Peter Fitzmaurice
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nuigalway.ie
Peter Fitzmaurice lectures on Refugee Law for the LL.M in International Human Rights Law at the Irish Centre for Human Rights. From 2004-2007, Mr. Fitzmaurice was Project Manager at the Centre, where he was responsible for a portfolio of projects that tackle particular human rights issues, including the Refugee and Asylum Support Unit and the Ireland-China Academic Exchange.
Mr. Fitzmaurice studied law as an undergraduate at Kings College in London and Leiden Univeristy in the Netherlands. He holds a Masters degree in Human Rights Law from Queens University, Belfast and is currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Human Rights Law at the Irish Centre for Human Rights. He is a qualified solicitor and has practiced in the fields of employment, equality, immigration and human rights law in Northern Ireland.