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Dr Gavin Barrett LLB, Barrister-at-Law, PhD
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Biography:
| Gavin Barrett graduated with an LL.B.from the Law School, Trinity College Dublin in 1988, having been made a Scholar of the College two years earlier in 1986. He completed his Ph.D. studies in 1994 with a dissertation on employment rights under Irish and European law in business restructuring situations. He graduated from King's Inns and was called to the Bar in 1997. Having tutored in Trinity College during his studies there, Dr. Barrett was, from 1995, a research officer and then project leader of the Justice and Home Affairs Group in the Institute of European Affairs Dublin. From 1997 to the end of 1998, he worked as a course director with the Academy of European Law in Trier in Germany. He was appointed to a lectureship in University College Dublin in 1999 and promoted to senior lecturer in 2004. Dr. Barrett has been made, successively, a Government of Ireland Research Fellow, a University College Dublin President's Research Fellow and an Oireachtas Parliamentary Research Fellow. He has also been a visiting professor in the University of Aix-en-Provence, a visiting professor at the University of Ljubljana, a visiting lecturer in the University of Hannover and a visiting scholar at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Européennes (Université Robert Schuman). He has acted as external examiner to the Law Faculties of Trinity College Dublin and the University of Malta. Dr. Barrett specialises in European law, with a particular interest in the employment law and constitutional law fields. He also has a strong interest in employment law. He is the editor of several books, the author of numerous book chapters and of articles in a wide range of journals including the Common Market Law Review, the European Law Review (including one article cited by the German Federal Supreme Court in its 2009 Lisbon ruling), the Yearbook of European Law, the European Law Journal, the European Constitutional Law Review, the Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, the Industrial Law Journal, the Dublin University Law Journal and the Irish Law Times. He has also published over fifty articles on legal themes in the Irish Times and the Sunday Business Post, appeared on television and/or radio in Ireland, France, the United Kingdom, Finland, Denmark and Slovenia and has been an invited speaker before Foreign and European Affairs Committee of the Maltese Parliament (the Kamra tad-Deputati), the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs (twice), the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution, the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Ireland's Future in the European Union (three times), the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Review of the Role of the Oireachtas in European Affairs, the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on the Referendum on the Fiscal Treaty and the National Forum on Europe. He has also spoken in the Grand National Assembly in Ankara, Turkey, addressed the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament and briefed the European Affairs Committee of the Danish Parliament (Folketing). Dr. Barrett is a board member of the Dublin University Law Journal, articles sub-editor of ERA Forum, a referee for the European Law Journal, the European Constitutional Law Review, the Hibernian Law Review and Parliamentary Affairs, and has been a staff editor of the University College Dublin Law Review for twelve years, a journal which he played a key role in founding. He is a member of the Irish Centre for European Law, the Justice and Home Affairs Group, the Future of Europe Group and the Lawyers' Group at the Institute of International and European Affairs and an Associate of the Dublin European Institute. He has been variously Irish rapporteur for the Fédération Internationale de Droit Éuropéen, the author of commissioned research for the National Forum on Europe, director of a research project concerning the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative order (funded by both the Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Foreign Affairs), the Irish expert in major European-wide study of the implementation of Community employment law directives, the author of research on the employment rights of people with disabilities and the co-author of a major report on the implications of the June 2008 'no' vote to the Lisbon Treaty which was commissioned by the Joint Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Ireland's Future in the European Union. He is currently involved in three separate international research projects investigating the roles of national parliaments in the European Union. |
Research Interests
| Constitutional and Administrative Law of the European Union with a particular emphasis on the role of national parliaments in the European Union and on the impact of the financial crisis at European level |
Research Projects
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : Ireland, Europe and the Challenge of Democracy - An Investigation and Cooperative study of the degree of control exercised by the Oireachtas over the Irish Government in European Union Affairs Start Date / End Date : 01-JAN-04 / 31-DEC-05 |
Books
