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Maynooth University Department of Law invites you to a lecture on ‘Human Rights in the European Union’ by Professor Michael O’Flaherty, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and newly appointed Adjunct Professor at the Department of Law.
Before joining FRA, Professor Michael O’Flaherty was Professor of Human Rights Law and Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He has also been the Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. In addition, he has held a number of senior UN posts in the field, supported UN headquarters in various human rights programmes, been a Vice-Chairperson of the UN Human Rights Committee and has sat on the advisory boards of numerous human rights groups and journals internationally. His recent publications include volumes on the law and practice of human rights field operations, the professionalization of human rights field work and human rights diplomacy.
While attendance at the event is free, we ask that you RSVP to law@mu.ie to assist us with catering.
