Tobias Lock
@tobiaslock.bsky.social
European law prof @maynoothuni.bsky.social
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France carried out decades of nuclear testing in the Pacific - yet hundreds of thousands of EU citizens still wait for compensation for radiation exposure.
IGNACIO PORTELA GIRÁLDEZ explains why France must address this unresolved nuclear legacy:
verfassungsblog.de/an-atomic-bo...
IGNACIO PORTELA GIRÁLDEZ explains why France must address this unresolved nuclear legacy:
verfassungsblog.de/an-atomic-bo...
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
France carried out decades of nuclear testing in the Pacific - yet hundreds of thousands of EU citizens still wait for compensation for radiation exposure.
IGNACIO PORTELA GIRÁLDEZ explains why France must address this unresolved nuclear legacy:
verfassungsblog.de/an-atomic-bo...
IGNACIO PORTELA GIRÁLDEZ explains why France must address this unresolved nuclear legacy:
verfassungsblog.de/an-atomic-bo...
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REMINDER of this event on Irish and Indian Constitutions at DCU's St Pats campus at 4:30 this evening
Delighted to be joining @seanrainford.bsky.social @aoifemod.bsky.social @suryaroy.bsky.social @donalcoffey.bsky.social @dculibrary.bsky.social
All welcome
Delighted to be joining @seanrainford.bsky.social @aoifemod.bsky.social @suryaroy.bsky.social @donalcoffey.bsky.social @dculibrary.bsky.social
All welcome
Join us at DCU's St Pats campus for an evening seminar comparing the Irish and Indian constitutions, hosted by the Ireland India Institute, next Wed 26 Nov.
Some leading constitutional lawyers and historians will explore shared influences and challenges between 🇮🇳 and 🇮🇪. All welcome
Some leading constitutional lawyers and historians will explore shared influences and challenges between 🇮🇳 and 🇮🇪. All welcome
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
REMINDER of this event on Irish and Indian Constitutions at DCU's St Pats campus at 4:30 this evening
Delighted to be joining @seanrainford.bsky.social @aoifemod.bsky.social @suryaroy.bsky.social @donalcoffey.bsky.social @dculibrary.bsky.social
All welcome
Delighted to be joining @seanrainford.bsky.social @aoifemod.bsky.social @suryaroy.bsky.social @donalcoffey.bsky.social @dculibrary.bsky.social
All welcome
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Doctoral scholarship for EU students to work with me at Oxford on democratic backsliding, democratic defence, or illiberalism: Renato Morelli Corpus Christi College Graduate Scholarship in Politics 2026-27. Deadline 9 Jan 2026. Please circulate!
Details at: users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/Ad...
Details at: users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/Ad...
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Doctoral scholarship for EU students to work with me at Oxford on democratic backsliding, democratic defence, or illiberalism: Renato Morelli Corpus Christi College Graduate Scholarship in Politics 2026-27. Deadline 9 Jan 2026. Please circulate!
Details at: users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/Ad...
Details at: users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/Ad...
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"Die Familienunternehmer" haben die Liste der Mitglieder ihres Präsidiums vom Netz genommen.
Der Verband der Familienunternehmer möchte mit der AfD "ins Gespräch kommen".
Ein flüchtiger Blick auf die Liste der im Präsidium vertretenen Unternehmen offenbart:
Kontakte zu Nazis sind Familientradition, vom Propagandisten der Judenverfolgung Hermann Röchling bis zu Himmlers Freund Dr. Oetker.
Ein flüchtiger Blick auf die Liste der im Präsidium vertretenen Unternehmen offenbart:
Kontakte zu Nazis sind Familientradition, vom Propagandisten der Judenverfolgung Hermann Röchling bis zu Himmlers Freund Dr. Oetker.
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Die Familienunternehmer" haben die Liste der Mitglieder ihres Präsidiums vom Netz genommen.
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New vacancy (Junior Research Fellowship) working on the Northern Ireland Peace Process at the Quill Project in Oxford!