| Gavin Barrett; (2008) National Parliaments and the European Union: The Constitutional Challenge for the Oireachtas and Other Member State Legislatures. Dublin: Clarus. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2006) Consolidated Dismissal and Redundancy Legislation. Dublin: Clarus Press. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett (eds); (2002) Towards A European Civil Code. Cologne: Bundesanzeiger Verlag. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett (eds); (2001) Creating a European Judicial Space. Cologne: Bundesanzeiger Verlag. [Details] |
| Barrett, G.(eds); (1997) Justice Cooperation in the European Union. Dublin: Institute of European Affairs. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Gavin Barrett; (2012) 'A Rough Passage: Lessons from the Experience of the Ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland' In: Finn Laursen (eds). The Making of the EU's Lisbon Treaty: the Role of Member States. Brussels: PIE Peter Lang. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) 'Lawyers, the Question of Whether the European Union is Good for Workers, and How to Help Doom a Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty without Really Trying' In: Peter Xuereb (eds). Issues in Social Policy: A New Agenda. Valletta, Malta: Malta European Studies Association/European Documentation and Research Centre, University of Malta. [Details] |
| G. Barrett; (2008) 'The Treaty of Lisbon and the Final Provisions of the Existing Treaties' In: T. Brown (eds). Lisbon: What the Treaty Means. Dublin: Institute of European Affairs. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2008) 'A New Improved Formula? The Treaty of Lisbon and National Parliaments' In: National Parliaments and the European Union - The Constitutional Challenge for the Oireachtas and Other Member State Legislatures. Dublin: Clarus Press. [Details] |
| Barrett, G; (2008) 'Oireachtas Control over Government Activity at European Union Level: Reflections on the Historical Context and the Legal Framework' In: G. Barrett (ed.) (eds). National Parliaments and the European Union - The Constitutional Challenge for the Oireachtas and Other Member State Legislatures. Dublin: Clarus Press. [Details] |
| Barrett, G.; (2007) 'The European Union and the Oireachtas' In: Foundations of an Ever Closer Union. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G; (2003) 'The Concept and Principle of Equality in European Community Law ' Pouring New Wine into Old Bottles' In: C. Costello and E. Barry (eds.) (eds). Equality in Diversity: The New EC Equality Directives. Ireland: Irish Centre for European Law/Equality Authority. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G; (2002) 'The Rights of Third-Country Family Members Under European Community Law' In: M. C. Lucey and C. Keville (eds). Irish Perspectives on EC Law. Dublin: Roundhall. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G with D. Voigt ; (2002) 'Consumer Protection and Marketing Practices Regulation in Ireland' In: H.-W. Micklitz and J. Kessler (eds). Marketing Practices Regulation and Consumer Protection in the EC Member States and the US. Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G.; (2002) 'A European Civil Code ' an Introduction' In: G. Barrett and L. Bernardeau (eds). Towards a European Civil Code. Cologne: Bundesanzeiger Verlag. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G; (2001) 'Grating Expectations? The Protection of Legitimate Expectations in European Community Law and in Autochthonous Irish Law' In: O. Breen, J. Casey and A. Kerr (eds). Liber Memorialis Professor James C. Brady. *: Roundhall Sweet and Maxwell. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G; (2001) 'Creating a European Judicial Space ' an Introduction' In: G. Barrett (eds). Creating a European Judicial Space. Cologne: Bundesanzeiger Verlag. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G; (1998) 'Justice and Home Affairs ' an Overview' In: B. Tonra (eds). Amsterdam ¿ What the Treaty Means. Not avaliable: Institute of European Affairs. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G; (1997) 'Cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs in the European Union ' an Overview and a Critique' In: G. Barrett (eds). Justice Cooperation in the European Union. Dublin: Institute of European Affairs. [Details] | |||||||||
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Edited Books
| (2008) Dublin: Clarus Press. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Gavin Barrett; (2012) 'Europe Expects: the Evolving Precepts of the European Union Regarding the Role of National Parliaments'. The Yearbook of European Law, 30 :1-60. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) 'The Treaty Amendment on the European Stability Mechanism: Does It Require a Referendum in Ireland?'. The Irish Law Times, 29 :152-155. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) 'Deploying the Classic 'Community Method' in the Social Policy Field: the Example of the Acquired Rights Directive'. European Law Journal, 15 :198-223. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) 'Building a Swiss Chalet in an Irish Legal Landscape? Referendums on European Union Treaties in Ireland and the Impact of Supreme Court Jurisprudence'. European Constitutional Law Review, 5 :32-70. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2008) 'Creation's Final Laws: the Impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on the 'Final Provisions' of Earlier Treaties'. The Yearbook of European Law, 27 :2-46. [Details] |
Barrett, G.; (2007) 'Delivering a Community Employment Law: A Tale of Two Mechanisms'. Comparative Research in Law and Political Economy, 3 (4):2-77.  [Details] |
