Prof. Eimear Spain
Biography
Eimear Spain is a Professor of Health Law in a joint appointment between the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences and the School of Law. Eimear graduated with a BA in Law and Accounting and was awarded the University Medal for first place in interdisciplinary programmes upon graduation. Following completion of her PhD, Eimear took up a research position in Macquarie University in Sydney. She was subsequently appointed as a Senior Lecturer in the University of Northumbria in England before returning to take up a lecturing position in the School of Law in 2010. Prof. Spain was appointed to the Psychologist Registration Board (CORU) by the Minister for Health in 2017.Research Interests
Eimear's research focuses on issues of vulnerability on the frontline in the healthcare and criminal justice systems. She has published in the areas of health, criminal, constitutional and administrative law both nationally and internationally. She worked with and secured funding from important stakeholders including the HSE, Cosc, The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, the Department of Justice, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service, the Irish Research Council and the Council of Europe.Much of her research is interdisciplinary and empirical in nature, interrogating the gap between theory and practice, with colleagues from a variety of disciplines including nursing, midwifery, medicine, allied health, psychology, policing, youth justice and prisons.
Peer Reviewed Journals
"Factors Impacting On The Decision Of Graduate Entry Medical School Students To Pursue A Career In Obstetrics And Gynecology in Ireland"
Spain, E., Tumelty, ME., Hannigan, A., Cinnamond, K., Cheema, A., Cotter.A. (2023) "Factors Impacting On The Decision Of Graduate Entry Medical School Students To Pursue A Career In Obstetrics And Gynecology in Ireland". BMC medical education :449-
"Compulsory vaccination against Covid 19; A concise novel legal and ethical perspective on arguments of public good versus personal reticence."
Dunne, C.P., Spain, E. (2022) "Compulsory vaccination against Covid 19; A concise novel legal and ethical perspective on arguments of public good versus personal reticence." . Irish Journal Of Medical Science :1-6
'Doctors can't be doctors all of the time': a qualitative study of how general practitioners and medical students negotiate public- professional and private-personal realms using social media'
Marshall, M.,Niranjan, V., Spain, E., MacDonagh, J., O'Doherty, J., O'Connor, R., O'Regan, A. (2021) 'Doctors can't be doctors all of the time': a qualitative study of how general practitioners and medical students negotiate public- professional and private-personal realms using social media'. British Medical Journal
Gross Negligence Medical' Manslaughter in Ireland: Legal Context and Clinician Concerns'
Tumelty, M. and Spain, E. (2021) Gross Negligence Medical' Manslaughter in Ireland: Legal Context and Clinician Concerns' . Medical Law International :321-342
'An Exploratory Study of the Impact of the Medico-Legal Environment on Surgical Practice in Ireland'
Tumelty, ME, Cinnamond, K, Hannigan, A, Tierney, S, and Spain, E. (2021) 'An Exploratory Study of the Impact of the Medico-Legal Environment on Surgical Practice in Ireland'. European Journal of Health Law :1-18
Covid-19: Is it reasonable to ask retired doctors to return to 'duty'?
