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Dr Aisling Parkes PhD
Honours and Awards |
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| Year: 2003. Title: Aiden Synott Travel Bursary |
| Year: 2002. Title: National Children's Strategy Scholarship |
Conference Contributions |
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| Parkes, A. (2011) The Committee on the Rights of Child (CRC): Putting CRC Data to work To Promote Children’s Rights in Ireland. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Summer School - Keeping Children Safe and Secure in Ireland:Maximising the use of existing data to inform Research, Policy and Practice, UCC Cork , 12-SEP-11 - 16-SEP-11. |
| Parkes, A (2011) Listening to the Voices of the Vulnerable – A Comparative Perspective on Children with Disabilities and the right to be heard in Family Law Proceedings. [Oral Presentation], SLS Conference, Law in Politics, Politics in Law, SLS Conference, Cambridge , 07-SEP-11 - 08-SEP-11. |
| Parkes A; (2011) A Tale of two Countries: A Comparative Analysis of Initiatives taken to ensure the Right of the Child to be Heard in family law proceedings in Ireland and New Zealand in accordance with Article 12 of the CRC. [Oral Presentation], ISCL, UCD , 29-APR-11 - 30-APR-11. |
| Parkes A; (2011) Socio-Legal Studies Conference. [Oral Presentation], SLSA Conference, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK , 12-APR-11 - 14-APR-11. |
| Parkes A; (2011) The aim of the conference is to deepen understanding of children¿s lives in developing country contexts, drawing attention to early childhood development in the majority world and the importance of including local traditions, culture and knowledge in professional practice. [Oral Presentation], Early Childhood in Developing World Contexts-An International Conference, UCC , 07-AUG-11 - 08-AUG-11. |
| Parkes A (2012) Some Reflections on the Adoption Act 2010: Admirable Aims but Lost Opportunities. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], SLS Conference 2012, Bristol , 11-SEP-12 - 13-SEP-12. |
| Parkes, A. (2012) Ireland and the Global Landscape of Adoption: The Adoption Act 2010 - A Missed Opportunity?. [Oral Presentation], ISCL Conference, UCC, Cork , 02-MAR-12 - 04-MAR-12. |
| Parkes A (2012) The Voice of the Child in Family Law Proceedings: Challenges and Opportunities. [Invited Oral Presentation], 'Making Children Visible' - The Principles of Best Interests and Hearing the Voice of the Child in Irish Law, The Law Society, Dublin 7 , 06-JUL-12 - 06-JUL-12. |
| Parkes, A. (2012) The Changing Face of Intercountry Adoption Law in Ireland. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Child Law 2012: Challenges and Issues in Child Law Scholarship, UCC , 09-MAR-12 - 09-MAR-12. |
| Dr. Aisling Parkes; (2010) The Voice of the Child in Family Law Proceedings. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Conference to mark International Day for Social Work, IASW Southern Branch, Cork , 23-MAR-10 - 23-MAR-10. |
| Dr. Aisling Parkes; (2010) Not Seen or Heard: Children with Disabilities, Special Needs Schools and the Ryan Report. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Centre for Disability Law and Policy, NUIG, NUIG , 30-APR-10 - 30-APR-10. |
| Dr. Aisling Parkes; (2009) The Right of the Child to be Heard ¿ the Implementation of Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989¿. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Child Law Conference, Central Legal Training Ireland, Dublin , 20-MAR-09 - 20-MAR-09. |
| Dr. Aisling Parkes; (2009) The voice of the Child. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Commemoration ceremony marking the 20th Anniversary of the CRC, CCJHR & Alliance Française de Cork, UCC, Cork , 10-DEC-09 - 10-DEC-09. |
| Dr. Aisling Parkes; (2009) The Right of the Child to Participate in Family Law Proceedings: A Comparative Analysis of the Extent to which Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 has enhanced child protection under Family Law over the past two decades¿. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Children and the Law: International approaches to children and their vulnerabilities, Prato, Italy , 07-SEP-09 - 10-SEP-09. |
| Dr. Aisling Parkes; (2009) Listening to the Voices of Children in Europe. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Children and the European Union: Legal, Political and Research Perspectives, University of Liverpool , 20-APR-09 - 22-APR-09. |
| Dr. Aisling Parkes; (2009) The Dual Criteria of ¿Age and Maturity¿: Unlocking the Door to the Voice of the Child in Family Law Proceedings. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], SLSA Conference, Leicester De Montfort Law School , 07-APR-09 - 09-APR-09. |
| Dr. Aisling Parkes; (2009) Children should be seen and not Heard? A Comparative Analysis of the Implementation of Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Inaugural Conference of the Irish Society of Comparative Law, University of Limerick , 28-FEB-09 - 28-FEB-09. |
| Parkes A.; (2008) The Right of the Child to be Heard: The Key to Recognising Children's Rights in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], FLAC Seminar, University College Cork, Cork , 13-NOV-08 - 13-NOV-08. |
| Parkes A.; (2007) The Nature and Scope of Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 and the Extent to which it has been Implemented under International Law. [Oral Presentation], Office of the Minister for Children, St. Stephen's Green Hotel, Dublin , 01-NOV-07 - 01-NOV-07. |
| Parkes A.; (2007) Listening to Children in Conflict with the Law: The Impact of Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 on the Youth Justice Process. [Oral Presentation], National Conference: Sharing the Task: Achieving Child Protection and Welfare through Inter-Agency, Children's Acts Advisory Boards, Kilkenny, Ireland (Special Residential Services Board Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel) , 23-OCT-07 - 24-OCT-07. |
| Parkes A.; (2007) Age Limits and the Right of the Child to be Heard under Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989. [Oral Presentation], Child Protection and Social Work: A Changing Profession in a Changing Ireland, University College Cork , 26-OCT-07 - 26-OCT-07. |
| Parkes A.; (2003) The Rights of the Child under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989: the Importance of a Rights-Based Approach for the work of UNICEF. [Oral Presentation], Implementation of International Standards Unit of the Innocenti Research Centre, Florence, Italy , 27-AUG-03 - 27-AUG-03. |
Committees |
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| Committee : International Academy of Comparative Law From:01-SEP-08 To: |
Employment |
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| Employer: University College Cork Position: Lecturer in Law From:01-SEP-08 To: 01-SEP-08 |
| Employer: Griffith College Cork Position: Course Director of the Undergraduate Law School From:01-SEP-06 To: 01-JUL-08 |
| Employer: University College Cork Position: Part-time Lecturer in Law From:01-SEP-05 To: 01-MAY-06 |
| Employer: University College Cork Position: Part-time Tutor/Lecturer in law From:01-JAN-03 To: 01-SEP-05 |
Education |
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| Year 2011 Institution: UCC Qualification: MASTERS Subject: Masters in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education |
| Year 2010 Institution: UCC Qualification: Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Subject: Inquiry portfolio |
| Year 2009 Institution: UCC Qualification: Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Ed. Subject: Course Portfolio |
| Year 2006 Institution: University College Cork Qualification: PhD Subject: Law |
| Year 2001 Institution: University College Cork Qualification: LLM Subject: Law |
| Year 2000 Institution: University College Cork Qualification: BCL Subject: Law |
Consultancy |
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| Client: : Law Society of Ireland |
Outreach Activities |
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| Provide number of Information sessions within UCC as well as in the wider community on various areas of law such as the Children's Rights Referendum October 2012. |
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