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| Barrett, G.; (2008) ''The King is Dead, Long Live the King': The Recasting by the Reform Treaty of the Provisions of the Constitutional Treaty Concerning National Parliaments'. European Law Review, :66-85. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G; (2006) ''Shall I Compare Thee To'?' On Article 141 EC and Lawrence'. Industrial Law Journal, 35 :93-102. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G; (2005) 'Light Acquired on Acquired Rights - A Survey of Recent Developments in the Law on Transfers of Undertakings'. Common Market Law Review, 42 (4):1053-1107. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G.; (2005) 'Celtec: Asking the Court of a Justice for a Date or The Limits of Consensual Behaviour in Privatisations'. European Law Review, 30 (6):891-902. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G.; (2003) 'Family Matters: European Community Law and Third-Country Family Members'. Common Market Law Review, 40 (2):369-421. [Details] |
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| G. Barrett; (2003) 'Re-examining the Concept and Principle of Equality in EC Law'. The Yearbook of European Law, 22 :117-153. [Details] |
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| Barrett, G.; (2001) 'Protecting Legitimate Expectations in European Community Law and in Domestic Irish Law'. The Yearbook of European Law, 20 :191-246. [Details] |
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| G. Barrett , M. Pullen and others; (2000) 'European Law: 1999 in Review'. The International Lawyer, 34 :907-963. [Details] |
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| Barrett, G.; (1998) 'The Acquired Rights Directive ' Recent Case-Law of the European Court of Justice ' Part II'. Law Society Gazette, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G.; (1998) 'Justice Cooperation in the European Union After Amsterdam'. Contemporary Issues in Irish Law and Politics, 2 :239-301. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G.; (1998) 'The Acquired Rights Directive ' Recent Case-Law of the European Court of Justice ' Part I'. Law Society Gazette, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G.; (1997) 'The Intended Legal Framework for the Introduction of the Single European Currency'. Commercial Law Practitioner, :103-110. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G.; (1997) 'The Beef on the EU Convention on Insolvency Proceedings'. Commercial Law Practitioner, :12-19. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G.; (1993) 'Part-time Workers Cross a New Threshold'. Journal of the Irish Society of Labour Law, :1-25. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G; (1998) 'The Law on 'Downsizing' ' Some Reflections on the Experience of Redundancy Payments Legislation in Ireland'. Dublin University Law Journal, 20 . [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G; (1996) 'The Effect of Insolvency on the Contract of Employment'. Dublin University Law Journal, 18 . [Details] |
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| Barrett, G; (1996) 'Mr. Francovich Strikes Again or When is an Insolvency Not an Insolvency?'. Dublin University Law Journal, 18 . [Details] | |||||||||
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Other Journals
| Gavin Barrett; (2008) 'The Treaty of Lisbon: What Is It All About?' Doctrine and Life 58 (5) :1-10. [Details] |
| G. Barrett, J. McHugh; (1995) 'Citizenship ' Giving Europeans a Legal Identity' European Brief :10-13. [Details] |
| G. Barrett; (1995) 'Cooperation in the Field of Justice and Home Affairs ' a Litmus Test' European Brief :10-13. [Details] |
| Barrett, G.; (1989) 'Thy Will be Done' Alumnus :23-34. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) The Functions of National Parliaments in European Law - A Comparative Examination of the Parliaments of Ireland and Malta Inaugural seminar of Maltese Association for the Study of European Law (Assoċjazzjoni Maltija għall-Istudji tad-Dritt Ewropew) [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) The Evolving Role of National Parliaments in the European Union Legal Order Sitting of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Malta [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) A Referendum for the ESM? ¿ The Implications of Treaty Change to Accommodate the New European Stability Mechanism A Referendum for the ESM? ¿ The Implications of Treaty Change to Accommodate the New European Stability Mechanism [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) The European Stability Mechanism and Renegotiating Ireland's EU-IMF Loan Facility Dutch Embassy & Radboud University meeting [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2010) A Rough Passage: Lessons from the Experience of the Ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland Fourth Annual EUCE Conference, ¿The EU¿s Lisbon Treaty: Negotiation, Ratification and Implementation¿ Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2010) Recent Decisions of the European Court of Justice on the Acquired Rights Directive McCann FitzGerald Legal Education Programme [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2010) Restructuring of Oireachtas Scrutiny Methods in Relation to European Matters Joint Oireachtas Sub-Committee on the Review of the Role of the Oireachtas in European Affairs Leinster House, Dublin, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2010) Six