Based at Pembroke College with funding from the Carnegie Foundation of New York.
See details here: www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/juni...
Based at Pembroke College with funding from the Carnegie Foundation of New York.
See details here: www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/juni...
Junior Research Fellowship in the Northern Ireland Peace Process (Quill Project)
Pembroke College wishes to appoint a Junior Research Fellow in the History of the Northern Ireland Peace Process. The appointment will be from early 2026 until 31 July 2027. The post is full-time and ...
www.pmb.ox.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
New vacancy (Junior Research Fellowship) working on the Northern Ireland Peace Process at the Quill Project in Oxford!
Based at Pembroke College with funding from the Carnegie Foundation of New York.
See details here: www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/juni...
Based at Pembroke College with funding from the Carnegie Foundation of New York.
See details here: www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/juni...
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Good timing from the Commission: EU-ECHR relations and particularly accession will be core to REVEL’s work package 6 - led by David Mangan and @tobiaslock.bsky.social.
The game is on. The next (and third) CJEU opinion on EU accession to the ECHR will be known as Opinion 1/25.
EU and ECHR
Looks like the EU Commission's request for the EU Court of Justice to rule on whether the latest attempt for the EU to sign up to the ECHR is compatible with EU was finally registered with the Court on Friday - curia.europa.eu/juris/fiche....
Looks like the EU Commission's request for the EU Court of Justice to rule on whether the latest attempt for the EU to sign up to the ECHR is compatible with EU was finally registered with the Court on Friday - curia.europa.eu/juris/fiche....
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Good timing from the Commission: EU-ECHR relations and particularly accession will be core to REVEL’s work package 6 - led by David Mangan and @tobiaslock.bsky.social.
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On the Windsor Framework and the NI Assembly's 2024 Democratic Consent vote...
With @politicalquarterly.bsky.social
Open access via:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
With @politicalquarterly.bsky.social
Open access via:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
On the Windsor Framework and the NI Assembly's 2024 Democratic Consent vote...
With @politicalquarterly.bsky.social
Open access via:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
With @politicalquarterly.bsky.social
Open access via:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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💼 Call for Applications: Up to 5 Postdoc Positions for Cluster of Excellence „Transforming Human Rights“
↗️Apply now: www.humanrights.fau.eu/2025/11/17/s...
@fau.de @dfg.de #exc #fau #humanrights #HumanRightsFAU
↗️Apply now: www.humanrights.fau.eu/2025/11/17/s...
@fau.de @dfg.de #exc #fau #humanrights #HumanRightsFAU
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
💼 Call for Applications: Up to 5 Postdoc Positions for Cluster of Excellence „Transforming Human Rights“
↗️Apply now: www.humanrights.fau.eu/2025/11/17/s...
@fau.de @dfg.de #exc #fau #humanrights #HumanRightsFAU
↗️Apply now: www.humanrights.fau.eu/2025/11/17/s...
@fau.de @dfg.de #exc #fau #humanrights #HumanRightsFAU
The game is on. The next (and third) CJEU opinion on EU accession to the ECHR will be known as Opinion 1/25.
EU and ECHR
Looks like the EU Commission's request for the EU Court of Justice to rule on whether the latest attempt for the EU to sign up to the ECHR is compatible with EU was finally registered with the Court on Friday - curia.europa.eu/juris/fiche....
Looks like the EU Commission's request for the EU Court of Justice to rule on whether the latest attempt for the EU to sign up to the ECHR is compatible with EU was finally registered with the Court on Friday - curia.europa.eu/juris/fiche....
CURIA - Case information
curia.europa.eu
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The game is on. The next (and third) CJEU opinion on EU accession to the ECHR will be known as Opinion 1/25.
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Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis.
Opinion: Beware of the judicial review red herring
Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis.
www.irishlegal.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Dr Orla Kelleher pushes back against the narrative that judicial reviews are to blame for the housing crisis.
