Tobias Lock
@tobiaslock.bsky.social
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European law prof @maynoothuni.bsky.social
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Congratulations!
martinicogi.bsky.social
I’m thrilled to announce that as of 1 October 2025, the activities of my Jean Monnet Chair APEX (Adapting & Protecting European Constitutional Law in Times of Illiberal Populism) have officially started!
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maynoothlaw.bsky.social
Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne has published a new article on internal displacement in International Journal of Refugee Law

See: tinyurl.com/yb68f8t3
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verfassungsblog.de
Was wäre, wenn...❓Im Thüringen-Projekt haben wir uns 1,5 Jahre lang damit beschäftigt, was passieren könnte, wenn autoritär-populistische Akteure staatliche Machtmittel in die Hand bekommen. 35 Blogposts aus dem Projekt haben wir jetzt als Sammelband veröffentlicht. Wie immer: Open Access! 🔓
Buchcover „Die vorbereitete Demokratie: Resilienz durch Antizipation im Thüringen-Projekt” , herausgegeben von Friedrich Zillessen. Oben eine Illustration des Thomas Kemmerich 2020 im Thüringer Landtag vor die Füße geschmissenen Blumenstraußes
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newschambers.bsky.social
Breaking

Terror charges against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh THROWN OUT
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conorgallagher.bsky.social
"Hey Maria, Michael McDowell here. just seeing I've a few missed calls from you. What's up?"
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profkaarmstrong.bsky.social
It is 20 years since Conor Gearty gave the Hamlyn Lectures on Can Human Rights Survive?
As a mark of respect following the dreadful news of his, Cambridge University Press & Assessment has made these lectures Open Access for the remainder of the year. You can find them here:
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mu-gra25.bsky.social
Can you present your research to a broad audience clearly and concisely in just 3 minutes?

🥇 1st Place – €250 One4all Voucher
🥈 2nd Place – €200 One4all Voucher
🥉 3rd Place – €150 One4all Voucher

Research students register below & join us to showcase the research talent at Maynooth University!
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anuragdeb.bsky.social
Seeing as so many people are making claims about the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the ECHR, here's a short but comprehensive explainer from people who have been thinking, writing and talking about this for longer than most 😊
colinmurray.bsky.social
A new Explainer out from @aoifemod.bsky.social and me detailing the UK's ECHR commitments under the 1998 Agreement in response to recent speculation. It is short, because there is very little to say - the UK's obligations are evident on the B/GFA's plain text:

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conorgallagher.bsky.social
Irish 'patriots' present for Tommy Robinson's "Unite the Kingdom" rally in London. It takes all sorts (in this case, racist idiots)
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verfassungsblog.de
New tensions in Hungary’s judiciary 🇭🇺:

After intervening in the referral phase of Art. 267 TFEU, the Hungarian Supreme Court now seeks to influence how lower courts apply CJEU rulings.

ANNA MADARASI and TAMÁS KENDE on what's at stake.

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Quote from the piece by authors Anna Madarasi and Tamás Kende: “At stake is not merely a technical matter of judicial interpretation, but rather the fulfillment of the principle of sincere cooperation enshrined in Article 4(3) TEU.”
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donalcoffey.bsky.social
There has been a lot of ink spilled about the substance of the Policy Exchange paper today. I just want to write a brief thread here on a point that I haven't seen mentioned today and what I think is likely to be a key target of the paper: the upcoming Supreme Court appeal in Dillon (UKSC/2025/0013)
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tupped.bsky.social
Gary Gannon TD has taken a High Court action against the Central Bank approving Israel's bond prospectus. If you're interested in hearing the legal basis for this challenge, I will be outlining it as part of a Zoom webinar at 7pm today. You can register for it here.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Central Bank on Trial. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Central Bank on Trial. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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maynoothlaw.bsky.social
Call for Proposals

A book series 'New Advances in Crime and Social Harm' co-edited by Prof Claire Hamilton welcomes submissions
Proposals from up-and-coming scholars seeking to extend the criminological gaze through a harms-based perspective are particularly welcome
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robfordmancs.bsky.social
This little parable is a nice illustration of why it is important for mainstream parties to set and uphold clear, bright line anti-prejudice norms, and of why the failure of senior Conservatives to do so risks doing great harm to their party
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oscharles.bsky.social
We are hiring a 12 month Research Assistant position for our EU Horizon project Sustainable Wellbeing through Investment in Social Services (SWINS).

Closing date is September 19th.

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gavreilly.com
Looking like Heather Humphreys is so popular with the Fine Gael parliamentary party that, if there were to be a full ballot, she would be unassailable - and that Sean Kelly may have a battle on his hands even to get the 20 signatures needed for a contest. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Fine Gael #aras25 endorsements (@gavreilly)
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It’s how Swiss people must feel. Weird.
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I am on Deutsche Bahn and the train appears to be a minute early!