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Research Statement
My work intersect legal studies, governance and philosophy. I am particularly interested in how organisations articulate ideas of accountability how these ideas are to be understood in the context of law and regulation. I am also interested in the application of computational methods to the study of law.
Research Interests
My current research lies within both business and human rights and in governance more generally. I also work on the interface of law and technology and especially on the impact of algorithmic decision-making on the idea of accountable governance and administration.
Particulars
LLM Law and Technology Coordinator, 2021-
I am coordinator of the LLM in Law and Technology, an innovative programme that addresses both Law's role in regulating new technologies and the impact that computational methods and processes have on the practice of law. I am very happy to answer any queries you might have about the programme.
I am also a member of the core management team for the interdisciplinary LINAS Doctoral Training Programme, focused on the impacts that AI, data processing and new technologies have on law and society and the ways that they are shaped by law and society in turn. I am an associate fellow of the Institute for Electronics, Communications and Information Technology.
Teaching
Current Teaching
- Regulating innovation
- Computational Methods and Skills
- Data, Privacy and the Law
Past Teaching
- Company Law and Corporate Governance
- Governing the Firm
- Business and Human Rights
- Approaches to Legal Research
Ongoing Primary PGR Supervisions (with funding source)
- Rachael Goss (PhD, Belfast City Council): Ethical and Legal Dimensions of Belfast's Smart City Framework
- Nathaniel McGrory (PhD, NINE): Trading as 'Voice': how ought market actions be understood as investor stewardship within the UK corporate governance regime?
- Samantha Hopkins (PhD, DfE): How do acknowledgement and denial in corporate reporting operate as devices in constructing corporate attitudes towards their own conduct?
- Shania Kirk (PhD, Linas): Programming equality safeguards in AI as part of corporate human rights due diligence
Completed Primary PGR Supervisions
- Zahra'a Al Andaleeb (PhD): How Corporate Governance Shapes and Manages Relationships Between the State, State-Owned Enterprises, and the Latter's Constituencies
- Madeline Kanuka (JD): Prescription bias, US law, & anti-epilepsy drugs
Other
Athena Swan
I am a member of the School of Law's Athena Swan committee. The School received a bronze Athena Swan award in October 2018.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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R2776LAW: Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions (LINAS)
Morison, J., Bourne, M., Degenhardt, T., MacCarthaigh, M., McCall, C., O'Kelly, C., Padmanabhan, D., Paternostro, M., Schwamb, M., Scott-Hayward, S., Smartt, S., Vandierendonck, H. & Woods, R.
17/03/2021 → …
Project: Research
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Accountability at the end of the world: Entangled governance and non-human objects
O'Kelly, C., 07 Sep 2022. 30 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Co-authoring in Academic Research: From quarter-baked intuition to publication
O'Kelly, C., Hackett, C. & Van Buren III, H., 04 Nov 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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A Roadmap to Recovery: Proposing a Forward-Thinking Commitment for Northern Ireland post Covid-19
O'Kelly, C., Hackett, C., Patton, C. & Hopkins, S., 20 Jan 2021, QPOL (QUB), 5 p. (QPOL Policy Paper; no. 8).Research output: Working paper
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Cyborg Accountability
O'Kelly, C., 08 Dec 2021. 29 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Cyborg Accountability in the 2nd Machine Age
O'Kelly, C., 08 Sep 2021. 29 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Activities
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Journal of Business Ethics (Journal)
Ciarán O'Kelly (Peer reviewer)
31 Jul 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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AI, business, and human rights
Ciarán O'Kelly (Contributor)
24 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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AI Seminar Series
Ciarán O'Kelly (Advisor)
08 Jun 2022 → 10 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Scoping LawTech takeup in the Legal Profession
Ciarán O'Kelly (Advisor)
12 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Legal Technology Working Group, Law Society of Northern Ireland
Ciarán O'Kelly (Advisor)
01 Apr 2022 → …Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
Press/Media
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Can National Contact Points adequately remedy human rights impacts or do their roots as a CSR initiative transform remedy and human rights into corporate processes?
Ciara Hackett & Ciarán O'Kelly
16/11/2021 → 19/11/2021
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Ten years of the UNGPs: Much done, plenty more to do
Ciara Hackett & Ciarán O'Kelly
30/06/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Ten Years of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Much done, plenty more to do
Ciara Hackett & Ciarán O'Kelly
23/06/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Business, Remedy and Vaccine Trials: Reflections on the Irish Mother and Baby Homes Report
Ciarán O'Kelly, Ciara Hackett, Samantha Hopkins & Clare Patton
30/04/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Businesses, Remedy and Vaccine Trials: Reflections on the Business and Human Rights Issues in the Irish Mother and Baby Homes Report
Ciarán O'Kelly, Ciara Hackett, Samantha Hopkins & Clare Patton
14/04/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other