The Conference is themed ‘Ireland’s role in protecting EU values to strengthen the international legal order’ and the keynote address will be delivered by former President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins on the central theme.

Following the keynote address, a number of leading Irish and international human rights experts will speak on panels throughout the day including; Professor Siobhán Mullally, director of the ICHR, University of Galway; Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh, barrister, Matrix Chambers; Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, international human rights barrister; Noeline Blackwell, human rights lawyer and activist and Sarah Flood, first secretary for human rights at the Permanent Mission of Ireland and Fred Logue, managing partner, FP Logue LLP, Solicitors.

A number of leading Irish human rights academics will also speak at the conference including Professor Ciara Smyth, University of Galway; Professor Laurent Pech, University College Dublin; Professor Roja Fazaeli, University of Galway and Dr Andrew Forde, Dublin City University. To purchase tickets or for general queries about this conference, please contact icel@tcd.ie or visit: www.icel.ie.

This conference is an EU Presidency associated event and is being part funded by the Communicating for Europe Initiative.