Dr Tom Hickey BCL, LL.M, Ph.D
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Biography:
| Tom Hickey joined the Law School in September 2011. He graduated with a B.C.L. from NUI Galway in 2003, and with an LL.M. from Cambridge University (Queens’ College) in 2005. He completed his Ph.D. (“Liberty as Non-Domination and Ethical Difference in the Modern Polity”) in August 2010 at NUI Galway. He was a visiting research scholar at Princeton University (at the University Center for Human Values) in 2009. |
Research Interests
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Book Chapters
| Tom Hickey (2013) 'Our Constitution and Our Politics: Why Political Culture Matters and Constitutional Text Does Not!' In: Theo Dorgan (eds). Foundation Stone: Notes Towards a Constitution for a 21st Century Republic. Dublin: New Island Books. [Details] |
| Tom Hickey (2012) 'Civic Virtue, Autonomy and Religious Schools: What Would Machiavelli Do?' In: Fintan O'Toole (eds). Up the Republic! - Towards a New Ireland. London: Faber and Faber. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Tom Hickey (2009) 'Domination and the Hijab in Irish Schools'. Dublin University Law Journal, 31 . [Details] |
| Eoin Daly and Tom Hickey (2011) 'Religious Freedom and the Right to Discriminate in the School Admissions Context: A Neorepublican Critique'. Legal Studies, 31 (4). [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Tom Hickey (2012) The Distribution of Political Power under the Westminster Model of Government Douglas Hyde Conference: A Constitution for a 21st Century Republic [Details] |
| Tom Hickey (2012) Responsible Government and the Distribution of Power: Lessons from Ireland Irish Jurisprudence Society Autumn/Winter 2012 Workshop Seminar Series [Details] |
| Tom Hickey (2012) The Constitutions of 1919 and 1922: Old Reform Ideas for a New Century NUI Galway School of Law Research Seminar Series 2012/2013 [Details] |
| Tom Hickey (2008) Freedom as Non-Domination: Making Space for the 'Outsider'? Irish Jurisprudence Society/NUIG Symposium on Constitutionalism and Legal Theory [Details] |
| Tom Hickey (2008) Natural Law and Diversity in a Pluralist Society Iirsh Jurisprudence Society Spring Series [Details] |
| Tom Hickey (2011) Are Religious Schools compatible with Republican Idealism? The Burren Law School: Imagining a New Republic [Details] |
Blog
Tom Hickey (2010) “Hickey on Religious Patronage of Irish Primary Schools and Republicanism” Human Rights in Ireland, 6th January 2010. Blog  [Details] |
| Tom Hickey (2011) “Hickey on the Republican State and the Role of Parents in Education - A Response to David Quinn,” 29th June 2011. Blog [Details] |
| Tom Hickey (2012) “A Thought Experiment for Ruairi Quinn” Human Rights in Ireland, 14th April 2012. Blog [Details] |
| Tom Hickey (2012) “Hickey on Executive Dominance - Shadow Constitutional Convention No. 3” Human Rights in Ireland, 12th May 2012. Blog [Details] |
| Tom Hickey (2013) “The Rich Legacy of Ronald Dworkin: 1931-2013” Human Rights in Ireland, 20th February 2013. Blog [Details] |
Electronic Publication
| Tom Hickey (2012) Republicanism, the Distribution of Power and the Westminster Model of Government: Lessons from 20th Century Irish Constitutionalism. Electronic Publication [Details] |
Newspaper Articles
| Tom Hickey (2011) “Opportunity to Reclaim Idea of ‘Republic’” Op-Ed Article, The Irish Times, Thursday 13th October 2011. Newspaper Articles [Details] |
| Tom Hickey (2011) “Common Schools Best in Transmitting Civic Values” Op-Ed Article, The Irish Times, Friday 24th June 2011. Newspaper Articles [Details] |
| Tom Hickey (2012) Why the School Patronage Report is Doomed to Fail,” Op-Ed Article, The Irish Times, 24th April 2012. Newspaper Articles [Details] |
Teaching Interests
| Teaching 2012/2013 Constitutional Law Jurisprudence Administrative Law Legal Methods Key Issues in Irish Law |