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With dizzying power imbalances at "prestigious" institutions and frightening levels of precarity for junior scholars, UK academia is rife with these stories:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
With dizzying power imbalances at "prestigious" institutions and frightening levels of precarity for junior scholars, UK academia is rife with these stories:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Rarely spotted job fairy alert! A specific public law senior lecturer/reader post (and a few other positions - including in environmental law - to boot). Please spread the word! Happy to discuss with anyone who is tempted to come join us in Newcastle:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM199/s...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM199/s...
Senior Lecturer/Reader in Public Law at Newcastle University
Apply now for the Senior Lecturer/Reader in Public Law role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Rarely spotted job fairy alert! A specific public law senior lecturer/reader post (and a few other positions - including in environmental law - to boot). Please spread the word! Happy to discuss with anyone who is tempted to come join us in Newcastle:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM199/s...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM199/s...
Do follow @reveljmce.bsky.social for updates on our activities!
MU’s School of Law and Criminology has opened a new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, entitled Realising European Values through European Law (REVEL).
The @reveljmce.bsky.social Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence will be led by Prof Tobias Lock.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-soci...
The @reveljmce.bsky.social Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence will be led by Prof Tobias Lock.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-soci...
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Do follow @reveljmce.bsky.social for updates on our activities!
Great news for us here @maynoothuniversity.ie Follow @reveljmce.bsky.social to keep up to date with what we are up to over the next three years.
A new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence has been opened at Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology. @reveljmce.bsky.social @maynoothlaw.bsky.social @tobiaslock.bsky.social
Maynooth opens new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
A new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence has been opened at Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology.
www.irishlegal.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Great news for us here @maynoothuniversity.ie Follow @reveljmce.bsky.social to keep up to date with what we are up to over the next three years.
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We are so glad to announce the new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence @reveljmce.bsky.social funded by the European Union lead by @tobiaslock.bsky.social alongside some wonderful colleagues across @maynoothuniversity.ie
Make sure to follow @reveljmce.bsky.social for updates!!
Make sure to follow @reveljmce.bsky.social for updates!!
Delighted to announce that we are the REVEL Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence @maynoothuniversity.ie. We will be organising a host of activities over the next 3 years on "Realising European Values and European Law" (REVEL). Stay tuned (follow us) for more.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
School of Law and Criminology awarded Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology has just opened the new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, entitled “Realising European Values through European Law” (REVEL). Following a
www.maynoothuniversity.ie
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We are so glad to announce the new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence @reveljmce.bsky.social funded by the European Union lead by @tobiaslock.bsky.social alongside some wonderful colleagues across @maynoothuniversity.ie
Make sure to follow @reveljmce.bsky.social for updates!!
Make sure to follow @reveljmce.bsky.social for updates!!
Delighted to be part of a wonderful team and leading the new @reveljmce.bsky.social. Lots to come in terms of activities (please follow us!) - for now: thanks to our wonderful colleagues @maynoothlaw.bsky.social; @muresearch.bsky.social for their invaluable support!
Delighted to announce that we are the REVEL Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence @maynoothuniversity.ie. We will be organising a host of activities over the next 3 years on "Realising European Values and European Law" (REVEL). Stay tuned (follow us) for more.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
School of Law and Criminology awarded Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
Maynooth University’s School of Law and Criminology has just opened the new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, entitled “Realising European Values through European Law” (REVEL). Following a
www.maynoothuniversity.ie
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Delighted to be part of a wonderful team and leading the new @reveljmce.bsky.social. Lots to come in terms of activities (please follow us!) - for now: thanks to our wonderful colleagues @maynoothlaw.bsky.social; @muresearch.bsky.social for their invaluable support!
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Are you a PhD or early career researcher in EU law and politics? Come to the Europa Institute of the University of Edinburgh to give a paper at our PhD/ECR Workshop on the topic of "Defending the European Union". Dates: 23-24 April 2026. Details here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Are you a PhD or early career researcher in EU law and politics? Come to the Europa Institute of the University of Edinburgh to give a paper at our PhD/ECR Workshop on the topic of "Defending the European Union". Dates: 23-24 April 2026. Details here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Exciting publication news!