Theses Concerning the Role of National Parliaments in European Affairs Strengthening National Parliaments in the European Integration Process. A New Role for the Spanish Cortes Generales After the Lisbon Treaty Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales, Madrid, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2010) The Oireachtas in European Affairs: Recent Developments The Houses of the Oireachtas - the Functioning of Parliament in Ireland [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2010) Using Problem-Based Learning in the Teaching of Law Fourth Legal Education Symposium University of Limerick, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) The Rulings in Crotty, McKenna (No. 2) and Coughlan ¿ or How to Lose a European Referendum Without Really Trying Oxford University European Union Law Discussion Group University of Oxford, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) The Institutional Side of the Treaty of Lisbon: an Irish Perspective Irish Centre for European Law Conference 'The Law of the Lisbon Treaty' Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Is the European Union Good for Workers? Irish Society for European Law Seminar ¿Is the EU Good for Workers?¿ [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Discrimination on the Grounds of Race, Age, Disability, Religion and Sexual Orientation Academy of European Law conference ¿European Labour and Social Law¿ Trier, Germany, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) A Small-State View on the Treaty of Lisbon and the Institutions of the European Union Research Colloquium, Dublin European Institute Dublin European Institute, University College Dublin, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Referendums, Ratification of European Treaties and the Irish Supreme Court Twelfth Irish European Law Forum Newman House, University College Dublin, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Ireland - Still a Slow Adapter in Involving Parliament in European Union Affairs? Trans-European Policy Studies Association/EU Consent Conference ¿The Present and Future of National Legislatures in EU Governance¿ Fondation Universitaire, Brussels, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) The Centralised Enforcement of European Community Law Academy of European Law conference ¿Litigating European Community Law¿ Trier, Germany, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Procedural Autonomy Versus the Need for Effectiveness and Equivalence Academy of European Law conference ¿Litigating European Community Law¿ [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Recent European Court of Justice Cases on Collective Employment Law Rights or How to Help Doom a Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty without Really Trying Malta European Studies Association/University of Malta Series of Seminars ¿New Social Policy Agenda and the Lisbon Treaty¿ St. Julian, Malta, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Irish Identity, Irish Constitutional Values and Euroscepticism in the Process of Ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon in Ireland Euroscepticism and Multiculturalism Law Faculty, Utrecht University, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) The ¿Irish Guarantees¿ - What Is Their Value? Let¿s Talk - Irish Women¿s Voices on Europe Department of Government, University College Cork, [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) The Treaty of Lisbon and the Institutions of the European Union: An Irish Perspective Dublin European Institute Research Colloquium [Details] | |||||||||
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Newspaper Articles
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) Sunday Business Post: EU Answers Are Institutional. Sunday Business Post: Newspaper Articles [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) Sunday Business Post: Crisis Will Force the Eurozone Together. Sunday Business Post: Newspaper Articles [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) Sunday Business Post: We Can't Turn Our Back on EU. Sunday Business Post: Newspaper Articles [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) European Voice: Finishing Off EU Bailouts?. European Voice: Newspaper Articles [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) Sunday Business Post: Finnish Election a Warning for the European Project. Sunday Business Post: Newspaper Articles [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) Sunday Business Post: Walking the Renegotiation Walk. Sunday Business Post: Newspaper Articles [Details] |
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| Gavin Barrett; (2011) Sunday Business Post: Debt Crisis: Where Are We Now?. Sunday Business Post: Newspaper Articles [Details] |
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| Gavin Barrett; (2010) Sunday Business Post: Burning the Bonus Takers. Sunday Business Post: Newspaper Articles [Details] |
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| Gavin Barrett; (2010) Sunday Business Post: Angela's Ashes . . . Or How to Trigger a Bailout Without Really Trying. Sunday Business Post: Newspaper Articles [Details] |
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| Gavin Barrett; (2010) Irish Times: We're Partners in Europe, Seán, But Who Said Anything About Fair?. Irish Times: Newspaper Articles [Details] |
