Caoimhe MacCarthy LL.B. (Pol Sci), Trinity College Dublin, 2025 E-mail: camaccar@tcd.ie Abstract This essay explores the concept of subsidiarity in European Union (EU) environmental law. Subsidiarity, enshrined in Article 5 TEU, delineates the boundaries of the EU’s competencies. The essay argues that subsidiarity is applied as a political tool...
Ella Cunningham Trinity College Dublin, Law, 2026 E-mail: ecunnin3@tcd.ie Abstract This article seeks to evaluate the variation of the protection of trans rights within the European Union. This is done by evaluating the position of trans individuals in the Irish and Hungarian jurisdictions. This research highlights that trans individuals...
Aoife Doheny School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Email: dohenyao@tcd.ie Abstract Kalanke v Freie Hansestadt Bremen was a turning point in European Union law on gender equality in the workplace. The CJEU’s judgment set a precedent for requiring strict interpretation of Member States’ positive discrimination laws, ultimately creating...
Nur Aksamija Social Science, New York University, Shanghai, China E-mail: na3333@nyu.edu Abstract Traditional failed state theory examines internal institutional collapse; while political theorists have long begun critiquing this approach, often conversations of reactionary efforts to domestic and international conflict mimics traditional, and misguided, understanding of failed states. Considering the...
Nadezda Kravchuk, E-mail: nkravchuk.ieu2021@student.ie.edu Abstract This article will propose different ways of how the reelection of Donald T rump can influence the space governance framework. By looking at his previous decisions and statements, we can make assumptions of what the President is trying to achieve. Initiatives, such as...
Matteo Luca Locoratolo E-mail: mlocoratolo.ieu2024@student.ie.edu Abstract The term ‘’universal jurisdiction’’ refers to the principle where a national court can prosecute individuals for serious crimes recognised in international criminal law, even if the offender is not a national of that state or the crime was not committed in that...
Maripaz Sandoval Cascante Law and Policy Society at NYU Shanghai Bachelor in Social Sciences (International Relations) and Interactive Media and Business Email: ms14569@nyu.edu Abstract This paper examines gentrification in the context of Mexico and Costa Rica, where there is an increase in foreign influence and tourism that has reshaped the...
Kyler Matthew Reyes School of Politics, Economics, and Global Affairs, IE University Bachelor in Philosophy, Politics, Law, and Economics E-mail: kreyes.ieu2023@student.ie.edu Abstract The application of corporation theory in Anglo-American postcolonial common law systems, specifically in the Philippines and Singapore, warrants further investigation into how these theories are applied in these...
Gülnur Yolcu Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Masters in European Studies, Law and Economics E-mail: yolcu.2116992@studenti.uniroma1.it Abstract This article examines the extent to which Greece and Italy comply with the principle of non refoulement in their migration and asylum practices. The principle of non-refoulement, rooted in refugee and human rights...
Ina Lee Law and Policy Society at NYU Shanghai Bachelor in Social Sciences (International Relations) and Humanities (Philosophy) E-mail: ina.lee@nyu.edu Abstract This paper aims to raise ethical questions regarding pronatalist logic and policies by drawing comparisons of different policies in certain East Asian and European countries, namely, France and South...
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