Annual Conference 2017
Date: 25th May, 2017
Annual Conference of the IALT, 2017 – Dunboyne Castle Hotel and Spa, 24th to 26th November 2017
Inclusivity and Diversity in Legal Education
The Irish Association of Law Teachers is delighted to announce that the IALT Conference 2017 will take place at Dunboyne Castle Hotel and Spa, Co. Meath from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th of November 2017. As usual, the conference will have a strong academic tone, with a series of keynote and plenary sessions, alongside parallel sessions catering for a wide range of papers on discrete areas of law. The Annual Conference is also widely valued as an opportunity for social interaction, and this year will be no exception.
Conference Format
The conference will open on Friday night with a welcome reception at Pugin Hall, Maynooth University, followed by dinner. At the welcome reception, Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh will announce the winners of the Kevin Boyle Book Prizes.
Parallel panels of papers will feature on Saturday and Sunday mornings/early afternoon with a plenary session after lunch on Saturday. There will be an outing on Saturday afternoon, followed by the gala dinner (dress code: elegant/smart/Seasonal Jumper) on Saturday night.
There will be plenty of opportunities for networking and establishing contacts with colleagues researching and teaching in other institutions in Ireland and abroad.
Theme and Call for Papers
The Council welcomes papers on any legal topic from IALT members and other academics and researchers. The theme of the conference is Inclusivity and Diversity in Legal Education (but papers are welcome even if they do not speak to the theme). Participants are also encouraged to propose and organise panels addressing specific themes in any area of law.
Those interested in delivering a paper or organising a panel should contact Dr Claire Hamilton at claire.hamilton [at] mu.ie. Applicants should set out the title of their proposed paper (which may be provisional) and an abstract of no more than 500 words. Proposals for panels (of no more than 4 speakers) are strongly encouraged and will be given priority. The deadline for proposals for papers is 22nd September 2017.
Venue and Accommodation
Dunboyne Castle is situated in Co. Meath, a short distance from Dublin. It is accessible by train from Connolly Station in Dublin. It is close to Trim Castle, Maynooth University, and the Boyne Valley. Please click here for further details.
Accommodation should be booked directly with the hotel. Accommodation rates (not included in the conference fee) are as follows:
The IALT has arranged discounted rates with the hotel:
€90 per night single
€110 per night double
Please mention the IALT when booking to avail of the discounted rate (which can only be obtained by booking directly with the hotel).
Conference Fee and Booking Conference fees (to include attendance at the conference and all coffee breaks, lunches, dinners, receptions and a social outing but excluding accommodation) for the entire weekend are:
For IALT members: €160 (to get the members’ rate, you can simply join up to the IALT at www.ialt.ie)
Discounted Student rate: €100*
Day ticket only (Friday evening only or Saturday only excluding gala dinner, or Sunday only) €50 (including lunch)
*'Postgraduate member’ for this purpose means a postgraduate research student who is a member of the IALT who is pursuing a research degree, excluding staff who are employed full-time in a teaching/research role.
*'Postgraduate member’ for this purpose means a postgraduate research student who is a member of the IALT who is pursuing a research degree, excluding staff who are employed full-time in a teaching/research role.
PhD Scholarships
2 scholarships are available for PhD students wishing to present a paper at the 2017 IALT Annual Conference. These scholarships will cover the cost of accommodation, reasonable travel costs within Ireland, and the conference fee of the successful applicants. Those interested in applying for this scholarship should contact Dr Claire Hamilton at claire.hamilton [at] nuim.ie. Applicants should set out the title of their proposed paper, their institutional affiliation and an abstract of no more than 500 words. Applications should be received by 1st September 2017.
[Applications are now closed for the PhD Scholarship.]If applying for the PhD scholarship, please make this clear on your application.
Payment for the conference may be made using the form below.Kevin Boyle Book Prizes
Date: 23rd April, 2017
The Irish Association of Law Teachers invites nominations for the 2017 Kevin Boyle Book Prizes for Outstanding Legal Scholarship. Nominations will close on 14 July 2017 (please note extended deadline).
