Dr Noelle Higgins BA, H.Dip.Ed, MA. LL.M, PhD
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Biography:
| Noelle is a lecturer at the Irish Centre for Human Rights. She has masters degrees in both Law and Irish and a Higher Diploma in Education. She undertook her Ph.D. research on the topic of wars of national liberation and self-determination in NUI, Galway. Prior to joining the Irish Centre for Human Rights, she held a lecturing position in the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, where she lectured in international law and was the Director of MA programmes. She was a visiting fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law during the academic year 2009-2010 and a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs / NGO Human Rights Committee 2010-2012. She is currently a member of the Council of the Irish Association of Law Teachers. She has particular research interests in international humanitarian law, non-state actors and international law and language rights. She is currently supervising a number of PhD students in the fields of human rights and international criminal law.
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Research Interests
| Noelle has particular research interests in the areas of international humanitarian law, particulary with regard to non-state actors, international human rights law, in particular with regard to language rights and international criminal law. |
Books
| Higgins, N; Dewhurst, E; Watkins, L (2012) Principles of Irish Human Rights Law. Dublin: Clarus Press. [Details] |
| Noelle Higgins (2010) Regulating the Use of Force in Wars of National Liberation: The Need for a New Regime. The Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff. [Details] |
| Higgins, N (2004) The Approach of International Law to Wars of National Liberation. Idaho: The Martin Institute. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Higgins, N; Dewhurst, E (2012) 'Human Rights: Ireland and the United Nations' In: Tonra, B et al (eds). Foreign Policy in the Republic of Ireland. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. [Details] |
| Higgins, N (2011) 'The Lost Legal System: Pre-Common Law Ireland and Brehon Law' In: Frenkel and Gerner-Beuerle (eds). Legal Theory, Practice and Education. Athens: ATINER. [Details] |
| Higgins, N; Daly, B (2011) 'Conceptualising International Peace Mediation - Bring Back the Law' In: Frenkel (eds). International Law, Conventions and Justice. Athens: ATINER. [Details] |
| Ní Uigín, N (2009) 'Goll mac Morna - Laoch Connactach na Fiannaíochta agus Ceist an Chúigeachais' In: MacCraith, M; Ó Héalaí, P (eds). Féilscribhínn in omós Mháirtín Uí Bhriain. Gaillimh: Cló Iar-Chonnachta. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Noelle Higgins, Dewhyrst, E and Watkins, L (2012) '“Field Trips as Teaching Tools in the Law Curriculum”'. Research in Education, . [Details] |
| Higgins, N; Dewhurst, E; Watkins, L (2012) 'Field Trips as Short-term Experiential Learning Activities in Legal Education'. The Law Teacher, 46 (2). [Details] |
Noelle Higgins; E Dewhurst (2012) '“Ireland’s Universal Periodic Review Experience”'. Socio-Legal Studies Review, 1 (1).  [Details] |
| Higgins, N; Daly, B (2011) 'International Peace Mediation through a Legal Lens'. Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, 22 . [Details] |
| Higgins, N; Daly, Y (2011) 'The First Annual National Moot Court Competition - An Appraisal'. Irish Law Times, 29 . [Details] |
| Higgins, N; Daly, Y (2011) 'The Place and Efficacy of Simulations in Legal Education: A Preliminary Examination'. AISHE-J, 2 (2). [Details] |
| Higgins, N; Daly, B (2010) 'Resolving Armed Conflict: The Acehnese Experience of Mediation'. Mei Zhong Fa Lu Ping Lun, 7 (3). [Details] |
| Higgins, N; Daly, Y (2010) ''Simulating the Law: Experiential teachniques in the modern law curricula'. Research in Education, 84 (79). [Details] |
| Higgins, N; O'Reilly, K (2009) 'Jus ad bellum, Wars of National Liberation and the South Ossetian Conflict'. International Criminal Law Review, 9 (3). [Details] |
| Higgins, N; O'Reilly, K (2008) 'The Role of the Russian Federation in the Pridnestrovian Conflict: an International Humanitarian Law Perspective'. Irish Studies In International Affairs, 19 . [Details] |
| Higgins, N (2003) 'The Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination with regard to Language'. Murdoch University Law Review, 10 . [Details] |
Other Journals
| Higgis, N; Watkins, L (2012) 'Palestine’s Bid for UN Membership' Near-East Quarterly 7 . [Details] |
| Higgins, N; Daly, Y (2010) 'Living the Law: Simulation in Legal Education' Teaching Reflections 2 . [Details] |
| Higgins, N; Bolger, S; Daly, B (2010) 'International Peace Mediators and Codes of Conduct: An Analysis' Journal of Humanitarian Assistance . [Details] |
