worked in a number of other legal roles in Dublin, New York and Melbourne.

Lawyer Una Wright her work for Oxfam and Amnesty International

Climate Change & Sustainability: The Next Steps for the Legal Profession

Posted on Latest News by · November 06, 2021 11:27 AM

Over the last two weeks, we’ve been highlighting climate change and sustainability issues and their relevance to the legal sector, to coincide with the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26 which enters its final days in the UK.

Climate Change and Sustainability in the Legal Profession

Climate Change & Sustainability: The Lawyer’s Climate & Sustainability Ethical ‘Landmark’

Posted on Latest News by · November 06, 2021 11:23 AM

To coincide with the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, which is entering its second week in the UK, we’re continuing our focus on climate change and sustainability issues and their relevance to the legal community, especially to young lawyers entering the profession.

Climate Change and Sustainability Legal Sector

Climate Change & Sustainability: Driving Sustainable Change in a Data Driven World

Posted on Latest News by · November 04, 2021 6:00 AM

Continuing with our focus on climate change and sustainability issues to coincide with the UN Climate Conference, COP26, in the UK, today we wanted to discuss the contemporary data-driven lawyer and its relevance to climate change.

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As you may have already heard, Maria McCloskey recently became Executive Director at Irish Rule of Law International. Following her appointment last December, she kindly agreed to answer a few questions for us.

On this month’s show, we discuss how principles related to the rule of law will be the primary drivers in the shift towards cleaner technologies and a healthier environment, in a lively conversation with Irish professor, Raphael Heffron.

It’s been dubbed litigation terrorism - investor state dispute settlement clauses or ISDS mechanisms – and on this month’s show, we talk about it with Stéphanie Caligara, a French qualified lawyer and consultant with the Global Legal Action Network.

The EU Commission, the EU Parliament and the EU Council agree to prevent environmental harm through criminal law.

Our guest on Horsehair Wigs this month is Maud Sarliève, Human Rights and International Criminal Lawyer advocating for creative legal thinking to mitigate climate change and protect the environment. Maud explains ecocide, a newly proposed international crime.

On our show this month, we speak to Gearóid Ó Cuinn, who teaches transnational human rights litigation at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in Galway and who is head of the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN).

Over the last two weeks, we’ve been highlighting climate change and sustainability issues and their relevance to the legal sector, to coincide with the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26 which enters its final days in the UK.

To coincide with the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, which is entering its second week in the UK, we’re continuing our focus on climate change and sustainability issues and their relevance to the legal community, especially to young lawyers entering the profession.

Continuing with our focus on climate change and sustainability issues to coincide with the UN Climate Conference, COP26, in the UK, today we wanted to discuss the contemporary data-driven lawyer and its relevance to climate change.

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