The IALT will award each of two prizes to an Ordinary Member of the IALT (who meets the requirements set out below) who has published a book that is deemed to have made a particularly outstanding contribution to the understanding of law. The prizes will be awarded at the IALT annual conference in November 2017.
The closing date for nominations for the 2017 prize has been extended to Friday 14 July 2017.
There are two categories this year, and a separate prize of €500 for the winner of each:
A. Best text written primarily for students and/or practitioners.
B. Best text written primarily for academics and researchers
RULES
1. The competition is open to Ordinary Members of the Association who meet the following requirements:
• The member must be a currently paid up Ordinary Member of the Association and
• The member
- On the date on which the application is made, must be employed (either part-time or full-time) by an institution of higher education or research institution on the island of Ireland (Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland); or
- Must have been, at any time, an employee of such an institution (either part-time or full-time) for a period or periods amounting to at least 2 academic years; or
- Has, at any time prior to 14 July 2017, graduated with a Ph.D. from any institution of higher education or research institution on the island of Ireland (Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland).
2. A member of the Association must nominate the book for it to be considered. Members may nominate their own books.
3. Nominees must send a completed nomination form together with two copies of the book to the President of the Association on or before the expiry of the closing date for nominations, which is 15 July 2017. The Association regrets that it cannot return any copies provided. Please send by post to Dr Claire Hamilton, Department of Law, New House, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
4. Nominations that are not accompanied by at least two copies of the relevant book will not be considered.
5. Books that are jointly authored by no more than three persons are eligible.
6. The prize may be divided between co-authors of a single work or between the authors of separate works that are deemed to be of equal merit. The Association reserves the right not to make an award in a given year.
7. Books will be eligible if they are original works that have been published between 1 June 2014 and 14 July 2017 inclusive. (Books that were published between 1 May 2012 and 30 May 2014 were eligible for the last book prize.)
8. Books previously entered for the prize are not eligible for consideration.
9. Second or subsequent editions of a text published within the relevant period are eligible for consideration, provided that previous editions have not previously been nominated for the prize. Reprints, reissues, conference proceedings and multi-authored collections of essays, however, are not eligible for consideration. Books published by or on behalf of the Association are not eligible for consideration.
10. The President of the Association will nominate the judging panel. The decision of the judging panel on eligibility and any other matter arising from the competition shall be final.
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IRISH ASSOCIATION OF LAW TEACHERS
BOOK PRIZE 2017 NOMINATION FORM
Name of Book:______________________________________________________
Name of Author(s): __________________________________________________
Is/are the author(s) members of the IALT: Yes No
Name(s) of Higher Education/Research institution(s) at which the author(s) work or have worked or from which the author(s) obtained a Ph.D.:
_____________________________________________________________________
Dates during which the author(s) worked/have worked at the above institution(s)________________________________________________________
Publishing Company: ________________________________________________
Month and Date of Publication: ________________________________________
Name of Nominator: _________________________________________________
Is the nominator a member of the IALT: Yes No
Category (please circle):
A. Best text written primarily for students and/or practitioners.
B. Best text written primarily for academics and researchers
Briefly state below why you believe this book is worthy of nomination for the IALT Book Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship.
Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Law Teachers 2016 - Waterford 18-20 November 2016
Date: 21st April, 2016
Annual Conference of the IALT, 2016 – Tower Hotel, Waterford City, 18th to 20th November 2016
The Irish Association of Law Teachers is delighted to announce that the IALT Conference 2016 will take place at the Tower Hotel, Waterford City, from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th of November 2016. As usual, the conference will have a strong academic tone, with a series of keynote and plenary sessions, alongside parallel sessions catering for a wide range of papers on discrete areas of law. The Annual Conference is also widely valued as an opportunity for social interaction, and this year will be no exception.
For more details about Waterford, visit: http://www.visitwaterford.com/
Conference Format
The conference will open on Friday night with a welcome reception (details TBC) followed by dinner. Parallel panels of papers will feature on Saturday and Sunday mornings/early afternoon with a plenary session after lunch on Saturday. There will be an outing on Saturday afternoon, followed by the gala dinner (dress code: elegant/smart/Seasonal Jumper) on Saturday night. There will be plenty of opportunities for networking and establishing contacts with colleagues researching and teaching in other institutions in Ireland and abroad. The AGM of the IALT will take place following lunch on Sunday.