| Higgins, N (2009) 'The Regulation of Armed Non-State Actors: Promoting the Application of the Laws of War to Conflicts Involving National Liberation Movements' Human Rights Brief 17 (1) . [Details] |
| Higgins, N (2004) 'The Application of International Humanitarian Law to Wars of National Liberation' Journal of Humanitarian Assistance . [Details] |
| Higgins, N (2003) 'The Protection of United Nations and Associated Personnel' Journal of Humanitarian Assistance . [Details] |
Published Reports
| Noelle Higgins (2012) “EU mediation activities outside Europe: The Case of Aceh”, in Strengthening the EU’s Peace Mediation Capacities, Tanja Tamminen (ed). Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Finland. [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year: 2008. Title: Academic Framework for Innovation Fellowship |
| Year: 2011. Title: Winner, James C. Brady Teaching Innovation Fund Award |
Conference Contributions
| Higgins, N (2006) Stádas Dlíthiúil na Gaeilge. [Invited Lecture], Annála na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta, NUI,Galway , 12-NOV-06 - 12-NOV-06. |
| Higgins, N (2007) The Regulation of Wars of National Liberation under International Law. [Other], ATINER Annual Law Conference, Athens , 16-SEP-07 - 18-SEP-07. |
| Higgins, N (2008) Protecting the Protectors - The International Legal Framework for the Protection of Humanitarian Workers. [Oral Presentation], ATINER Annual Law Conference, Athens , 16-JUL-08 - 18-SEP-08. |
| Higgins, N (2008) Regulating Non-State Actors: Promoting the Application of the Laws of War among National Liberation Movements. [Oral Presentation], 5th Global Conference on War, Virtual War and Human Security, Budapest , 05-MAY-08 - 07-MAY-08. |
| Higgins, N (2008) Mediation in conflict resolution - what makes for successful peace negotiations?. [Oral Presentation], 9th Australian National Mediation Conference - Mediation: Transforming the Landscape, Perth , 09-SEP-08 - 12-SEP-08. |
| Higgins, N (2009) Engagement with Non-State Actors in Times of Conflict. [Oral Presentation], SLSA Annual Conference, De Montford University, Leicester , 07-APR-09 - 09-APR-09. |
| Higgins, N (2010) Conceptualising International Peace Mediation - Bring Back the Law. [Oral Presentation], ATINER Annual Law Conference, Athens , 09-JUL-10 - 22-JUL-10. |
| Higgins, N (2010) The Lost Legal System: Pre-Common Law Ireland and Brehon Law. [Chaired Session], ATINER Annual Law Conference, Athens , 19-JUL-10 - 22-JUL-10. |
| Higgins, N (2010) Threat and Targets: Humanitarian Workers in Conflict Zones. [Oral Presentation], SLSA Annual Conference, UWE, Bristol , 30-MAR-10 - 01-APR-10. |
| Higgins, N (2010) The Courtroom in the Classroom - An Analysis of the Use and Place of Simulation Activities as a Pedagogical Tool. [Chaired Session], SLS Annual Conference, Southampton University , 13-SEP-10 - 16-SEP-10. |
| Higgins, N (2010) The Legal Protection of the Irish Language. [Oral Presentation], IALT Annual Conference, Limerick , 26-NOV-10 - 28-NOV-10. |
| Higgins, N (2011) Language and the Law. [Invited Oral Presentation], Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Seminar, DCU , 09-MAR-11 - 09-MAR-11. |
| Higgins, N (2011) The Need for Language Legislation: The Case of Northern Ireland. [Oral Presentation], SLSA Annual Conference, University of Sussex , 12-APR-11 - 14-APR-11. |
| Higgins, N (2011) The Role of the Judge in Brehon Law. [Other], SLS Annual Conference, Cambridge University , 05-SEP-11 - 08-SEP-11. |
| Higgins, N; Dewhurst, E (2011) Ireland’s Universal Periodic Review Experience. [Oral Presentation], IALT Annual Conference, Athlone , 18-NOV-11 - 20-NOV-11. |
| Higgine, N; Dewhurst, E (2012) Ireland’s Interaction with the Universal Periodic Review process. [Oral Presentation], SLRC Seminar Series, DCU , 30-NOV-12 - 30-NOV-12. |
| Higgins, N (2012) Stádas na Gaeilge and an Dlí. [Invited Lecture], Saíocht na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta, NUI,Galway , 03-FEB-12 - 04-FEB-12. |
| Higgins, N (2012) Law and Literature in Early and Medieval Irish Society. [Oral Presentation], SLSA Annual Conference, De Montford University, Leicester , 03-APR-12 - 05-APR-12. |
Languages
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| French: |
| Gaeilge: |
| English: |
Consultancy
| Client: : Wattilete Advocaten |
Teaching Interests
| Noelle has taught various international law subjects in the past and at the moment is teaching the rights of minorities, international criminal law procedure to LLM students and introduction to international human rights to BA Connect students. |
Recent Postgraduates
Modules Taught
| 2012-2013 : Introduction to International Human Rights Law |
| 2012-2013 : procedure before International Criminal Courts |
| 2012-2013 : Minority Rights |