Irish Centre for European Law: Human Rights Law In Practice 2025

Belfast

The Irish Centre for European Law (“ICEL”), in partnership with BKC Solicitors, Trayers & Company Solicitors, and Social Change Initiative are hosting a major human rights conference on Friday, 24 January 2025 in the Upper Library of the Inn of Court at the Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast. The conference will commence at 10:00 (registration from 09:30).

The conference will be an opportunity for those with an interest in human rights law, whether north and south, to learn about the latest developments and trends relating to the the European Convention of Human Rights and the Council of Europe more broadly. It will also consider the practice of human rights law on the island of Ireland comparing approaches in both jurisdictions.

It will be of interest in particular to legal practitioners, legal scholars, representatives of the NGO sector, and students.

The programme features an impressive panel of speakers including judges, leading human rights practitioners, and academics. Speakers include, among many others, the following:

• Judge Tim Eicke KC, Judge, European Court of Human Rights
• The Right Hon. Dame Siobhan Keegan, Lady Chief Justice
• Prof Colm O’Cinneide, University College, London
• Dr. Catherine Donnelly SC, Bar Library, Law Library and Blackstone Chambers
• Jessica Simor KC, Bar of England & Wales, Matrix Chamber (appearing online)
• The Hon. Mr Justice Anthony M. Collins, Court of Appeal of Ireland and President of ICEL

You can access the programme here.

An early bird discount of a £10 reduction (relating only to general admission and ICEL member tickets) that will be applied until Tuesday 31 December 2024. 

Conference tickets for in-person and online attendance are:

• £99 for general admission;
• £59 for ICEL members (discount code: MEMBER);
• £39 for trainee solicitors, pupil barristers, and students (discount code: TRAINEE); and
• £19 for employees of NGOs (discount code: NGO).

In-person tickets are available here and online tickets are available here.

Please contact us at icel@tcd.ie to pay by EFT.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

There are 5 CPD points available for this conference.

This conference is sponsored by BKC Solicitors, Trayers & Company Solicitors and the Social Change Initiative.