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Ms Suzanne J Egan LLM BL BCL
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Biography:
Suzanne Egan has been a lecturer in International and European Human Rights Law at the School of Law in University College Dublin since 1992. She has published widely on human rights issues in leading peer reviewed journals and her recent book, The UN Human Rights Treaty System: Law and Procedure (Bloomsbury, 2011) was shortlisted for the Irish Association of Law Teachers, Kevin Boyle prize for outstanding legal scholarship. Suzanne is a graduate of U.C.D. and Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto and a qualified barrister. Prior to lecturing at UCD, she was the Legal Supervisor of an independent research centre on refugee law and policy in Canada (1989-1991) and a Research Assistant at the Law Reform Commission in Ireland (1991-1992). She has engaged in human rights training for various non-governmental organisations, the Council of Europe as well as members of the legal profession. In 2000, she was appointed by the government to serve as a Member of the Irish Human Rights Commission and was subsequently re-appointed for a second term in 2006. She has been a visiting professor at De Paul Law School, Chicago (2006) and a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School's Human Rights Programme (2011-2012). |
Research Interests
| International Human Rights Law |
Research Projects
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : A Charter For Rights For Ireland Start Date / End Date : 09-SEP-03 / 31-JAN-10 |
| Sponsor : Dept. of Justice, Equality & Law Reform (DJELR) Title : Comparative Study between Irish legislation and that of our EU partners to ascertain what changes might be necessary to the Refugee Act, 1996 to align Irish policy more closely with that of our EU partners. Start Date / End Date : 15-JUL-98 / 31-DEC-98 |
Books
| Egan,S; (2011) The UN Human Rights Treaty System: Law and Procedure. Dublin: Bloomsbury. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| S.Egan and P. Brazil; (2009) 'The Influence of the ECHR on Irish Asylum Law' In: U.Kilkelly (eds). The ECHR in Irish Law. Ireland: Jordans. [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (2003) 'Sanctuary in Strasbourg: The Implications of the European Covention on Human Rights on Irish Asylum law and Policy' In: Ursula Fraser and Colin Harvey (eds). Sanctuary in Ireland: Perspectives on Asylum Law and Policy. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration. [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (2003) 'Refugee Law' In: Urusula Kilkelly (eds). The ECHR in Irish Law. Dublin: Jordans. [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (2000) 'Succession Rights under the European Convention on Human Rights' In: Liber Memorialis for Professor James Brady. Dublin: Round Hall: Sweet and Maxwell. [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (2000) 'European Asylum Policy: Reflections on the Tampere Conclusions' In: Irish Human Rights Review. Dublin: Round Hall. [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (1994) 'European Integration and Refugees' In: Human Rights: A European Perspective. Dublin: Round Hall Press. [Details] | |||||||||
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Peer Reviewed Journals
| Egan, S & Murray, R; (2010) 'Casting a Cold Eye on the Origins and Development of an All-Island Charter of Rights'. Fordham International Law Journal, 34 . [Details] |
| Egan, S; (2009) 'The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture: Paying the Price for Prevention'. Irish Jurist, . [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (2008) 'Protecting the victims of trafficking: problems and prospects'. European Human Rights Law Review, 1 :106-119. [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan and Rachel Murray; (2007) 'A Charter of Rights for Ireland: An Unknown Quantity in the Belfast Agreement'. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 56 :797-835. [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (2003) ''The European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003: A Missed Opportunity for Domestic Human Rights Litigation''. Dublin University Law Journal, 25 :230-248. [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (1998) 'Human Rights Considerations in Extradition and Expulsion Cases: The European Convention on Human Rights Revisited'. Contemporary Issues in Irish Law and Politics, 2 :188-215. [Details] | |||||||||