Theme and Call for Papers
The Council welcomes papers on any legal theme from IALT members and other academics and researchers. Participants are also encouraged to propose panels addressing specific themes in any area of law. A call for papers and posters has now been issued. Those interested in delivering a paper should contact Dr Fergus Ryan at fergus.ryan [at] nuim.ie. Applicants should set out the title of their proposed paper (which may be provisional) and an abstract of no more than 500 words. Proposals for panels (of no more than 4 speakers) are strongly encouraged and will be given priority. The deadline for proposals for papers is 15 September 2016.
Venue and Accommodation
The Tower Hotel is located in the centre of Waterford City, across from the historic Reginald's Tower and within walking distance of the Theatre Royal, Bishop's Palace, and City Museum. The hotel is set against views of Waterford's impressive harbour. It boasts a leisure centre, with swimming pool and gym. Delegates are advised to book early to avail of the discounted accommodation rate. Accommodation should be booked directly with the hotel. For further details see http://www.towerhotelwaterford.com/
Accommodation rates (not included in the conference fee)
€85B&B per night, single occupancy
€105B&B per night, twin or double occupancy
Conference Fee and Booking Conference fees (to include attendance at the conference and all coffee breaks, lunches, dinners, receptions and a social outing but excluding accommodation) for the entire weekend are:
For IALT members: €180 / £140
Discounted Student rate: €120 / £95 (for postgraduate members)*
For non-members: €250 / £200 (to get the members’ rate, you can simply join up to the IALT at www.ialt.ie)
*'Postgraduate member’ for this purpose means a postgraduate research student who is a member of the IALT who is pursuing a research degree, excluding staff who are employed full-time in a teaching/research role.
PhD Scholarship
2 scholarships are available for PhD students wishing to present a paper at the 2016 IALT Annual Conference. These scholarships will cover the cost of accommodation, reasonable travel costs within Ireland, and the conference fee of the successful applicants. Those interested in applying for this scholarship should contact Dr Charles O'Mahony at charles.omahony [at] nuigalway.ie. Applicants should set out the title of their proposed paper, their institutional affiliation and an abstract of no more than 500 words. Applications should be received by15 September 2016.
Attendance and Payment of Fee
Delegates intending to attend the conference are asked to email fergus.ryan [at] nuim.ie to confirm their attendance. If you have any special dietary requirements, please e-mail Fergus Ryan with details. Payment for the conference may be made using the form below.
Annual Conference of the IALT, 2015 – Salthill Hotel, Galway 27-29 November 2015
Date: 28th July, 2015
Annual Conference of the IALT, 2015 – Salthill Hotel, Galway 27-29 November 2015
UPDATE: We are still accepting proposals for papers for the IALT conference, with an extended deadline of Monday 12th October 2015
The Irish Association of Law Teachers is delighted to announce that the IALT Conference 2015 will take place at the Salthill Hotel, Salthill, Galway, from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th of November 2015. Frequently called Ireland’s most Irish city, Galway is a coastal metropolis where culture and literature have long flourished.
As usual, the conference will have a strong academic tone, with a series of keynote and plenary sessions, alongside parallel sessions catering for a wide range of papers on discrete areas of law. The Annual Conference is also widely valued as an opportunity for social interaction, and this year will be no exception.
Conference Format
The conference will open with the awarding of the IALT Kevin Boyle Book Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship on Friday night. This will be followed by a buffet dinner. There will be an outing on Saturday afternoon to Ireland’s longest running Christmas Market, the Galway Continental Christmas Market in Eyre Square. This outing will be followed by the gala dinner (dress code: elegant/smart/Seasonal Jumper) on Saturday night. There will be plenty of opportunities for networking and establishing contacts with colleagues researching and teaching in other institutions in Ireland and abroad. Parallel panels of papers will feature on Saturday and Sunday mornings/early afternoon with a plenary session after lunch on Saturday. The AGM of the IALT will take place following lunch on Sunday.