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| Gavin Barrett; (2010) Sunday Business Post: German Chancellor to Make Her Mark on Lisbon Treaty. Newspaper Articles [Details] |
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| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Irish Times: Ireland's Yes Allows Treaty Face Final Czech Hurdle. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Sunday Business Post: Treaty Not Yet Safe As British Election Looms. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Sunday Business Post: 'Yes' Vote Will Be of Benefit to Workers. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Irish Times: What Are the Legal and Constitutional Implications of the Lisbon Treaty?. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Irish Times: Guarantees on Lisbon Do Change Nature of Vote. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Irish Times: Guarantees Will Clear up Confusion About Lisbon. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Sunday Business Post: Lisbon Still Hangs in Balance. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Irish Times: Czech Politics a Conundrum for EU Treaty. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Irish Times: Referendums Vulnerable to Chequebook Democracy. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2008) Irish Times: EU States Made Major Concession. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2008) Sunday Business Post: Revisiting Lisbon Referendum was the Only Realistic Option. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2008) Sunday Business Post: Solving the Lisbon Conundrum. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2008) Sunday Business Post: EU Can Leave Ireland Behind. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2008) Sunday Business Post: Lisbon: Concessions - Then A Second Vote?. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2008) Sunday Business Post: Where Now? The Legal Options Facing the EU. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2008) Irish Times: Voting No Would Plunge Us Into Uncertainty and Crisis. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2008) Irish Times: Lisbon Vote is Not Buck-Passing by Politicians. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
| Gavin Barrett; (2001) Sunday Business Post: Ireland Must Learn Nice Lesson From Denmark. Dublin: Newspaper Articles [Details] | |||||||||
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Published Reports
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) First Amendment? The Treaty Change to Facilitate the European Stability Mechanism. Institute of International and European Affairs, Dublin. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2011) A Road Less Travelled - Reflections on the Supreme Court Rulings in Crotty, Coughlan and McKenna (No. 2). Institute of International and European Affairs, Dublin. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2010) Reviewing the Role of the Oireachtas in European Affairs. Institute of International and European Affairs, Dublin. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) EU Law and Workers' Rights: The Legal Significance of Viking, Laval, Rüffert and Luxembourg. Dublin European Institute, Dublin. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett; (2009) Taking The Direct Route - the Irish Supreme Court Decisions in Crotty, Coughlan and McKenna (No. 2). University College Dublin Working Paper Series, Dublin. [Details] |
| Gavin Barrett, Brigid Laffan, Rodney Thom, Daniel C. Thomas, Ben Tonra; (2008) Ireland's Future in Europe: Scenarios and Implications. Dublin European Institute, Dublin. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G.; (2006) Report on the Implementation by Ireland of Directive 80/987/EEC Amended by Directive 2002/74/EC on the Approximation of the Laws of Member States Relating to the Protection of Employees in the Event of Insolvency of their Employer. European Commission, Brussels. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G.; (2006) Report on the Implementation by Ireland of Directive 2001/23/EC on the Approximation of Laws of the Member States Relating to the Safeguarding of Employees' Rights in the Event of Transfers of Undertakings, Businesses or Parts of Businesses. European Commission, Brussels. [Details] | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2006) Access to Employment in Ireland for People with Disabilities. Marco Biagi Centre for International and Comparative Studies, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G.; (2001) The Treaty Framework for Enlargement ' the Treaty of Amsterdam and the Treaty of Nice. National Forum on Europe, Dublin. [Details] |
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| G. Barrett (with D. Murphy and J. Breslin); (2000) Legal Consequences of the Single Currency. FIDE, Helsinki. [Details] | |||||||||
| Barrett, G; (1997) EMU - The Third Stage. An Examination of the Treaty and non-Treaty Basis of Economic and Monetary Union. Institute of European Affairs, Dublin. [Details] | |||||||||
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Honours and Awards
| Year: 2006. Title: Visiting Scholar, Institut des Hautes Etudes Europeennes, Universite Robert Schuman |
| Year: 2007. Title: University College Dublin President's Research Fellowship |
| Year: 2004. Title: Government of Ireland Research Fellowship |
Conference Contributions
| G. Barrett; (2009) Procedural Autonomy Versus the Need for Effectiveness and Equivalence. [International Refereed Conference], Litigating European Community Law, Academy of European Law, Trier, Germany , 23-SEP-09 - 25-SEP-09. |
