Biography
Having graduated with a BCL from UCD, Jennifer was awarded an open postgraduate scholarship while completing her LLM by research. She was then awarded an internship with the Federal Defender Programme in Chicago, after which she worked as a legal researcher in the Office of the Attorney General and as a legal researcher for the Law Reform Commission before beginning work at UL in 2004. Jennifer was President of the Irish Association of Law Teachers for 20092010. She completed a graduate diploma in Academic Practice at UL and won the Small Group Teaching Award at UL in 2010. She was awarded a National Award for Excellence in Teaching by the National Academy for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning in 2011 and was a finalist for the European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Humanities and Social Sciences in 2012.
Jennifers research interests lie in the areas of hate crime and reproductive justice, and she has published widely on these topics. Her work in the area of hate crime looks at the criminalisation of bias motivation and explores the potential of introducing hate crime offences in an Irish context. She is co-editor of two major collections in the area of hate crime with Oxford University Press and Palgrave Macmillan, and has published in the Journal of Hate Studies, the Oxford Handbook Online in Criminology and Criminal Justice, the Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly and the Irish Jurist. She is co-director of the International Network for Hate Studies. She is also founder and co-director of the UL-based Hate and Hostility Research Group, the only academic research group in Ireland dedicated to exploring and understanding hate crime in an Irish context. Her work in the area of hate crime with Dr Amanda Haynes has been funded by the Irish Research Council, the EU DG Justice programme, and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.
Research Interests:Hate Studies; Hate Crime; Minoritised Communites and the Law; Abortion and the Law; Medical Consent.
Research Interests
Hate studies; hate crime; abortion and the law; medical consent; criminal procedure.
Publications
Book
How to Think, Write and Cite: Key Skills for Irish Law Students
Schweppe, J, Donnelly, L, Kennedy, R
How to Think, Write and Cite: Key Skills for Irish Law Students
Schweppe, J., Kennedy, R., Fahey, E, and Donnelly, L.
Irish Criminal Justice: Theory, Process and Procedure
Schweppe, J, Conway, V, Daly, Y
Book Chapter
Misogynistic Hate Crime
Jennifer Schweppe and Amanda Haynes
Hate in the Modern World: What It Is, Where it Comes From, and What to Do About It
Case Studies in Legal Research Methodologies: Reflections on Theory and Practice
Dillon, N, Haynes, A. and Schweppe, J
Researching with a Hard to Access Population: The Trans Community in Ireland
Case Studies in Legal Research Methodologies: Reflections on Theory and Practice
Laura Cahillane and Jennifer Schweppe
Introducing the Case Studies Approach
Ireland and the LGBT Community: Public Perceptions and Attitudes
Amanda Haynes and Jennifer Schweppe
Call it Hate
"Hate Crime: Violently Policing Transgressions of Perceived Parameters of Acceptability"
Haynes, A. and Schweppe, J.
Taboo and Transgression: The Power of the (Un)Told
The Disappearing of Hate Crime in the Irish Criminal Justice Process
Haynes, A;Schweppe, J
Critical Perspectives On Hate Crime: Contributions From The Island Of Ireland
DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-52667-0_2
LGB and T? The Specificity of Anti-Transgender Hate Crime
Haynes, A;Schweppe, J
Critical Perspectives On Hate Crime: Contributions From The Island Of Ireland
DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-52667-0_6
Towards an all-Island Approach to Hate Crime in Ireland
Haynes, A;Taylor, S;Schweppe, J
Critical Perspectives On Hate Crime: Contributions From The Island Of Ireland
DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-52667-0_25
Introduction: Mapping the Field of Hate Studies on the Island of Ireland
Taylor, S;Haynes, A;Schweppe, J
Critical Perspectives On Hate Crime: Contributions From The Island Of Ireland
DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-52667-0_1
Introduction: The Globalization of Hate
Schweppe J. and Walters M.A.
he Globalization of Hate: Internationalizing Hate Crime?
`Conclusion: Towards an International Response to Hate Crime'
Schweppe J. and Walters M.A.
The Globalization of Hate: Internationalizing Hate Crime?
An Introduction to Research Ethics in Legal Scholarship
Davidson, Hope and Schweppe, Jennifer
Legal Research Methods: Principles and Practicalities
Legal Research Methods and Methodologies: Framing the Context
Cahillane, L; Schweppe, J
Legal Research Methods: Principles and Practicalities
Hate Crimes: Legislating to Enhance Punishment
Schweppe, J; Walters, M
Oxford Handbooks Online in Criminology and Criminal Justice
"Irish Scholarship, Irish Law and the Irish Association of Law Teachers"
Mohr, T., Schweppe, J.
Thirty Years of Legal Scholarship: The Irish Association of Law Teachers
"'A Constitutionally Permissible Abortion?' The Right to Travel, the Role of the Medical Profession and the Duty of the HSE"
Schweppe, J.
The Unborn Child, Article 40.3.3° and Abortion in Ireland: 25 Years of Protection?
Introduction
Schweppe, J
The Unborn child, Article 40.3.3 and Abortion in Ireland: 25 Years of Protection?