Theme and Call for Papers
The theme of this year’s conference is ‘The Law Lecturer: Enhancing Academic Life’ to include discussions on a number of different topics relating to the changing role of the legal academic. The Council welcomes papers on any legal theme from IALT members and other academics and researchers. Participants are also encouraged to propose panels addressing specific themes in any area of law, and especially (though not exclusively) on the conference theme. A call for papers and posters has now been issued. Those interested in delivering a paper should contact Dr Charles O'Mahony at charles.omahony [at] nuigalway.ie. Applicants should set out the title of their proposed paper (which may be provisional) and an abstract of no more than 500 words. Proposals for panels (of no more than 4 speakers) are strongly encouraged. The deadline for offers of papers for the conference has been extended to Monday 12th October 2015.
Venue and Accommodation
The Salthill Hotel is a 5-minute drive from the centre of Galway City and a short walk from the heart of the lively and popular Salthill. The hotel is set against views of the Salthill Promenade. The 4 star Hotel offers spacious bedrooms, a new leisure facility and a fitness centre where you can swim laps in sunlit 18m and 25m indoor pools and relax afterwards with a choice of sauna, steam room or whirlpool. This comfortable, 4 star, modern hotel offers IALT delegates a very competitive accommodation rate of €85 per single occupancy bedroom per night and €110 per double or twin occupancy bedroom per night, including breakfast and access to the leisure facilities (excluding spa treatments). Delegates are advised to book early to avail of the discounted accommodation rate. Accommodation should be booked directly with the hotel. For further details see http://www.salthillhotel.com/en/
Conference Fee and Booking Conference fees (to include attendance at the conference and all coffee breaks, lunches, dinners, receptions and a social outing but excluding accommodation) for the entire weekend are:
For IALT members: €180 / £140
Discounted Student rate: €120 / £95 (for postgraduate members)*
For non-members: €250 / £200 (to get the members’ rate, you can simply join up to the IALT at www.ialt.ie)
*’Postgraduate member’ for this purpose means a postgraduate research student who is a member of the IALT who is pursuing a research degree, excluding staff who are employed full-time in a teaching/research role. Please contact Charles O'Mahony for further details.
PhD Scholarship
2 scholarships are available for PhD students wishing to present a paper at the 2015 IALT Annual Conference. These scholarships will cover the cost of accommodation, reasonable travel costs within Ireland, and the conference fee of the successful applicants. Those interested in applying for this scholarship should contact Dr Charles O'Mahony at charles.omahony [at] nuigalway.ie. Applicants should set out the title of their proposed paper, their institutional affiliation and an abstract of no more than 500 words. Applications should be received by 30 September 2015.
Booking
Delegates intending to attend the conference are asked to email charles.omahony [at] nuigalway.ie to confirm their attendance. If you have any special dietary requirements, please e-mail Charles O'Mahony with details. Payment for the conference may be made using the form below.
Cheques/bank drafts (demoninated in euros or sterling only, preferably euros) may also be sent to Dr Fergus Ryan, Department of Law, Maynooth University, Co. Kildare. Queries regarding payment should be sent to fergus.ryan [at] nuim.ie
Annual Conference of the IALT 2014
Date: 24th July, 2014
Annual Conference of the IALT, 2014 - Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny, 7-9 November 2014
The IALT is delighted to announce that the IALT Conference 2014 will take place at the Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny, from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th November 2014. Kilkenny is a vibrant and historic city dating back to at least 1207. It is a popular tourist destination and the location of the splendid Kilkenny Castle and St. Canice’s Cathedral. Kilkenny also boasts many other notable historic and cultural features.
As usual, the conference will have a strong academic tone, with a series of keynote and plenary sessions, alongside parallel sessions catering for a wide range of papers on discrete areas of law. The Annual Conference is also widely valued as an opportunity for social interaction, and this year will be no exception.
Conference Format
The conference will open with the awarding of the IALT Kevin Boyle Book Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship on Friday night. This will be followed by a buffet dinner. There will be a cultural outing on Saturday afternoon, followed by the gala dinner (dress code: elegant/smart) on Saturday night. There will be plenty of opportunities for networking and establishing contacts with colleagues researching and teaching in other institutions in Ireland and abroad. Parallel panels of papers will feature on Saturday and Sunday mornings/early afternoon with a plenary session after lunch on Saturday. The AGM of the IALT will take place following lunch on Sunday.