| G. Barrett; (2008) The Irish Referendum - A Legal Analysis: Why the Referendum, Why the ¿No¿ Vote and What Next. [International Refereed Conference], The Jean Monnet Seminar, European Documentation and Research Centre and the Malta European Studies Association, University of Malta, Valletta , 19-JUN-08 - 19-JUN-08. |
| G. Barrett; (2008) The Reform Treaty: The End of the Affair. [International Refereed Conference], The Jean Monnet Seminar, Faculty of Law, University of Malta, Valletta, Malta , 19-JUN-08 - 19-JUN-08. |
| G. Barrett; (2008) The Role of the Houses of the Oireachtas in European Union Affairs and Ways in Which the Oireachtas Might Enhance its Role. [Invited Lecture], Joint Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Ireland¿s Future in the European Union, Leinster House, Dublin , 15-OCT-08 - 15-OCT-08. |
| G. Barrett; (2008) The Lisbon Treaty and the Alternatives - A Response. [International Refereed Conference], After Lisbon: The Future of Ireland and the European Union, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin , 23-OCT-08 - 23-OCT-08. |
| G. Barrett; (2008) Ireland¿s Influence Within the European Institutions. [Invited Lecture], Joint Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Ireland¿s Future in the European Union, Leinster House, Dublin , 06-NOV-08 - 06-NOV-08. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2008) Submission to the Irish National Forum on Europe on the Treaty of Lisbon. [Invited Lecture], National Forum on Europe, Dublin, Ireland , 29-APR-08 - 29-APR-08. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2008) The Treaty of Lisbon. [Invited Lecture], Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs, Dundalk, Ireland , 01-MAY-08 - 01-MAY-08. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2007) Creating European Community Employment Law. [International Refereed Conference], Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, Durham University, England , 12-SEP-07 - 12-SEP-09. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2007) The Major Categories of Educational Theory. [Poster Presentation (Refereed)], International Colloquium on University Teaching and Learning, Conway Institute, University College Dublin , 12-JUN-07 - 12-JUN-07. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2007) Bargaining in the Shadow of What? Reflections on Governance in the Field of Community Employment Law. [International Refereed Conference], 2007 Irish European Law Forum, Newman House, University College Dublin , 19-JAN-07 - 19-JAN-07. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2007) Using Blackboard to Provide a Form of Continuous Assessment for Law Students in a Large Group Setting ¿ Potentials and Pitfalls. [International Refereed Conference], EdTech 2007 - Eighth Annual Irish Educational Technology Conference, Dublin Institute of Technology , 24-MAY-07 - 25-MAY-07. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2006) An Account of the Experience of the Process of Peer Review in a Legal Educational Setting. [Poster Presentation (Refereed)], Education, Teaching, Learning and Research in the Irish Legal Academy, Trinity College Dublin , 29-SEP-06 - 29-SEP-06. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2006) The European Court of Justice as a Catalyst of Integration and the Question of Whether the Court is Exercising More Self-Restraint Now. [Invited Lecture], Seminar on European public policy, Faculty of Politics and Social Studies, University of Ljubljana , 01-APR-06 - 02-APR-06. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2006) The Constitutionalisation of the Community Legal Order. [Invited Lecture], Seminar on European public policy, Faculty of Politics and Social Studies, University of Ljubljana , 01-APR-06 - 02-APR-06. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2006) The ¿First Statesman of Interdependence¿ - Jean Monnet and the Foundation of the European Union. [Invited Lecture], Seminar on European public policy, Faculty of Politics and Social Studies, University of Ljubljana , 01-APR-06 - 02-APR-06. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2006) The Role of National Parliaments in Decision-Making at European Level. [Invited Lecture], Seminar on European public policy, Faculty of Politics and Social Studies, University of Ljubljana , 01-APR-06 - 02-APR-06. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2005) The Democratic Deficit ¿ An Irish Perspective. [International Refereed Conference], Ireland, Europe and the Challenge of Democracy, Institute of European Affairs, Europe House, Dublin, , 01-MAY-05 - 01-MAY-05. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2004) The Creation of a European Contract Law. [Chaired Session], European Contract Law, Distillery Building, Dublin , 02-FEB-04 - 02-FEB-04. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2003) Cooperation in Creating an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: An Assessment of the Current State of Play. [International Refereed Conference], Trans-European Policy Studies Association and the Institute of European Affairs: The Irish Presidency of the European Union, Dublin Castle , 05-DEC-03 - 05-DEC-03. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2002) EC Collective Labour Law: Directive 2002/14/EC Establishing a General Framework for Informing and Consulting Employees in the European Community and Council Directive 2001/86 supplementing the Statute for a European Company with Regard to the Involvement of Employees. [International Refereed Conference], European Community Employment Law ¿ Recent Developments, Irish Centre for European Law, Trinity College , 07-DEC-02 - 07-DEC-02. