Dermot Feenan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3995271 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dermot Feenan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dermot |
| FAMILY NAME | Feenan |
| SIGNATURE | FEENAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ulster |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Law and compassion
This paper provides the first overarching exploration and discussion of the relationship between law and compassion, based on a broad review of law and associated literature. The paper reviews the English-language literature worldwide, identifying and analysing key themes. It lays out a number of themes by which the relationship may be examined, including the problematic of defining compassion, addressing the concept of compassion, its components…
Women Judges: Gendering Judging, Justifying Diversity
The under‐representation of women in judicial office has led to calls for greater female representation based on an argument that women offer a different voice from that of men. This argument has largely foundered, and a more recent rationale rests on the need for diversity in the judiciary. However, the disadvantage experienced by women applicants to judicial office is rooted in deeply entrenched structural discrimination and exclusion, imbricat…
Understanding Disadvantage Partly Through an Epistemology of Ignorance
This article is concerned with the way in which ignorance is actively constituted or reproduced as an aspect of power. The significance of ignorance as an important site of study is suggested in this article through an examination of the results of a survey of applications by women for Silk, in recognition of senior status as an advocate, and judicial office in Northern Ireland. The survey found that in the male-dominated profession of law more w…
Religious Vilification Laws: Quelling Fires of Hatred
Physician and family assisted suicide: Results from a study of public attitudes in Britain
Justice in conflict: Paramilitary punishment in Ireland (North)
Weights and Measures of the Major Food Commodities in Early Nineteenth–Century Ireland: A Regional
This paper describes in detail and discusses the regıonal variation of weıghts and measures of major food commodities (potatoes, oats, oatmeal, wheat, barley, rye, butter and milk) in early nineteenth-century Ireland. It builds upon the exposition by Wakefield and Bourke of weıghts and measures in Ireland before the Great Famıne. New sources examined include estate records, market reports in regional and local newspapers, archıves of the Irısh Fo…
Legal Issues in Acquiring Information about Illegal Behaviour Through Criminological Research
One of the challenges in conducting criminological research involves addressing and understanding the law regarding protection and disclosure of sources and/or information in respect of offences or intentions to commit offences. This paper presents how this challenge has been addressed by researchers in criminology and examines a range of issues involved. The paper sets out the legal position in the United Kingdom and offers a number of suggestio…
Researching paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland
This paper examines methodological challenges in researching paramilitary violence, with particular reference to the author's examination of paramilitary 'punishment' activity in Northern Ireland. The author notes the dearth of published work on methodological issues in social science research of violence generally. The range of major qualitative studies on paramilitary violence is presented and discussed. The paper explains the context of conduc…
Common Law Access to Medical Records
Researching paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland
This paper examines methodological challenges in researching paramilitary violence, with particular reference to the author's examination of paramilitary 'punishment' activity in Northern Ireland. The author notes the dearth of published work on methodological issues in social science research of violence generally. The range of major qualitative studies on paramilitary violence is presented and discussed. The paper explains the context of conduc…
Physician and family assisted suicide: Results from a study of public attitudes in Britain
Women Judges: Gendering Judging, Justifying Diversity
The under‐representation of women in judicial office has led to calls for greater female representation based on an argument that women offer a different voice from that of men. This argument has largely foundered, and a more recent rationale rests on the need for diversity in the judiciary. However, the disadvantage experienced by women applicants to judicial office is rooted in deeply entrenched structural discrimination and exclusion, imbricat…
Understanding Disadvantage Partly Through an Epistemology of Ignorance
This article is concerned with the way in which ignorance is actively constituted or reproduced as an aspect of power. The significance of ignorance as an important site of study is suggested in this article through an examination of the results of a survey of applications by women for Silk, in recognition of senior status as an advocate, and judicial office in Northern Ireland. The survey found that in the male-dominated profession of law more w…
Legal Issues in Acquiring Information about Illegal Behaviour Through Criminological Research
One of the challenges in conducting criminological research involves addressing and understanding the law regarding protection and disclosure of sources and/or information in respect of offences or intentions to commit offences. This paper presents how this challenge has been addressed by researchers in criminology and examines a range of issues involved. The paper sets out the legal position in the United Kingdom and offers a number of suggestio…
Justice in conflict: Paramilitary punishment in Ireland (North)
Law and compassion
This paper provides the first overarching exploration and discussion of the relationship between law and compassion, based on a broad review of law and associated literature. The paper reviews the English-language literature worldwide, identifying and analysing key themes. It lays out a number of themes by which the relationship may be examined, including the problematic of defining compassion, addressing the concept of compassion, its components…
Common Law Access to Medical Records
Justice in conflict: Paramilitary punishment in Ireland (North)
Weights and Measures of the Major Food Commodities in Early Nineteenth–Century Ireland: A Regional
This paper describes in detail and discusses the regıonal variation of weıghts and measures of major food commodities (potatoes, oats, oatmeal, wheat, barley, rye, butter and milk) in early nineteenth-century Ireland. It builds upon the exposition by Wakefield and Bourke of weıghts and measures in Ireland before the Great Famıne. New sources examined include estate records, market reports in regional and local newspapers, archıves of the Irısh Fo…
Legal Issues in Acquiring Information about Illegal Behaviour Through Criminological Research
One of the challenges in conducting criminological research involves addressing and understanding the law regarding protection and disclosure of sources and/or information in respect of offences or intentions to commit offences. This paper presents how this challenge has been addressed by researchers in criminology and examines a range of issues involved. The paper sets out the legal position in the United Kingdom and offers a number of suggestio…
Researching paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland
This paper examines methodological challenges in researching paramilitary violence, with particular reference to the author's examination of paramilitary 'punishment' activity in Northern Ireland. The author notes the dearth of published work on methodological issues in social science research of violence generally. The range of major qualitative studies on paramilitary violence is presented and discussed. The paper explains the context of conduc…
Physician and family assisted suicide: Results from a study of public attitudes in Britain
Religious Vilification Laws: Quelling Fires of Hatred
Understanding Disadvantage Partly Through an Epistemology of Ignorance
This article is concerned with the way in which ignorance is actively constituted or reproduced as an aspect of power. The significance of ignorance as an important site of study is suggested in this article through an examination of the results of a survey of applications by women for Silk, in recognition of senior status as an advocate, and judicial office in Northern Ireland. The survey found that in the male-dominated profession of law more w…
Women Judges: Gendering Judging, Justifying Diversity
The under‐representation of women in judicial office has led to calls for greater female representation based on an argument that women offer a different voice from that of men. This argument has largely foundered, and a more recent rationale rests on the need for diversity in the judiciary. However, the disadvantage experienced by women applicants to judicial office is rooted in deeply entrenched structural discrimination and exclusion, imbricat…
Law and compassion
This paper provides the first overarching exploration and discussion of the relationship between law and compassion, based on a broad review of law and associated literature. The paper reviews the English-language literature worldwide, identifying and analysing key themes. It lays out a number of themes by which the relationship may be examined, including the problematic of defining compassion, addressing the concept of compassion, its components…
Political science (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Legal Education and Practice Innovations (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works)