Theme and Call for Papers.
The theme of this year’s conference is Making an Impact: Can Legal Academics Make a Real Difference? The theme prompts participants to explore how our work – both in the classroom and outside – has or can have a meaningful and beneficial impact on the lives and careers of our students, on industry and the economy, on our environment, in communities and in society generally. In particular, the conference poses the question whether and to what extent academic endeavours can help forge meaningful and sustainable improvements for marginalised and underprivileged segments of society (in Ireland, in Europe, and across the globe).
As always, papers that address the theme of the conference are encouraged, but the Council also welcomes papers on any relevant legal theme from IALT members and other academics and researchers. Inter-disciplinary papers are also encouraged.
A call for papers and posters has now been issued. Those interested in delivering a paper or exhibiting a poster should contact Dr Fergus Ryan at fergus.ryan [at] nuim.ie, including a title (which may be provisional) and an abstract of no more than 500 words. Proposals for panels (of no more than 4 speakers) are also welcome. The provisional deadline for proposals for papers/panels is 30 September 2014.
Venue and Accommodation
The Newpark Hotel (which includes a swimming pool, health club and spa) is located a short distance from the centre of Kilkenny City. (It is 1.4 km by car from the train station, and 20 minutes by foot from the city centre). This comfortable, 4 star, modern hotel has offered a very competitive accommodation rate of €89 per single occupancy bedroom per night and €119 per double or twin occupancy bedroom per night, including breakfast and access to the leisure facilities (excluding spa treatments). Accommodation should be booked directly with the hotel. For further details see http://www.flynnhotels.com/Newpark_Hotel_Kilkenny
Conference Fee and Booking
Conference fees (to include attendance at the conference and all coffee breaks, lunches, dinners, receptions and a social outing but excluding accommodation) for the entire weekend are:
- For IALT members: €180 / £140
- Discounted Student rate: €120 / £95 (for postgraduate members)*
- For non-members: €250 / £200 (to get the members’ rate, you can simply join up to the IALT at www.ialt.ie)
*’Postgraduate member’ for this purpose means a postgraduate research student who is a member of the IALT who is pursuing a research degree, excluding staff who are employed full-time in a teaching/research role. Please contact Fergus Ryan for further details.
2 scholarships are available for PhD students. Further details to follow.
Booking
Delegates intending to attend the conference are asked to email fergus.ryan@nuim.ie to confirm their attendance. If you have any special dietary requirements, please e-mail Fergus Ryan (fergus.ryan [at] nuim.ie with details. Payment for the conference may be made using the form below.
Cheques/bank drafts (demoninated in euros or sterling only, preferably euros) may also be sent to Mr Val Corbett, Head of the School of Law, Independent Colleges, 60-63 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Queries regarding payment should be sent to fergus.ryan [at] nuim.ie
Accommodation should be booked directly with the hotel itself.
Transport to Kilkenny
Kilkenny is easily accessible by train, bus, and car. It is approximately 1.5 hours from Dublin by car or train.
By train: Kilkenny is linked by train to Dublin and Waterford with regular services from both cities.
By Car: Kilkenny is 1h 30 mins from Dublin City, 3h 10 mins from Belfast, 2h 30 mins from Galway and 1h 50 mins from Cork
By Bus: Bus Éireann and JJ Kavanagh coaches provide a bus service from Dublin Airport to Kilkenny City
Further details relating to the conference, including a full programme and details of the plenary speakers will be added here in due course.
IALT Annual Conference 2014
Date: 2nd September, 2013
Annual Conference of the IALT, 2014 - Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny, 7-9 November 2014
The IALT is delighted to announce that the IALT Conference 2014 will take place at the Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny, from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th November 2014. Kilkenny is a vibrant and historic city dating back to at least 1207. It is a popular tourist destination and the location of the splendid Kilkenny Castle and St. Canice’s Cathedral. Kilkenny also boasts many other notable historic and cultural features.
As usual, the conference will have a strong academic tone, with a series of keynote and plenary sessions, alongside parallel sessions catering for a wide range of papers on discrete areas of law. The Annual Conference is also widely valued as an opportunity for social interaction, and this year will be no exception.