| Suzanne Egan; (1995) 'Asylum in Ireland'. European Review of Public Law, 7 . [Details] | |||||||||
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Other Journals
| Suzanne Egan and Andy Storey; (1992) 'European Asylum Policy: A Fortress Under Construction' Trocaire Development Review :49-65. [Details] |
Published Reports
| Suzanne Egan and Kevin Costello; (1999) Refugee Law Comparative Study. Government Publications, Dublin. [Details] |
Book Reviews
| S. Egan; (2007) Book Review of S. Greer, The European Convention on Human Rights: Achievements, Problems and Prospects (Cambridge University Press, 2006). (2007) 42 Irish Jurist: Book Reviews [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (1998) Book Review of B.Dickson ed. Human Rights and the European Convention. Irish Jurist: Book Reviews [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (1998) Book Review of Janis, Kay and Bradley eds. European Human Rights Law. Irish Jurist: Book Reviews [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (1996) Book Review of R. Cook ed., Human Rights of Women. International and Comparative Law Quarterly: Book Reviews [Details] |
Annotations
| Suzanne Egan; (2001) The Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000. Dublin: Annotations [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (2000) The Immigration Act 1999. Dublin: Annotations [Details] |
| Suzanne Egan; (1997) The Refugee Act 1996. Dublin: Annotations [Details] |
Conference Contributions
| S. Egan; (2009) An All-Island Charter of Rights: Provenance, Process and Prospects. [Invited Oral Presentation], An All-Island Charter of Rights, U.C.D. School of Law, Joint Committee of the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission , 06-NOV-09 - 06-NOV-09. |
| S. Egan; (2008) Discussant on topic of Constiutionalisation of the European Court of Human Rights. [Oral Presentation], 2008 U.C.D. European Law Forum: Constitutionalization: In Search of More Effective Human Rights Protection in Europe',, School of Law, U.C.D , 25-JAN-08 - 25-JAN-08. |
| S. Egan; (2007) An All-Island Charter of Rights: Risk or Opportunity?. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Consitution at 70, Trinity College Dublin , 08-JUN-07 - 09-JUN-07. |
| Suzanne Egan; (2006) Extraordinary Rendition: The Challenge to International Human Rights Law. [Oral Presentation], Asylum, Migration and Human Rights, Newcastle , 20-SEP-06 - 21-SEP-06. |
| Suzanne Egan; (2007) Trafficking in Ireland: Protecting the Victims. [Invited Oral Presentation], European Slave Trade: Character, Causes & Challenges, Trinity College Dublin , 04-JUL-07. |
| Suzanne Egan; (2006) Periodic Reporting under the ICCPR. [Invited Oral Presentation], EU China Human Rights Exchange, Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway , 31-MAR-06 - 01-APR-06. | |||||||||
| Suzanne Egan; (2005) Bar Council CPD Conference. [Chaired Session], The European Convention on Human Rights, Distillery Building, Dublin , 03-DEC-05. | |||||||||
| Suzanne Egan; (2004) Interpreting the Refugee Definition: Problems and Prospects. [Invited Lecture], Judicial Studies Institute Conference, Kildare , 25-JUN-04 - 27-JUN-04. | |||||||||
| Suzanne Egan; (2004) Trafficking in Women and Girls. [Invited Oral Presentation], Department of Foreign Affairs, Sixth Annual Forum on Human Rights, Dublin , 04-DEC-04. | |||||||||
| Suzanne Egan; (2002) Refugee Law in Ireland. [Invited Oral Presentation], Council of Europe, Second Round Table with National Human Rights Institutions, Belfast , 07-NOV-02. | |||||||||
| Suzanne Egan; (2002) Ireland and Incoporation of the European Convention on Human Rights. [Oral Presentation], The European Convention on Human Rights: Lessons from England, Scotland and Ireland, UCD , 18-OCT-02. | |||||||||
| Suzanne Egan; (2001) Nexus to a Convention Ground. [Other], Second Colloquium on Challenges in International Refugee Law, Michigan University , 17-MAR-01. | |||||||||
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Employment
| Employer: Government of Ireland Position: Commissioner |
Education
| Year 1988 Institution: University College Dublin Qualification: BL Subject: |
| Year 1991 Institution: Hon Society of Kings Inns, IRL Qualification: LLM Subject: |
| Year 1986 Institution: York University, Ontario Qualification: BCL Subject: |
Other Activities
| Member of the Irish Human Rights Commission (2000 - present) |