Date September 11th, 2015
Time 09.00- 5.30
Venue University of Limerick
The Centre for Criminal Justice at the University of Limerick will hold a one-day conference, Victims’ Rights. The conference is being held in light of the necessity for the state to implement Directive 2012/29/EU (The Victims’ Rights Directive) establishing a minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims by the 16th of November 2015. The Centre for Justice at University of Limerick is aiming to provide a forum to facilitate discussion about the requirements of the Directive and the needs of victims of crime more generally and how these may be best met in this jurisdiction.
The conference will be of interest to a wide variety of criminal justice stakeholders including members of An Garda Síochána and members of the judiciary and legal professions, as well representatives from interest groups and academics.
Plenary speakers at the conference include: The Honourable Mr Justice Peter Charleton (Supreme Court); Professor Caroline Fennell (University College Cork); Professor Jonathan Doak (University of Durham); Ms. Ellen O’Malley Dunlop (Dublin Rape Crisis Centre) and; Ms. Joan Deane (ADVIC).
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