Former ECtHR president Dr Síofra O’Leary awarded LLD by Edinburgh Law School
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Pictured (L-R): Professor Sir David Edward, Dr Síofra O'Leary and Professor Nic Shuibhne
Credit: Douglas Robertson
Dr Síofra O’Leary, who recently completed her term as president of the European Court of Human Rights, has been awarded the honorary degree of LLD by the University of Edinburgh.
Dr O’Leary’s laureation address was given by Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne, who also co-sponsored her nomination.
In 2022, Dr O’Leary made history by becoming the first woman and first Irish person elected as president of the European court. During her term she steered the court through some of its most challenging years.
About Dr O’Leary’s award, Professor Nic Shuibhne said: “My co-sponsor, Professor Sir David Edward, and I are delighted to see Dr O’Leary honoured in this way by the University of Edinburgh.
“She is an outstanding role model for our graduates in so many ways — through the excellence of her academic work, her ground-breaking appointment as president of the European Court of Human Rights, and the integrity and grace that define her contributions to law and to the wider world.”
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