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Professor Joseph Andrew McMahon LLB., PhD.
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Biography:
Professor McMahon joined the UCD School of Law in 2004 from the Queen's University of Belfast. In 2007-08 he was Interim Dean and Head of the UCD School of Law and has served as Associate Dean from October 2008 to September 2010. He studied Law at the Queen's University of Belfast before undertaking his doctoral studies at the University of Edinburgh. He was awarded his PhD in 1988 for his thesis on European Trade Policy in Agricultural Products, which was subsequently published by Martinus Nijhoff. Prior to his appointment at UCD, he lectured at Victoria University Wellington, the University of Leicester and the Queen's University of Belfast, where he was promoted to Professor of International Trade Law. |
Research Interests
| His research interests are primarily in the area of agricultural trade law in both the World Trade Organization and the EU in which he has published extensively and in the area of the EU's Development Cooperation Policy, with particular interest in the relationship with the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. He is currently supervising a number of research students who are working on: - Developing countries and the TRIPs Agreement. - Legal Protection of Traditional Medicines. - Interpretation of National Law in International Courts. - Quantifying the effects of food standards on trade. - EU Restrictions on High-Tech Exports to China. |
Research Projects
| Sponsor : Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Title : The Common Agricultural Policy and the Developing Countries Start Date / End Date : 01-DEC-09 / 28-FEB-10 |
| Sponsor : University College Dublin (UCD) Title : Casey, Lawless Application for ECPR Conference Potsdam 2009 Start Date / End Date : 03-AUG-09 / 31-JAN-11 |
| Sponsor : UCD School of Law Title : Issues in Global Governance Start Date / End Date : 01-SEP-07 / 31-AUG-08 |
Books
| Joseph A McMahon; (2011) The Negotiations for a New Agreement on Agriculture. Leiden, Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (1995) Education and Culture in European Community Law. London: Athlone Press. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (1992) Agricultural Trade, Protectionism and the Problems of Development. Leicester: Leicester University Press/Pinters. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (1990) New Zealand and the Reform of the CAP. Wellington, New Zealand: Institute of Policy Studies. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (1988) European Trade Policy in Agricultural Products. London: Martinus Nijhoff. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon ; (2007) EU Agricultural Law. Oxford: OUP. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph Mc Mahon ; (2006) The Agreement on Agriculture. Oxford: OUP. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph Mc Mahon ; (2000) The Law of the Common Agricultural Policy. *: Longman. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joe Mc Mahon ; (1998) The Development Co-operation Policy of the European Community. *: Kluwer Law International. [Details] | |||||||||
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Book Chapters
Joseph A McMahon and Melaku Geboye Desta; (2012) 'The Agreement on Agriculture: Setting the Scene' In: Joseph A McMahon and Melaku Geboye Desta (eds). Research Handbook on the WTO Agriculture Agreement: New and |Emerging Issues in International Agricultural Trade. Cheltenham: Edward ELgar.  [Details] |
| Joseph Mc Mahon ; (2010) 'The EC - Biotech Decision: Another Missed Opportunity?' In: GMO Regulation. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (2010) 'Standards in the WTO - Attitudes to Biotechnology' In: Globalisation and the Quest for Social and Environmental Justice. UK: Routledge. [Details] |
| Joseph Mc Mahon ; (2007) 'Agriculture' In: Vaughan & Richardson (eds). Law of the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
| Joe McMahon; (2004) 'Preserving and Promoting Differences? The External Dimension of Cultural Co-operation' In: Craufurd-Smith (eds). Culture and European Union Law. *: OUP. [Details] |
| Joe McMahon ; (2004) 'Continuity or Change? The Negotiation of the Cotonou Agreement' In: Babarinde and Faber (eds). The EU-ACP Co-operation at the Crossroads. *: Nijhoff. [Details] | |||||||||
