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E120 The Fifth Court - Dr. Ciara Smyth, Human Rights, Migration and Asylum Law expert, recorded at University College Galway

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Show Notes

Dr. Ciara Smyth, a distinguished lecturer at the School of Law at University of Galway She is the Programme Director for the LLM in International Migration and Refugee Law and Policy at the Irish Centre for Human Rights. Her expertise lies in the areas of asylum law, refugee protection, and human rights. She talks about her very early experiences in post Pol Pot Cambodia She later worked with the UNHCR in Dublin This episode is essential listening for anyone and everyone who would like to know how both the refugee and international protection systems work. Ciara's legal/cultural recommendation is a movie called 'The Swimmers'

The episode also includes recent important cases drawn from the Decisis casebook. These are brought to you thanks to Charltons Solicitors and Collaborative Practitioners, Georges St. Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. Case include Northern Ireland administration and whether it was recognised in Ireland - very interesting in terms of law across the two jurisdictions A case involving the demolition of historic properties and an assessment that was not carried out. The sale of farmland and an injunction that was sought, claiming the land was being sold under its correct value. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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