News for: Conflict, Rights, And Security

Whitaker Institute member Professor Niall Ó Dochartaigh, co-leader of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster, spoke to Deutsche Welle TV about the Northern Ireland Assembly elections. Watch here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Shane Darcy, co-leader of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster, has authored a new piece for RTÉ Brainstorm. The article looks at the role Ireland can play in prosecuting aggression in Ukraine. How Ireland can play a role in prosecuting aggression in Ukraine Analysis: the State’s support for the International Criminal… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Dr Brendan Flynn, of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster, has written a new article for TheJournal.ie. The piece looks at similar historical invasions to that of Ukraine and walks through possible outcomes. The article is available to read here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Shane Darcy, co-leader of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster, spoke with RTÉ News about war crimes and whether Putin is guilty of them. Read more here.

Whitaker Institute member Prof Ray Murphy, of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster, spoke to TheJournal.ie about his belief that Putin is guilty of the crime of aggression, which involves large-scale and serious aggression using state military force. Read more here.

Whitaker Institute member Dr Brendan Flynn, of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster, spoke to the Business Post about Ireland’s Defence Forces and our neutrality. Read more here.

Whitaker Institute member Prof Ray Murphy, of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security Cluster, has written a new piece for RTÉ Brainstorm. The article considers whether Ireland should join NATO. Should Ireland join NATO? Analysis: it is unlikely that the majority of the Irish population would support Ireland joining NATO According to its official website, NATO ‘promotes… | Read on »

On 9 March, the Whitaker Institute was delighted to host The critical relationship between archives and Transitional Justice: Lessons learned from Chile by Dr Anita Ferrara. The talk, through the case study of Chile, discussed the critical relationship between Archives, Human Rights and Transitional Justice. In post-Pinochet Chile, Human Rights Archives have proven crucial in… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Prof Ray Murphy, of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security cluster, has written a new piece for RTÉ Brainstorm. The article looks at if international law can protect civilians in Ukraine. Can international laws protect civilians in Ukraine? Analysis: There are many international law implications from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, especially those laws… | Read on »

Whitaker Institute member Prof Ray Murphy, of the Conflict, Humanitarianism and Security Cluster, has written a new piece for RTÉ Brainstorm. The article looks at the presence of the Russian navy off of Ireland’s coast. Why are Russian naval and air forces setting up off the Irish coast? Analysis: while these Russian military exercises do… | Read on »