Minor's Consent to Medical Treatment
Schweppe, J
Law Society of Ireland Law Reform Committee Child Law
The Law Reform Commission's Proposals on Legal Capacity of Older People
Schweppe, J
Older People in Modern Ireland: Essays on Law and Policy
Edited Book
Other Journal
Miscarriages of Justice in Ireland: A University of Limerick Student Project
Schweppe, J; Spain, E
Education
Combating Racism through the Criminal Law
Schweppe, J
Spectrum
Beyond Abortion: The Unexamined Aspects of Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution
Schweppe, J
University College Dublin Law Review
Peer Reviewed Journal
Protecting commonly targeted groups in the context of 'new politics': the case of Ireland
Haynes A.;Schweppe J.
Crime Law And Social Change
DOI: 10.1007/s10611-019-09819-8
Recording Hate Crime: Technical Solutions in a Training Vacuum
Schweppe, J. and Haynes, A.
European Law Enforcement Research Bulletin
What is Measured Matters: The Value of Third Party Hate Crime Monitoring
Schweppe J.;Haynes A.;MacIntosh E.
European Journal On Criminal Policy And Research
DOI: 10.1007/s10610-018-9403-4
Hate crime: An overview of significance and relevance to Irish sociology
Carr J.;Haynes A.;Schweppe J.
Irish Journal Of Sociology
DOI: 10.1177/0791603515627052
Introduction: Understanding Hate Crime: Research, Policy and Practice
Perry, Barbara; Perry, Joanna; Schweppe, Jennifer; Walters, Mark Austin
Criminal Justice Policy Review
DOI: 10.1177/0887403415599642
Time for Legislative Clarity on Consent to Medical Treatment: Children, Young People and the "Mature Minor"
Davidson, Hope; Schweppe, Jennifer
Medico-Legal Journal of Ireland
Interpreting Life in the Protection of LIfe During Pregnancy Act 2013
Schweppe, J; Spain, E
Medico-Legal Journal of Ireland
`When is a Foetus Not an Unborn? Fatal Foetal Abnormalities and Article 40.3.3'
Schweppe, J., Spain, E.
Irish Journal of Legal Studies
'Pardon Me: The Contemporary Application of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy'
Schweppe, J.
Irish Jurist
Pardon Me: The Contemporary Application of the Prerogative of Mercy
Schweppe, Jennifer
Irish Jurist (1966-)
"What's So 'Special' about Law and Emotions?"
Schweppe, J; Stannard, J
Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly
`Article 40.3.3 and the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill: The Impetus for, and Process of, Legislative Change'
O'Sulivan, C., Schweppe, J., Spain, E.
Irish Journal of Legal Studies
"Defining Characteristics and Politicising Victims: A Legal Perspective"
Schweppe, J.
Journal of Hate Studies
What is a Miscarriage of Justice? An Irish Answer to an International Problem"
Conway, V; Schweppe, J
Dublin University Law Journal
"Taking Responsibility for the "Abortion Issue": Thoughts on Legislative Reform in the Aftermath of A, B and C"
Schweppe, J
Irish Journal Of Family Law
Health, Dignity and Human Rights
O'Hanlon, S; Schweppe, J
Medico-Legal Journal of Ireland
Best to Agree to Disagree? Parental Discord, Children's Rights and the Question of Immunisation
Schweppe, J
Common Law World Review
Peer Observation: Reflecting on a Mirror of Your Teaching
Schweppe, J; Eaton, S
European Journal Of Legal Education
Article 42A.5 - A Comment
Schweppe, J
Irish Criminal Law Journal
Revisiting Article 40.3.3: Part Two: Pregnant Women and Unborn Children: An Irreconcilable Conflict?
Schweppe, J
Irish Journal Of Family Law
Revisiting Article 40.3.3 Part One: Third Party Foetal Assault
Schweppe, J
Irish Journal Of Family Law
Beyond Abortion: The Right to Life of the Unborn Child under Irish Law
Schweppe, Jennifer
UC Dublin L. Rev.
Mothers, Fathers, Children and the Unborn: The Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution Bill
Schweppe, J
Irish Student Law Review
Published Report
Gendered Policing and Policing Gender: The Trans Community and An Garda Síochána
Haynes, A and Schweppe J
Lifecycle of a Hate Crime: Comparative Report
Schweppe, J. Haynes, A. and Walters M
Abusive and Offensive Online Communications: An Irish Perspective
Jennifer Schweppe
STAD: Stop Transphobia and Discrimination Report 2014-2016
Haynes, A. and Schweppe, J.
Lifecycle of a Hate Crime: Country Report for Ireland.
Haynes, A. and Schweppe, J.
Monitoring Hate Crime in Ireland: Towards a Uniform Reporting Mechanism?
Schweppe, J. and Haynes, A.
A Life Free From Fear: Legislating for Hate Crime in Ireland: An NGO perspective
Schweppe, J; Haynes, A; Carr, J
Combating Racism and Xenophobia through the Criminal Law
Schweppe, J; Walsh, D