Colum Dunne and Eimear Spain (2020) Covid-19: Is it reasonable to ask retired doctors to return to 'duty'?. Bmj (Online)
The psychiatric management of prisoners on hunger strike: developing a management algorithm using the Delphi technique
Gulati G., Kelly B., O Neill C,.O Connell P., Linehan S., Spain E., Meagher D., Dunne C. (2019) The psychiatric management of prisoners on hunger strike: developing a management algorithm using the Delphi technique. International Journal Of Prisoner Health
Study of the Attitudes and Knowledge of Irish General Practitioners to their potential role in crisis pregnancy following repeal of the 8th Amendment of the Irish Constitution
Raymond O'Connor, Jane O'Doherty, M O'Mahony,Eimear Spain (2019) Study of the Attitudes and Knowledge of Irish General Practitioners to their potential role in crisis pregnancy following repeal of the 8th Amendment of the Irish Constitution. Bjgp Open
GSOC, the legislative process, and the privacy rights of citizens
Shane Kilcommins and Eimear Spain (2018) GSOC, the legislative process, and the privacy rights of citizens. Irish Criminal Law Journal :1-15
Hunger strikes in prison: a legal perspective for psychiatrists
Gulati G, Whelan D, Spain E, Meagher D and Dunne CP (2017) Hunger strikes in prison: a legal perspective for psychiatrists. Irish Journal Of Psychological Medicine
Exploring the impact of the Victims' Directive on service provision for victims of crime in Ireland
Susan Leahy and Eimear Spain (2017) Exploring the impact of the Victims' Directive on service provision for victims of crime in Ireland. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly :519-538
Social media and professional identity: Pitfalls and potential
Andrew O'Regan, W.H. Smithson and Eimear Spain (2017) Social media and professional identity: Pitfalls and potential. Medical teacher
Deaths in Prison Custody' Capstone Course: Engaging Final-Year Law Students In Service Learning and Public Value
Shane Kilcommins and Eimear Spain (2015) Deaths in Prison Custody' Capstone Course: Engaging Final-Year Law Students In Service Learning and Public Value. Journal of Criminal Justice Education :1-14
Interpreting "Life" in the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Act 2013
Jennifer Schweppe and Eimear Spain (2014) Interpreting "Life" in the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Act 2013. Medico-Legal Journal of Ireland :93-97
When is a Foetus not an Unborn? Fatal Foetal Abnormalities and Article 40.3.3
Jennifer Schweppe and Eimear Spain, (2013) When is a Foetus not an Unborn? Fatal Foetal Abnormalities and Article 40.3.3. Irish Journal of Legal Studies
Article 40.3.3 and the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: The Impetus for, and Process of, Legislative Change
Catherine O'Sullivan, Jennifer Schweppe and Eimear Spain (2013) Article 40.3.3 and the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: The Impetus for, and Process of, Legislative Change. Irish Journal of Legal Studies
Love in Life and Death
Eimear Spain (2013) Love in Life and Death. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly
Duress and Necessity in Ireland: Reform on the Horizon
Eimear Spain (2008) Duress and Necessity in Ireland: Reform on the Horizon. Irish Criminal Law Journal :70-76
Vo v France: Reasonable Settlement or Missed Opportunity?
Eimear Spain (2006) Vo v France: Reasonable Settlement or Missed Opportunity? . Irish Journal Of Family Law :16-20
Books
Core Statutes on Public and Human Rights Law 2019-2020
Rhona Smith, Eimear Spain and Richard Glancey (2019) Core Statutes on Public and Human Rights Law 2019-2020. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
The Victim in the Irish Criminal Process
Shane Kilcommins, Susan Leahy, Kathleen Moore Walsh, Eimear Spain (2018) The Victim in the Irish Criminal Process. Manchester : Manchester University Press
Constitutional and Administrative Law (Nutshells),
Richard Glancey, Eimear Spain and Rhona Smith (2014) Constitutional and Administrative Law (Nutshells), . London : Sweet & Maxwell
The Role of Emotions in Criminal Law Defences; Duress, Necessity and Lesser Evils
Eimear Spain (2011) The Role of Emotions in Criminal Law Defences; Duress, Necessity and Lesser Evils . Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
Book Chapters
Defining corporate, whitecollar and regulatory crime: Offences, Defences and Procedure'
Shane Kilcommins and Eimear Spain (2019) Defining corporate, whitecollar and regulatory crime: Offences, Defences and Procedure'. Dublin : Clarus White Collar Crime in Ireland.
Engaging with Emotions in the Legal Profession
Eimear Spain and Timothy Ritchie (2016) Engaging with Emotions in the Legal Profession. Oxford : Hart The Emotional Dynamics of Law and Legal Discourse.
