Dr Amina Adanan

Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
Project | Role | Funding Body / Program | Description | Start Date | End Date | Award (€) | |
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Universal Jurisdiction and the UNWCC | Principle Investigator | Royal Irish Academy / RIA / | 01-MAR-21 | 31-OCT-21 | 2500 | ||
Irish Penal Reform Trust: Access to Rights & Justice for Migrants and Ethnic Minority People in the Penal System in Ireland | Co-Principle Investigator | Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission / Non Commercial | 01-MAR-21 | 30-NOV-21 | 10000 |
Books
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | Irish Land Law: A Casebook.
Amina Adanan and Neil Maddox (2020) Irish Land Law: A Casebook. Dublin: Round Hall Thomson Reuters. [Details] |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | ''Universal Declaration of Human Rights and customary international law''
Amina Adanan (2020) ''Universal Declaration of Human Rights and customary international law'' In: Noelle Higgins, Amina Adanan, David Doyle and Michael Doherty (eds). The Universal Declaration at 70: A review of successes and challenges. Dublin: Clarus. [Details] |
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2016 | 'Britain's influence on the regulation of the slave trade in the twentieth century'
Adanan A.;Higgins N. (2016) 'Britain's influence on the regulation of the slave trade in the twentieth century' In: British Influences on International Law, 1915-2015. [DOI] [Details] |
Edited Books
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | The Universal Declaration at 70: A review of successes and challenges
Noelle Higgins, Amina Adanan, David Doyle and Michael Doherty (Ed.). (2020) The Universal Declaration at 70: A review of successes and challenges Dublin: Clarus. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | 'Reflecting on the Genocide Convention in its Eighth Decade: How Universal Jurisdiction Developed Over Genocide'
Amina Adanan (2021) 'Reflecting on the Genocide Convention in its Eighth Decade: How Universal Jurisdiction Developed Over Genocide'. Journal of International Criminal Justice, 19 (5):1039-1065 [Details] |
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2021 | 'United Kingdom Policy Towards Universal Jurisdiction Since the Post-War Period'
Adanan, A (2021) 'United Kingdom Policy Towards Universal Jurisdiction Since the Post-War Period'. International Criminal Law Review, 21 :1025-1063 [DOI] [Details] |
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2014 | 'Accountability for Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Domestic Courts: Can War Crimes be Prosecuted in Ireland?'
Amina Adanan (2014) 'Accountability for Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Domestic Courts: Can War Crimes be Prosecuted in Ireland?'. Irish Yearbook of International Law, 9 :61-87 [Details] |
Other Journals
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | 'Succession Law and Cohabitation after 10 Years of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010'
Amina Adanan (2020) 'Succession Law and Cohabitation after 10 Years of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010' Conveyancing and Property Law Journal, 4 :70-77. [Details] |
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2016 | 'Correspondent report on The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development v. The Southern African Litigation Centre (867/15) [2016] ZASCA 17, Supreme Court of South Africa, 15 March 2016'
Amina Adanan (2016) 'Correspondent report on The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development v. The Southern African Litigation Centre (867/15) [2016] ZASCA 17, Supreme Court of South Africa, 15 March 2016' Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, . [Details] |
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2014 | 'Correspondent report on National Commissioner of the South African Police Service v. Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Another [2014] ZACC 30, Constitutional Court of South Africa, 30 October 2014'
Amina Adanan (2014) 'Correspondent report on National Commissioner of the South African Police Service v. Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Another [2014] ZACC 30, Constitutional Court of South Africa, 30 October 2014' Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, . [Details] |
Conference Publications
Year | Publication | |
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2019 | Role of Rapporteur for workshop on 'Sustainable and Decent Advancement for All'
Amina Adanan (2019) Role of Rapporteur for workshop on 'Sustainable and Decent Advancement for All' DBEI ILO NUI Conference Marking the centenary of the International Labour Organization: The Declaration of Philadelphia Revisited [Details] |
Conference Contributions
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | International Criminal Justice- A Counter Hegemonic Project?.
Amina Adanan (2021) International Criminal Justice- A Counter Hegemonic Project?. [Oral Presentation], 'Examining Universal Jurisdiction as a Counter-hegemonic Tool under International Law', Berlin University Alliance (online) [Details] |
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2021 | Society of Legal Scholars annual conference 2021.