I have been working for the past couple of years with co-editor @ascherz.bsky.social and awesome authors (details below) on a special issue on “Legitimate International Authority and Institutional Diversity”.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1/
I have been working for the past couple of years with co-editor @ascherz.bsky.social and awesome authors (details below) on a special issue on “Legitimate International Authority and Institutional Diversity”.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1/
Legitimate international authority and institutional diversity
While international institutions are a frequent and increasing focus of political challenge and critique, evaluating their normative legitimacy raises novel theoretical challenges. International in...
www.tandfonline.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Exciting publication news!
I have been working for the past couple of years with co-editor @ascherz.bsky.social and awesome authors (details below) on a special issue on “Legitimate International Authority and Institutional Diversity”.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1/
I have been working for the past couple of years with co-editor @ascherz.bsky.social and awesome authors (details below) on a special issue on “Legitimate International Authority and Institutional Diversity”.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1/
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Excited to start the second round of our international doctoral programme on business and human rights funded by Elite Network Bavaria
@fau.de
@humanrights-fau.bsky.social
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
@fau.de
@humanrights-fau.bsky.social
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Excited to start the second round of our international doctoral programme on business and human rights funded by Elite Network Bavaria
@fau.de
@humanrights-fau.bsky.social
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
@fau.de
@humanrights-fau.bsky.social
@unibayreuth.bsky.social
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Suing the EU Commission for withdrawal of a legislative proposal is a rare thing - my comments on the only CJEU judgment to date on this, from back in 2015 - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-...
November 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Suing the EU Commission for withdrawal of a legislative proposal is a rare thing - my comments on the only CJEU judgment to date on this, from back in 2015 - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-...
Sad news. David was a lovely man and as sharp as they come.
Ming Campbell last month, David this.
Another sad loss of an informed, opinionated internationalist.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
Another sad loss of an informed, opinionated internationalist.
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ pays tribute to David Gow
The NUJ has learned with deep regret of the death of our friend and colleague David Gow, following a short illness.
www.nuj.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Sad news. David was a lovely man and as sharp as they come.
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Come Work With Us!
The School of Law and Criminology is hiring an Assistant Professor in Law
(permanent)
Closing Date: Sunday 23 November 2025
For full details see: tinyurl.com/4abrx98c
The School of Law and Criminology is hiring an Assistant Professor in Law
(permanent)
Closing Date: Sunday 23 November 2025
For full details see: tinyurl.com/4abrx98c
October 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Come Work With Us!
The School of Law and Criminology is hiring an Assistant Professor in Law
(permanent)
Closing Date: Sunday 23 November 2025
For full details see: tinyurl.com/4abrx98c
The School of Law and Criminology is hiring an Assistant Professor in Law
(permanent)
Closing Date: Sunday 23 November 2025
For full details see: tinyurl.com/4abrx98c
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How can academic freedom be maintained when universities have commercial relationships with totalitarian countries like China?
This is a chilling example.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
This is a chilling example.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
How can academic freedom be maintained when universities have commercial relationships with totalitarian countries like China?
This is a chilling example.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
This is a chilling example.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Puff Daddy, the 1798 United Irishmen rebellion, knowledge hierarchies and the militarisation of policing... I am over the moon to see this essay published. Thank you so much to the Dublin Review of Books and to @juliango.bsky.social for writing such a thought-provoking book. drb.ie/articles/its...
It’s all ‘Mesearch’ - DRB
Imperial policing, extreme force and the supposed perils of ‘mesearch’
drb.ie
October 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Puff Daddy, the 1798 United Irishmen rebellion, knowledge hierarchies and the militarisation of policing... I am over the moon to see this essay published. Thank you so much to the Dublin Review of Books and to @juliango.bsky.social for writing such a thought-provoking book. drb.ie/articles/its...