Date: 22 March 2018
Time: registration from 9:00am: conference 9:45 – 3:45 (with lunch provided)
Venue: The Law Society of Ireland, Presidents' Hall
As Ireland begins the process of transposition, the conference brings together academic experts and practitioners to discuss the implications of the Directive for people seeking asylum in Ireland. The aim of the conference is to inform stakeholders of the scope of the Directive and to provide guidance on the relevant standards to be applied in its transposition.
Confirmed speakers include:
Dr Lieneke Slingenberg, Associate Professor Migration Law, Vrije University Amsterdam
Minos Mouzourakis, Senior Aida Coordinator, ECRE
Dr Ciara Smyth, Lecturer, School of Law, National University of Ireland Galway
Dr Liam Thornton, Lecturer, School of Law, University College Dublin
Dr Samantha Arnold, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the European Migration Network Ireland
Fiona Finn, CEO, NASC the Irish Immigrant Support Centre
Luke Hamilton, Legal Officer, Irish Refugee Council Independent Law Centre
A full programme is available on the IRC website. To RSVP or for any queries please contact: Luke Hamilton: luke@irishrefugeecouncil.ie.