Revisiting Sexual Consent and the Law

Activity: Participating in or organising an event typesParticipation in conference

Description

This half-day online event was designed to disseminate findings from a Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) funded project on sexual consent and the 2019 Gillen Review in Northern Ireland (NI), and to allow for knowledge exchange between local and international participants.

Speakers:
• Sir John Gillen, former Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland and author of the 2019 Gillen Review into Serious Sexual Offences in NI.
• Dr Susan Leahy, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Limerick.
• Katarina Bergehed, Senior Policy Officer, Amnesty International, Sweden.
• Dr Rachael Burgin, Lecturer, Swinburne Law School, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.
• Dr Eithne Dowds, Lecturer, School of Law, Queen’s University, Belfast.
Period18 Jun 2021
Event typeWorkshop
Degree of RecognitionLocal