John Reynolds

Biography

John joined the Department of Law in Maynooth in 2014. Prior to this he taught at the European Inter-University Centre in Venice, and held the NUI’s EJ Phelan Fellowship in International Law. John holds Ph.D and LLM degrees in international law from NUI Galway, and received his undergraduate degree in law & economics from University College Dublin. John works in the fields of international law and critical legal studies. He teaches public international law, economic, social & cultural rights, world trade law and international criminal justice on the Department of Law’s LL.M and LL.B programmes, and is is co-convener of the university’s Research Cluster on Social Justice, Participation & Human Rights. John's research focuses on the operation of international law in contexts of conflict, crisis and coloniality. He is currently supervising a number of Ph.D research students working on projects relating to conflict and peace agreements, genocide, social rights, and engagement with law by the radical left. He is happy to receive Ph.D proposals in areas of international law, imperialism, social justice, human rights, critical legal theory, and related fields. Beyond the academy, John worked for several years in the West Bank as a researcher for Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq, and continues to work with a number of social movements and civil society organisations. He also sits on Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs Civil Society Standing Committee on Human Rights.

Research Interest

International law in contexts of conflict, crisis and coloniality.