Dr Helen McDermott

Dr Shane Darcy, Dr Helen McDermott, Professor Carsten Stahn, Dr Noelle Higgins

Helen McDermott successfully defended her PhD thesis, 'Extraterritorial Abduction under the Framework of International Law: Does Irregular mean Unlawful?', at the Irish Centre for Human Rights on Tuesday 6 May. The external examiner was Professor Carsten Stahn of Leiden University and the internal examiner was Dr Noelle Higgins of the Irish Centre for Human Rights. The panel, who awarded the PhD without corrections, are pictured here with Helen and her supervisor, Dr Shane Darcy. Congratulations, Helen!