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Associate Professor Claire Breen
BCL NUI LLM PhD Nott
Claire Breen holds a BCL from the National University of Ireland (University College Cork). She also holds an LLM (International Law) and a PhD from the University of Nottingham.
Her current research interests focus upon international human rights law and international humanitarian law. In 2007, Dr Breen was awarded a significant New Zealand Law Foundation Grant to undertake research on a project entitled 'The National and International Legal Obligations and Consequences for New Zealand Arising from its Peace Support Operations'. Her interest in the legal obligations stemming from New Zealand's peace support missions is a reflection of her interest in the confluence between human rights law and the laws of armed conflict. She has previously published extensively in the area of children's rights.
She teaches international human rights law, the laws of armed conflict, and contract law.
Recent Publications
The Edges of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction: The Integration of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights into Peace Support Operations, Journal of International Peacekeeping (forthcoming 2012).
The Legal Implications Arising from Economic and Social Reconstruction as an Aspect of Peace Support Operations, 18(2) Peace and Conflict Studies (forthcoming 2011).
Economic, Social and Cultural rights of New Zealand Children: The Challenges of Poverty and Discrimination, in M Bedggood & K Gledhill (eds) Law into Action: Economic, Social and Cultural rights in Aotearoa New Zealand (Thompson Reuters: Wellington, 2011).
Law, Policy and Practice: The United Nations Collective Security Regime and the Contribution of the New Zealand Defence Force, 7 New Zealand Yearbook of International Law, 2009.
Human Rights Implications for New Zealand's Peace Support Missions, 8 New Zealand Armed Forces Law Review 2008.
Revitalising the United Nations Human Rights Special Procedures Mechanisms as a Means of Achieving and Maintaining International Peace and Security, Max Planck Institute Yearbook of United Nations Law, 2008.
The Policy of Direct Provision in Ireland: A Violation of Asylum-seekers' Right to an Adequate Standard of Housing, 20(4) International Journal of Refugee Law, 2008.
The Necessity of a Role for the ECOSOC in the Maintenance of International Peace and Security, 12(2) Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 2007.
When is A Child Not a Child? Child Soldiers in International Law, 8(2) Human Rights Review, 2007.
Dr Breen has also presented the following conference papers:
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of New Zealand Children: Health, Education, and Youth Employment and the Challenges of Poverty and Discrimination, ISFL Regional Conference: The Children's Convention at 21: The rights of the child come of age?, University of Ulster, 2010.
Human Rights in Peace Operations: Are they really Universal, Indivisible and Interdependent and Interrelated?, Armed Forces Law Association of New Zealand Conference, Wellington, 2009.
The National and International Legal Obligations and Consequences for New Zealand Arising from its Peace Support Operations, Beeby Colloquium on International Law, Wellington, 2009.
Giving teeth to the tiger? The centrality of Human Rights Law to the maintenance of peace and security, An International Conference Organised by the Armed Forces Law Association of New Zealand in conjunction with the School of Law, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 2008.
Corporal Punishment as Violation of the Rights of the Child, 10th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Wellington, 14-16 February 2006.
Other Research Contributions by Dr Breen include:
Co-Author, Submission to the Law and Order Committee on the Young Offenders (Serious Crimes) Bill 2006, for Action for Children and Youth, July 2006.
Sole Author, Feedback on Consultation Paper - New Sentencing Options in the Youth Jurisdiction, for Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa, March 2006.
Co-Author - Submission to the Justice and Electoral Select Committee on the Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill, for Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa, February 2006.
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