| McMahon ; (2001) 'Clear and Present Danger: Dispute Resolution in Agriculture' In: McMahon (eds). Trade and Agriculture: Negotiating a New Agreement. *: Cameron May. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joe McMahon; (2001) 'From Havana to Seattle: A History of Trade and Agriculture' In: McMahon (eds). Trade and Agriculture: Negotiating a New Agreement. *: Cameron May. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joe McMahon ; (2001) 'Taking the Next Steps in Agricultural Trade Reform: Getting Ready for Seattle?' In: Weisberger (eds). Due Process in WTO Dispute Settlement. *: Cameron May. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (1999) 'Article 128: A Community contribution to the Cultural Policies of the Member States' In: A People's Europe: Tuning a Concept into Reality. Dartmouth: Dartmouth Publishing. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joe McMahon ; (1998) 'Going Bananas? Dispute Resolution in Agriculture' In: Cameron and Campbell (eds). Dispute Settlement in the WTO: Issues and Practice. *: Cameron May. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (1998) 'Agriculture and the Uruguay Round' In: The WTO and International Trade Regulation. London: Cameron May. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (1998) 'The Protection of Cultures' In: The Frontiers of Europe. London: Cassells. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (1996) 'The Lome Convention: A Blueprint for the Future or a Relic of the Past' In: The Legal Regulation of the EC's External Relations after the Completion of the Internal Market. Dartmouth: Dartmouth Publishing. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (2005) 'Agriculture' In: Vaughan and Richardson (eds). Law of the European Union. Richmond: Richmond Law and Tax Ltd. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joe McMahon ; (2005) 'The Agreement on Agriculture' In: The Kluwer Companion to the World Trade Organisation. *: Kluwer. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joe McMahon ; (2005) 'Food Safety and the SPS Agreement' In: O¿Connor and Luff (eds). Agriculture in WTO Law. *: Cameron May. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joe McMahon ; (2004) 'National Regulation and the WTO: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back' In: Chen & Walker (eds). Balancing Act: Law, Policy and Politics in Globalisation and Global Trade. *: Federation Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joe McMahon ; (2003) 'Towards New Objectives for the Common Agricultural Policy' In: Andenas and Usher (eds). The Treaty of Nice, Enlargement and Constitutional Reform. *: Hart. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joe McMahon ; (2002) 'Agriculture' In: Ott A and Inglis K (eds). Handbook on European Enlargement: A Commentary on the Enlargement Process. *: TMC Asser Press. [Details] | |||||||||
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Edited Books
| Joseph A McMahon and Melaku Geboye Desta (Ed.). (2012) Research Handbook on the WTO Agriculture Agreement: New and Emergeing Issues in International Agricultural Trade. Chelltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon (Ed.). (2001) Trade and Agriculture: Negotiating a New Agreement. London: Cameron May. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Stephanie Switzer and Joseph A McMahon; (2011) 'EU Biofuels Policy - Raising the Question of WTO Compatibility'. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 60 :713-736. [Details] |
| Joseph A McMahon; (2011) 'Biodiversity and Food - the WTO TRIPS Negotiations'. Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, 2 (2):217-234. [Details] |
| Joseph Mc Mahon ; (2007) 'Trade Policy Refoprm through Litigation'. Eurochoices, 6 (2):42-47. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (1999) 'Negotiating in a Time of Turbulent Transition: the Future of Lome'. Common Market Law Review, 36 :599-624. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (1998) 'International Agricultural Trade Reform and Developing Countries: The case of the European Communities'. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 47 :632-646. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (1997) 'The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Making the Same Mistakes Again?'. Irish Journal of European Law, (2):4-20. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (1995) 'The Uruguay Round and Agriculture: Charting a New Direction?'. International Lawyer, 29 :411-434. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (1989) 'The Renegotiation of Lome: Inventing the Future'. European Law Review, 14 :140-154. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (2006) 'The 'Longstanding Banana Saga' - Towards an Acceptable Solution (Part II)'. International Trade Law and Regulation, 12 (1):14-20. [Details] |
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| McMahon, Joseph A; (2005) 'The 'Longstanding Banana Saga' - Towards an Acceptable Solution (Part 1)'. International Trade Law and Regulation, 11 (6):181-187. [Details] |
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| Joseph McMahon; (2004) 'Learning from Experience? The SPS Agreement and European Community Law'. International Trade Law and Regulation, 10 (2):34-40. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (2004) 'Learning from Experience? The SPS Agreement and European Community Law (Part I)'. International Trade Law and Regulation, 10 :10-17. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (2002) 'The Common Agricultural Policy: From Quantity to Quality'. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 53 :1-19. [Details] | |||||||||