Conference Format
The conference will open with the awarding of the IALT Kevin Boyle Book Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship on Friday night. This will be followed by a buffet dinner. There will be a cultural outing on Saturday afternoon, followed by the gala dinner (dress code: elegant/smart) on Saturday night. There will be plenty of opportunities for networking and establishing contacts with colleagues researching and teaching in other institutions in Ireland and abroad. Parallel panels of papers will feature on Saturday and Sunday mornings/early afternoon with a plenary session after lunch on Saturday. The AGM of the IALT will take place following lunch on Sunday.
Theme and Call for Papers.
The theme of this year’s conference is Making an Impact: Can Legal Academics Make a Real Difference? The theme prompts participants to explore how our work – both in the classroom and outside – has or can have a meaningful and beneficial impact on the lives and careers of our students, on industry and the economy, on our environment, in communities and in society generally. In particular, the conference poses the question whether and to what extent academic endeavours can help forge meaningful and sustainable improvements for marginalised and underprivileged segments of society (in Ireland, in Europe, and across the globe).
As always, papers that address the theme of the conference are encouraged, but the Council also welcomes papers on any relevant legal theme from IALT members and other academics and researchers. Inter-disciplinary papers are also encouraged.
A call for papers and posters has now been issued. Those interested in delivering a paper or exhibiting a poster should contact Dr Fergus Ryan at fergus.ryan [at] nuim.ie, including a title (which may be provisional) and an abstract of no more than 500 words. Proposals for panels (of no more than 4 speakers) are also welcome. The provisional deadline for proposals for papers/panels is 30 September 2014.
Venue and Accommodation
The Newpark Hotel (which includes a swimming pool, health club and spa) is located a short distance from the centre of Kilkenny City. (It is 1.4 km by car from the train station, and 20 minutes by foot from the city centre). This comfortable, 4 star, modern hotel has offered a very competitive accommodation rate of €89 per single occupancy bedroom per night and €119 per double or twin occupancy bedroom per night, including breakfast and access to the leisure facilities (excluding spa treatments). Accommodation should be booked directly with the hotel. For further details see http://www.flynnhotels.com/Newpark_Hotel_Kilkenny
Conference Fee and Booking
Conference fees (to include attendance at the conference and all coffee breaks, lunches, dinners, receptions and a social outing but excluding accommodation) for the entire weekend are:
- For IALT members: €180 / £140
- Discounted Student rate: €120 / £95 (for postgraduate members)*
- For non-members: €250 / £200 (to get the members’ rate, you can simply join up to the IALT at www.ialt.ie)
*’Postgraduate member’ for this purpose means a postgraduate research student who is a member of the IALT who is pursuing a research degree, excluding staff who are employed full-time in a teaching/research role. Please contact Fergus Ryan for further details.
2 scholarships are available for PhD students. Further details to follow.
Booking
Delegates intending to attend the conference are asked to email fergus.ryan@nuim.ie to confirm their attendance. If you have any special dietary requirements, please e-mail Fergus Ryan (fergus.ryan [at] nuim.ie with details. Payment for the conference may be made using the form below.
Cheques/bank drafts (demoninated in euros or sterling only, preferably euros) may also be sent to Mr Val Corbett, Head of the School of Law, Independent Colleges, 60-63 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Queries regarding payment should be sent to fergus.ryan [at] nuim.ie
Accommodation should be booked directly with the hotel itself.
Transport to Kilkenny
Kilkenny is easily accessible by train, bus, and car. It is approximately 1.5 hours from Dublin by car or train.
By train: Kilkenny is linked by train to Dublin and Waterford with regular services from both cities.
By Car: Kilkenny is 1h 30 mins from Dublin City, 3h 10 mins from Belfast, 2h 30 mins from Galway and 1h 50 mins from Cork
By Bus: Bus Éireann and JJ Kavanagh coaches provide a bus service from Dublin Airport to Kilkenny City
Further details relating to the conference, including a full programme and details of the plenary speakers will be added here in due course.
