Maynooth students hear from Irish lawyer advising Ukrainians on war crimes

Maynooth students hear from Irish lawyer advising Ukrainians on war crimes

Pictured: Dr John Reynolds (centre) with members of the International Law Society at Maynooth University.

Maynooth University students recently enjoyed the opportunity to hear from Aonghus Kelly, the Irish lawyer serving as a senior adviser on the prosecution of international crimes in Ukraine.

Mr Kelly, who is currently in Kyiv, remotely joined the event hosted by the recently-established International Law Society, which also heard from Michelle Drury, Marichka Vladymyr and Dr John Reynolds.

Kenneth Henry, founder and president of International Law Society, said: “This event was the biggest event we had so far since the society was set up in the spring.

“The first part of the event consisted of hearing from a number of speakers, including Aonghus Kelly, who works for the European Advisory Mission to Ukraine.

“The second section consisted of an audience-based discussion on how effective people think international criminal law is, particularly in relation to a superpower.

“We also talked about Ireland’s neutrality, a topic which has come into focus since the start of Putin’s war on Ukraine.”

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