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Other Journals
| Joseph A McMahon; (2011) 'The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy in 2020' Irish Environment . [Details] |
| Joe McMahon; (1998) 'The EC Banana Regime, The WTO Rulings and the ACP: Fighting for Economic Survival' Journal of World Trade 32 (4) :101-114. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (1998) 'ASEAN and ASEM: Strengthening the EU's Presence in South-East Asia' European Foreign Affairs Review 3 :233-251. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (1997) 'Lome V: Towards a New Trade Horizon' Web Journal of Current Legal Issues . [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (1994) '12, 16, 20 or 24? The Future Shape of the European Union' Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 45 :134-151. [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (1993) 'Fortress Europe: the External Dimension of the Internal Market' Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 44 :130-148. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (1988) 'Exemplary Damages: A Useful Weapon in the Legal Armoury' Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 18 :35-50. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (1988) 'Abortion: Asking the Rights Question?' Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 18 :201-220. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (1986) 'A New Safeguards Code for the GATT' Victoria Univeristy of Wellington Law Review 16 :199-211. [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (2003) 'Food Safety in the Agreement on Agriculture' EuroChoices 3 :41-44. [Details] | |||||||||
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Conference Publications
| Joseph McMahon; (2007) Trade Policy Reform through Litigation Agricultural Trade and Policy Reform [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (2005) Food Safety and the SPS Agreement . In: O'Connor and Luff eds. Agriculture in WTO Law Agriculture in WTO Law (Cameron May, 2005), , pp.201-226 [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (2001) An Overview of the Agreement on Agriculture Agriculture in WTO Law (2001) 4 ERA Forum, , pp.111-117 [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (2001) Taking the next steps in Agricultural Trade Reform: Getting Ready for Seattle . In: Weisberger eds. Due Process in WTO Dispute Settlement Due Process in WTO Dispute Settlement (Cameron May, 2001), , pp.31-61 [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (2000) The Eastern Enlargement of the European Union and the Common Agricultural Policy . In: Usher eds. The State of the European Union The State of the European Union (Longman, 2000), , pp.58-77 [Details] |
| Joseph McMahon; (1999) Article 128: A Community Contribution to the Cultural Policies of the Member States . In: Konstandinidis eds. A People's Europe A People's Europe: Tuning a Concept into Reality (Dartmouth Publishing, 1999), , pp.183-210 [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (1998) Agriculture and the Uruguay Round . In: Ruttley, MacVay & George eds. The WTO and International Trade Regulation The WTO and International Trade Regulation (Cameron May, 1998), , pp.67-85 [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (1998) The Protection of Culture . In: Anderson & Bort eds. The Frontiers of Europe in ed Anderson & Bort The Frontiers of Europe (Cassells, 1998), , pp.205-221 [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (1996) The Lome Convention: A Blueprint for the Future or a Relic of the Past? . In: Konstandinidis eds. The Legal Regualtion of the EC's External Relations after the completion of the Internal Market in ed Konstandinidis The Legal Regualtion of the EC's External Relations after the completion of the, , pp.167-204 [Details] | |||||||||
| Joseph McMahon; (2007) The WTO Dimension - the General Agreement on Trade in Services . In: Nic Shuibne and Craufurd-Smith eds. The Bolkenstein Directive Available for Edinburgh University's Europa Institute website, [Details] |
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Conference Contributions
| Joseph A McMahon; (2011) Irish European Law Forum 2011. [Invited Oral Presentation], New Frontiers in the Governance of EU Environmental Law, Newman House, Dublin , 25-FEB-11 - 25-FEB-11. |
Committees
| Committee : Programme Board, Graduate Diploma in Teaching |
| Committee : Executive Committee, UCD Confucius Institute |
Education
| Year 1987 Institution: University of Edinburgh Qualification: PhD Subject: |
| Year 1982 Institution: Queen's University of Belfast, UK Qualification: LLB Subject: |
Other Activities
| Professor McMahon is the editor of the EU Current Developments section of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly. He has also undertaking training activities, sponsored by the EU, for trade officials dealing with the WTO Agreements on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade. |
Teaching Interests
| International Trade Law (Level 3) |