UCD School of Law is a research leader in the areas of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Criminal Law. The School of Law has a tradition of producing leading scholarship in this area, and many of the most important monographs and textbooks have been written by faculty. The School is home to the only Institute of Criminology in Ireland, headed by Prof. Paul O’Connor which has become a centre of national and international excellence and which has recently launched a new MSc (Criminology and Criminal Justice). It also hosts the Department of Justice Criminal Law Codification Committee, chaired by Prof. Finbarr McAuley,. The expertise of faculty in these areas has also been recognised by appointments to positions such as Law Reform Commissioner (Prof. Finbarr McAuley,) and Life The School welcomes inquiries from prospective PhD students interested in research in this area.
Staff: Deirdre Healy, Finbarr McAuley, Paul Anthony McDermott, TJ McIntyre, Ian O’Donnell, Paul O'Connor, Fiona de Londras, Thomas Mohr
Research Students: Diarmuid Griffin, Nicola Hughes, Michelle Martyn