IALT Annual Conference 2012, 16-18 November, Dublin
Date: 2nd August, 2012
The IALT 2012 Annual Conference will be held on 16-18 November 2012 at the Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Killiney, Co. Dublin.
The theme of this year’s conference is Legal Scholarship and Judicial Reasoning: A Mutual Interaction.
As usual, the conference will have a strong academic tone, with a series of keynote and plenary sessions, alongside parallel sessions catering for a wide range of papers on discrete areas of law. The annual conference is also widely valued as an opportunity for social interaction, and this year will be no exception, with a reception, buffet dinner and the awarding of the IALT Kevin Boyle Book Prize on Friday night, a cultural outing on Saturday afternoon to the James Joyce Tower, the gala dinner (dress code: smart) on Saturday night and plenty of opportunities for networking and establishing contacts with colleagues researching and teaching in other institutions in Ireland and abroad. The AGM of the IALT will take place following lunch on Sunday.
The Killiney Castle Hotel http://www.fitzpatrickcastle.com/ is located 10 minutes’ walk from Dalkey Dart Station and the Aircoach stops outside. A limited number of rooms at a preferential room rate are available to delegates at €99 B&B single or €109 twin/double room.
Conference Programme
The summary conference programme for the weekend can be accessed below.
http://www.ialt.ie/assets/uploads/events/Summary IALT Conference Programme(1).pdf
A full conference programme with abstracts will be issued upon registration.
Conference Fees
Conference fees (to include attendance at the conference and all coffee breaks, lunches, dinners, receptions and a social outing) for the entire weekend are:
For IALT members:
€170 / £135
€110 / £90 (for postgraduate members)*
For non-members:
€210 / £170
*The IALT will fund up to two postgraduate students to attend the conference.
Conference Registration Form
Please post the conference registration form with cheque payments. In the case of electronic payments, please email the conference registration form to dahern@tcd.ie (electronic payments can be made via the link to Paypal below) http://www.ialt.ie/assets/uploads/events/IALT Conference Registration Form 3.doc
IALT Spring Seminar 26 April 2012
Date: 4th April, 2012
The IALT Spring Seminar will take place on Thursday 26 April 2012 at 6.30pm in the IIIS Seminar Room, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. Professor William Binchy, Regius Professor, Trinity College and Professor David Gwynn Morgan, Professor Emeritus of Law, UCC will address the audience on Law Reform and Social Transition. A reception will follow and all are welcome. RSVP to president @ialt.ie.
IALT Spring Seminar 2012
Date: 4th April, 2012
The IALT Spring Seminar will take place on Thursday 26 April 2012 at 6.30pm in the IIIS Seminar Room, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. Professor William Binchy, Regius Professor, Trinity College and Professor David Gwynn Morgan, Professor Emeritus of Law, UCC will address the audience on Law Reform and Social Transition. A reception will follow and all are welcome. RSVP to president @ialt.ie.
Teaching Comparative Law: reflections and recommendations
Date: 28th March, 2012
The Irish Society of Comparative Law and the School of Law of the University of Limerick (UL) will host a one-day workshop on ‘Teaching Comparative Law’ in the Wood Room in Plassey House at UL on Friday, 20 April 2012 from 11:00-15:00.
There is no fee for participation and lunch is included.
The workshop will collate information on the current teaching of comparative law and related disciplines—especially European law, International law, and foreign laws of any type—in Ireland. To assist in this, a very brief, simple questionnaire has been prepared (see attached).
Both attendees and non-attendees are invited to complete the questionnaire and to submit it to Seán Patrick Donlan (sean.donlan@ul.ie) in advance of the meeting.
Workshop participants will (i) review the teaching of comparative law across Ireland and (ii) discuss its future role in legal education. Current innovative approaches across the globe—Maastricht, McGill, NYU, and SOAS—will be considered for their relevance to teaching both comparative and national law.
The reports provided for the workshop will be compiled and available to reporters, to Heads of Faculties, and to ISCL members. Minutes of the meeting may also be included. It is our hope that these materials might form the basis of a comprehensive overview of the teaching of comparative law and related disciplines in Ireland.
DATE OF 2014 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED
Date: 28th March, 2012
The 2014 IALT Annual Conference will take place from 7-9 November 2014 at the Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny City