Dr. Susan Leahy
Biography
Susan Leahy, BCL, LLM, PhD (UCC), is a senior lecturer in law at UL. Susan's primary research interests lie in the areas of criminal justice (with particular emphasis on sexual violence and victims of crime) and family law (specifically domestic abuse and marriage). Her PhD research was funded by the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Her thesis was entitled The Rules and Realities of Consent in Irish Sexual Offences Law: Perspectives on Reform and examined the rules relating to consent in Irish sexual offences legislation. She has published her research on sexual offences, victims' rights and family law in both national and international journals including the Common Law World Review, the International Journal of Evidence and Proof, the Journal of Criminal Law, and the Child and Family Law Quarterly. She has co-authored two books: Sexual Offending in Ireland: Laws, Procedures and Punishment, (Clarus, 2018) (with Dr Margaret Fitzgerald-O'Reilly) and The Victim in the Irish Criminal Process (Manchester University Press, 2018) (with Prof Shane Kilcommins, Dr Kathleen Moore-Walsh and Dr Eimear Spain). She has completed a number of funded research projects on sexual offences, gender-based violence and victims of crime.Susan lectures in Criminology, Family Law and Media Law. She completed a specialist diploma in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship at UL in 2014. She is the director of the BA (Criminal Justice) and co-director of the Centre for Crime, Justice and Victim Studies (CCJVS).
Books
The Victim in the Irish Criminal Process
Ms. Eimear Spain
Dr. Susan Leahy
2018
Manchester
Manchester University Press
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Sexual Offending in Ireland: Laws, Procedures and Punishment
Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald O'Reilly
Dr. Susan Leahy
2018
Dublin
Clarus Press
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Sports Law in Ireland
Dr. Laura Donnellan
Dr. Susan Leahy
2017
Netherlands
(2nd edn, Kluwer 2017)
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Book Chapters
Recognition of Muslim Marriages Ceremonies in Ireland: An Analysis'
Kathryn O'Sullivan
Dr. Susan Leahy
2019
Leiden: Netherlands
Brill
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The Development of Victims Rights in Ireland
Ms. Eimear Spain
Dr. Susan Leahy
2016
OUP
Oxford University Press
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The absence of regulatory crime from the criminal law curriculum
Prof. Shane Kilcommins
Dr. Susan Leahy
2016
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'Regulation of media and social media comment on rape trials: Achieving best practice'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2021
Oxon
Routledge
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Sexual Offences Law: the Impact of Gender Stereotypes on Adjudications of Consent in Rape Trials in Ireland'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2018
Oxford
Hart
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Section 5 Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990 (Ireland)'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2018
Oxford
Hart
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The Absence of Regulatory Crime from the Criminal Law Curriculum'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2016
London
Routledge
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Edited Books
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Peer Reviewed Journals
The Defendant's Right or a Bridge Too Far? Regulating Defence Access to Complainants' Counselling Records in Sexual Offence Cases Part 1'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2012
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Unrecognised Muslim Marriage in Ireland: Incidence and Implications
Kathryn O'Sullivan
Dr. Susan Leahy
2019
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 'Acknowledging the role of the Criminal Justice System in Combatting Domestic Violence: Assessing the Recent Law Reform Commission's Recommendations'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2014
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Reform of Irish Rape Law: The Need for a Legislative Definition of Consent'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2014
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Changing Conceptions of Marriage in Ireland: Law and Practice'
Kathryn O'Sullivan
Dr. Susan Leahy
2018
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 'No Means No' But Where's the Force? Addressing the Challenges of Formally Recognising Non-Violent Sexual Coercion as a Serious Criminal Offence'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2014
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'The corroboration warning in sexual offence trials: final vestige of the historic suspicion of sexual offence complainants or a necessary protection for defendants?'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2014
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Exploring the impact of the Victims' Directive on service provision for victims of crime in Ireland
Ms. Eimear Spain
Dr. Susan Leahy
2017
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Too Much Information? Regulating Disclosure of Complainants' Personal Records in Sexual Offence Trials'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2016
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Exploring the impact of the Victims' Directive on service provision for victims of crime in Ireland'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2017
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'Responding Effectively to Domestic Burglary: A Critique of the Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Act 2015'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2017
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Female Sex Offenders in Ireland: Examining the Response of the Criminal Justice System
Dr. Susan Leahy
2020
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'Whether Rules or Discretion? Developing a Best Practice Model for Controlling the Admissibility of Sexual Experience Evidence in Sexual Offence Trials'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2014