Amina Adanan and Mark Chadwick (2021) Society of Legal Scholars annual conference 2021. [Oral Presentation], 'Passing the baton of international justice: The ICC and Universal Jurisdiction', Virtual presentation [Details] |
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2021 | Second Annual Workshop on Research Methods in Fundamental Rights.
Amina Adanan (2021) Second Annual Workshop on Research Methods in Fundamental Rights. [Oral Presentation], 'Questioning the universal in universal jurisdiction', Centre for Fundamental Rights, Hertie School [Details] |
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2020 | International Congress on the Legal Protection of Working Women in the University of Malaga.
Amina Adanan (2020) International Congress on the Legal Protection of Working Women in the University of Malaga. [Invited Oral Presentation], ‘Women, Work and International Law’, Online [Details] |
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2020 | International Law and Covid 19.
Amina Adanan (2020) International Law and Covid 19. [Invited Oral Presentation], Response to Professor Laurence Helfer’s paper on ‘Rethinking Derogations from Human Rights Treaties’, Trinity College Dublin (online) [Details] |
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2019 | Law and Society Association Annual Conference.
Amina Adanan (2019) Law and Society Association Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], ‘The development of universal jurisdiction as a response to violations of human dignity during armed conflict’, Washington DC [Details] |
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2018 | ‘How effective is universal criminal jurisdiction in prosecuting atrocity crimes committed in Syria?’.
Amina Adanan (2018) ‘How effective is universal criminal jurisdiction in prosecuting atrocity crimes committed in Syria?’. [Oral Presentation], IALT annual conference, Athlone, Ireland [Details] |
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2018 | Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference.
Amina Adanan (2018) Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], ‘An analysis of the exercise of universal jurisdiction in the United Kingdom’, Bristol, UK [Details] |
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2018 | Interdisciplinary Conference on the 70th Anniversary of the Genocide Convention.
Amina Adanan (2018) Interdisciplinary Conference on the 70th Anniversary of the Genocide Convention. [Oral Presentation], ‘The Genocide Convention at 70 and the universality principle’, Nottingham University [Details] |
Blog
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | Exploring the rights and experiences of migrant and minority ethnic groups in the penal system in Ireland.
Avril Brandon, Amina Adanan, David Doyle, Joe Garrihy and Denis Bracken (2021) Exploring the rights and experiences of migrant and minority ethnic groups in the penal system in Ireland. Blog [Details] |
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2019 | 'Reflecting on the Genocide Convention at 70: How genocide became a crime subject to universal jurisdiction'.
Amina Adanan (2019) 'Reflecting on the Genocide Convention at 70: How genocide became a crime subject to universal jurisdiction'. Blog [Details] |
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2019 | ‘The use of extraterritorial jurisdiction to prosecute returning foreign fighters’.
Amina Adanan and Jean Molloy (2019) ‘The use of extraterritorial jurisdiction to prosecute returning foreign fighters’. Blog [Details] |
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2016 | Domestic Regulation of Universal Jurisdiction–The Role of National Prosecutors.
Amina Adanan (2016) Domestic Regulation of Universal Jurisdiction–The Role of National Prosecutors. Blog [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2021 | Charlemont Grant | Royal Irish Academy | |
2019 | MU Conference and Workshop Fund | Maynooth University Research Development Office | |
2016 | EJ Phelan Fellow in International Law | National University of Ireland | |
2014 | Doctoral Fellowship | Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, NUI Galway |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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European Society of International Law | Member | / | |
Society of Legal Scholars | Member | / | |
Law and Society Association | Member | / | |
Irish Association of Law Teachers | Member | / |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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Maynooth University's Commemorations Committee | Member | 2021 / | |
Law Department Teaching and Learning Committee | Member | 2020 / | |
Maynooth University Social Justice Week Committee | Member | 2019 / | |
Law Department Undergraduate Committee | Chair of the BA Programme | 2017 / 2020 |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2018 | NUI Galway | Ph.D. in Human Rights | International Law | |
2009 | Dublin City University | MA in International Relations | International Relations | |
2007 | NUI Galway | LL.B | Law | |
2006 | NUI Galway | BA (International) | Legal Science and Italian |
Languages
Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
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French | Functional | Functional | Functional |