Criminal Law Pedagogy in Ireland: the absence of the emotive, the regulatory and the gendered
Shane Kilcommins, Susan Leahy and Eimear Spain (2016) Criminal Law Pedagogy in Ireland: the absence of the emotive, the regulatory and the gendered. London : Routledge Criminal Law Pedagogy
The Development of Victims Rights in Ireland
Shane Kilcommins, Susan Leahy, and Eimear Spain (2016) The Development of Victims Rights in Ireland. OUP : Oxford University Press Criminal Litigation
Regulatory Crime
Shane Kilcommins and Eimear Spain (2016) Regulatory Crime. Oxford : Oxford University Press Criminal Litigation
Regulatory Crime
Shane Kilcommins and Eimear Spain (2014) Regulatory Crime. Dublin : Law Society Criminal Litigation
Teaching Legal Writing Using the Web: Possibilities and Practicalities
Ronán Kennedy, Jennifer Schweppe and Eimear Spain (2012) Teaching Legal Writing Using the Web: Possibilities and Practicalities . Limerick : NDLR Evaluating the Impact of Digital Resources in Higher Education
Pregnancy and Unwanted Third Party Interference: A Woman's Rights.
Eimear Spain (2008) Pregnancy and Unwanted Third Party Interference: A Woman's Rights. . Dublin : Liffey Press The Unborn Child, Art 40.3.3, and Abortion in Ireland: 25 Years of Protection? :113-129
Edited Books
Other Journals
Pioneering Police Training
Eimear Spain, Lydia Bracken and Shane Kilcommins (2017) Pioneering Police Training. Garda Review :13-
Pioneering Police Training
Shane Kilcommins and Eimear Spain (2015) Pioneering Police Training. Garda Review :4-5
Miscarriages of Justice in Ireland; A University of Limerick Student Project
Jennifer Schweppe and Eimear Spain (2012) Miscarriages of Justice in Ireland; A University of Limerick Student Project. Education :28-29
Conference Publications
Conference Contributions
Published Reports
Deaths in the Custody of the Irish Prison Service
Shane Kilcommins and Eimear Spain (2016) Deaths in the Custody of the Irish Prison Service . Limerick : IPS
Analysis of Text for the Final Review of the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, 2010-2014
Eimear Spain, Sarah Gibbons and Shane Kilcommins (2014) Analysis of Text for the Final Review of the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence, 2010-2014. Dublin : Cosc
Editorials
Book Reviews
Other Publications
Clear and ambitious vision of Ireland's police training
Shane Kilcommins and Eimear Spain (2015) Clear and ambitious vision of Ireland's police training. Dublin Irish Times
Column: Families who assist their loved ones to die will continue to feel the full wrath of the law
Eimear Spain (2013) Column: Families who assist their loved ones to die will continue to feel the full wrath of the law .
Column: Legal clarity needed after Marie Fleming right to die' verdict
Eimear Spain (2013) Column: Legal clarity needed after Marie Fleming right to die' verdict. The Journal, 16th January 2013.
Analysis: Draft abortion law has gaps which require clarification
Jennifer Schweppe and Eimear Spain (2013) Analysis: Draft abortion law has gaps which require clarification. TheJournal 1st May 2013
Column: Assisted suicide not permitted, but we still must find a humane path
Eimear Spain (2013) Column: Assisted suicide not permitted, but we still must find a humane path. Thejournal.ie
Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) (No. 2) Bill 2013, Bill Number 122 of 2013
Fletcher, Schweppe, Spain (2013) Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) (No. 2) Bill 2013, Bill Number 122 of 2013. Dublin : The Stationary Office, Dublin
Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) (No. 2) Bill 2013, Bill Number 115 of 2013 tabled in Dáil Éireann, 21st November 2013
Fletcher, Schweppe, Spain (2013) Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) (No. 2) Bill 2013, Bill Number 115 of 2013 tabled in Dáil Éireann, 21st November 2013 . Dublin : The Stationary Office, Government Publicaitons.