The student Law Society of University College Cork will host a keynote address from Michael Mansfield QC, tomorrow, Wednesday, 7.30, in Boole 4, UCC.

Michael Mansfield is a prestigious and prolific British barrister, who has represented defendants in criminal trials, appeals and inquiries in some of the most controversial cases the UK has seen.  These include representing victims at the Bloody Sunday inquiry and the Birmingham Six, who were released nearly sixteen years after being wrongly convicted and the successful representation of Fatmir Limaj, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague. He was awarded Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award in 2010 by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group. He has recently taken prominent stands on issues such as controversial kettling tactics and on environmental ‘crimes’ in international law

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Written by Darren O’Donovan

Darren O’Donovan lectures at Bond University in Queensland, having previously lectured at University College Cork. His research interests are in administrative justice, equality and minority rights, particularly the rights of Irish Travellers. You can contact him at dodonova@bond.edu.au

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