Doctoral College Post Graduate Researcher Research Showcase-Pamela Gubbins

On Wednesday 19th June at the Doctoral College Post Graduate Researcher (PGR) Research Showcase, Pamela Gubbins, PhD Candidate, in the School of Law presented a poster of her research titled 'The Full Guarantees of a Criminal Trial v’s Trial Waiver Systems – A Rights Based Approach in Protecting the Interests of the Accused.' Pamela is conducting her research under the supervision of Dr Ger Coffey and Dr Laura Donnellan and explores the possibility of introducing a trial waiver system in Ireland through a comparative analysis by identifying the benefits, challenges and limitations of trial waiver systems and possible lessons to be learned from the experiences of other nations.

Pamela graduated from UL with an LLB in Law Plus in 2018, and then went on to graduate in 2020 from the in Human Right in Criminal Justice from UL, obtaining a first-class honours degree. Her dissertation focused on ‘Accommodating Defendants with Learning Disabilities in the Irish Criminal Justice System: A Lack of Special Measures, Safeguards and Supports.’ 

Pamela has been awarded a few funding awards/scholarships for her PhD research, she has received a fee waiver from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (AHSS) in UL, a fee waiver from UL School of Law and The John and Pauline Ryan Research Scholarship from UL’s Doctoral College. Pamela has tutored and lectured in a variety of modules in the School of Law, she has presented her research at several national conferencing events and her work has also received publication in the Plassey Law Review journal. Her primary research interests include human rights, criminal justice, due process, and criminal law.