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'Summing Up in Rape Trials: The Challenge of Guiding Effectively and without Prejudice'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2013
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'Bad Laws or Bad Attitudes? Assessing the Impact of Societal Attitudes upon the Conviction Rate for Rape in Ireland'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2014
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When Honest is not Good Enough: The Need for Reform of the Honest Belief Defence in Irish Rape Law
Dr. Susan Leahy
2013
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Criminal Offences Relating to Marriage Formation: Reflections on Recent Developments
Dr. Susan Leahy
2019
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The Defendant's Right or a Bridge Too Far? Regulating Defence Access to Complainants' Counselling Records in Sexual Offence Cases Part 2
Dr. Susan Leahy
2012
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Other Journals
Conference Publications
Minority Religions under Irish Law Symposium, University of Limerick, Ireland
Kathryn O'Sullivan
Dr. Susan Leahy
2017
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Round-Table on Consent in Sexual Offences Law, Queen's University Belfast
Dr. Susan Leahy
2020
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Unregistered Muslim Marriages Regulations and Contestations Symposium
Kathryn O'Sullivan
Dr. Susan Leahy
2017
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6th Annual Irish Criminal Justice Agencies Conference: Sexual Offences: The Challenge of Balancing Rights in the Criminal Justice System, Dublin Castle
Dr. Susan Leahy
2019
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ADAPT Domestic Abuse Services 40th Anniversary National Conference, 'The Changing Face of Domestic Abuse'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2015
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Unregistered Muslim Marriages: Regulations and Contestations, De Montfort University, Leicester
Kathryn O'Sullivan
Dr. Susan Leahy
2017
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University College Dublin Institute of Criminology: Criminology Conference
Dr. Susan Leahy
2007
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Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Birmingham
Dr. Susan Leahy
2019
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Institute of Guidance Counsellors National Conference 2016
Prof. Shane Kilcommins
Dr. Susan Leahy
Dr. Andrea Ryan
2016
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Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Bristol,
Dr. Susan Leahy
2018
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University of Limerick Student Law Society Conference: Women's Rights
Dr. Susan Leahy
2013
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Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference
Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald O'Reilly
Dr. Susan Leahy
2013
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Europe's New Migrants: Marriage Practices and Policies, University of Birmingham, 17th April 2018
Dr. Susan Leahy
2018
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Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Cardiff (virtual event)
Dr. Susan Leahy
2021
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Conference Contributions
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Published Reports
Analysis of Text for the Mid-term Review of the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2016-2021
Prof. Shane Kilcommins
Dr. Alan Cusack
Dr. Susan Leahy
2019
Dublin
Department of Justice
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National or transnational projects to support victims of crime Justice Programme (JUST/2014/SPOB/AG/VICT): Draft National Report Ireland
Prof. Shane Kilcommins
Dr. Susan Leahy
Dr. Andrea Ryan
2016
Greece
Greece
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'The Realities of Rape Trials in Ireland: Perspectives from Practice'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2021
Dublin
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
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Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) Training for Nurses and Midwives: National and International Evidence to Inform Future Training in Ireland.
Dr. Susan Leahy
Dr. Owen Doody
2021
Limerick
University of Limerick and Health Service Executive.
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Editorials
Book Reviews
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Other Publications
Defining Consent in Irish Sexual Offences Law: Unfinished Business
Dr. Susan Leahy
2018
Criminal Justice in Ireland Blog
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Privilege, Third Party Disclosure, and Mandatory Recording of Offences
Prof. Shane Kilcommins
Dr. Susan Leahy
2017
Institute of Guidance Counsellors, AGM, Limerick, May 5th, 2017
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'Opinion: Justice delayed really is justice denied in rape trials', TheJournal.ie, 22 June 2021
Dr. Susan Leahy
2021
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Overcoming the Justice Gap': Tackling the Attitude Problem in Rape Trials
Dr. Susan Leahy
2020
Garda Review
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The New Offence of Coercive Control: Opportunity and Challenge
Dr. Susan Leahy
2019
Garda Review
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'LRC Report on Sexual Offences and Capacity to Consent: A Timely Assessment of a Complex Area'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2013
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'The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2014: A Step in the Right Direction but Not Far Enough'
Dr. Susan Leahy
2015
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Time to reconsider whether Irish law protects complainants in rape trials
Dr. Susan Leahy
2018
Irish Legal News
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