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2002) European Institute of Public Administration: Protection of Individual Rights in the Third Pillar. [International Refereed Conference], An Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, Sofia, Bulgaria , 17-SEP-02 - 19-OCT-09. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2009) The Centralised Enforcement of European Community Law. [International Refereed Conference], Litigating European Community Law, Academy of European Law, Trier, Germany , 23-SEP-09 - 25-OCT-09. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2009) The ¿Irish Guarantees¿ - What Is Their Value?. [International Refereed Conference], Let¿s Talk - Irish Women¿s Voices on Europe, Department of Government, University College Cork , 08-SEP-09 - 08-SEP-09. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2009) Recent European Court of Justice Cases on Collective Employment Law Rights or How to Help Doom a Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty without Really Trying. [International Refereed Conference], The New Social Policy Agenda and the Lisbon Treaty, Malta European Studies Association/University of Malta, St. Julian, Malta, , 14-JUL-09 - 14-JUL-09. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2009) Discrimination on the Grounds of Race, Age, Disability, Religion and Sexual Orientation. [International Refereed Conference], European Labour and Social Law, Academy of European Law, Trier, Germany , 22-JUN-09 - 25-OCT-09. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2009) A Small-State View on the Treaty of Lisbon and the Institutions of the European Union. [National Refereed Conference Paper], Dublin European Institute Research Colloquium, Dublin European Institute , 25-MAY-09 - 25-MAY-09. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2009) Is the European Union Good for Workers?. [International Refereed Conference], Is the European Union Good for Workers?, Trinity College Dublin , 14-MAY-09 - 14-MAY-09. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2009) Referendums, Ratification of European Treaties and the Irish Supreme Court. [International Refereed Conference], Twelfth Irish European Law Forum, Newman House, University College Dublin , 23-JAN-09 - 23-JAN-09. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2009) The Rulings in Crotty, McKenna (No. 2) and Coughlan ¿ or How to Lose a European Referendum Without Really Trying. [International Refereed Conference], Oxford University European Union Law Discussion Group, University of Oxford , 11-FEB-09 - 11-FEB-09. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2009) The Institutional Side of the Treaty of Lisbon: an Irish Perspective. [International Refereed Conference], The Law of the Lisbon Treaty, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin , 11-MAY-09 - 11-MAY-09. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2009) Ireland - Still a Slow Adapter in Involving Parliament in European Union Affairs?. [International Refereed Conference], The Present and Future of National Legislatures in EU Governance, Fondation Universitaire, Brussels , 28-APR-09 - 28-APR-09. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2008) The Supreme Court, the Oireachtas and the Treaty of Lisbon. [Invited Lecture], Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution, Leinster House , 18-NOV-08 - 18-NOV-08. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett; (2008) Reflections in the Wake of the Report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Ireland¿s Future in the European Union. [Keynote Address], Sixth University College Dublin Legal Research Conference, Legal Education Centre, School of Law, University College Dublin , 05-DEC-08 - 05-DEC-08. | |||||||||
| G. Barrett, B.Laffan, D. Thomas, R. Thom, B. Tonra; (2008) Ireland's Future in Europe: Scenarios and Implications. [National Refereed Conference Paper], Joint Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Ireland¿s Future in the European Union, Leinster House, Dublin , 13-NOV-08 - 13-NOV-08. | |||||||||
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Committees
| Committee : Law School Postgraduate Research Committee |
| Committee : Law School Graduate Programme Board |
| Committee : College of Business & Law Graduate Programme Board |
| Committee : Adjunct Faculty Committee |
| Committee : Postgraduate Studies Committee (2000-2004) |
| Committee : Law-Library Committee (2003-2005) | |||||||||
| Committee : Organising Committee Irish European Law Forum (1999-2005) | |||||||||
| Committee : Co-director LL.M. in European Law (2000-2004) | |||||||||
| Committee : Workload Committee (2006-2007) | |||||||||
| Committee : University Disciplinary Committee (2005-2007) | |||||||||
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Employment
| Employer: University College Dublin Position: Senior Lecturer |
Education
| Year 2007 Institution: French Ministry of Education Qualification: Diplome Subject: French |
| Year Institution: Trinity College Dublin Qualification: LLB Subject: |
| Year Institution: Trinity College Dublin Qualification: PhD Subject: |
| Year Institution: Hon Society of Kings Inns, IRL Qualification: Barrister-at-Law Subject: |
Languages
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