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Audrey Plan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin (UCD), where she leads the ERC-funded project RIGHTS TO UNITE under Prof. Dagmar Schiek. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Trinity College Dublin (TCD), with dual supervision from the Law Department, focusing on European courts' strategic international dialogue in human rights. Her interdisciplinary research bridges law, political science, and history, emphasizing the judicialization of international relations.
Education:
- Bachelor of Law (With Honors), UCA, France
- Diploma in American Law (High Honors), UCA, France
- MSc in International and European Studies (High Honors), UPPA, France
- PhD in Political Science, Trinity College Dublin
Research Interests: Focuses on interactions between international courts (e.g., CJEU and ECHR), EU law coherence, and human rights. She explores strategic judicial decision-making and challenges to legal authority, using socio-legal methodologies to address empirical and theoretical gaps in law-as-research-data frameworks.
Awards:
- IALT Matheson Postgraduate Scholarship (2022)
- Trinity Provost PhD Award
- TRISS Postgraduate Teaching Award (2022)
- Nominated for Trinity-wide teaching award
Teaching & Supervision: Developed a syllabus for TCD's International Courts course, emphasizing innovation and inclusivity. Supervised an MSc Dissertation on Southeast Asian human rights. Previously a Lecturer (2023–2023) and Head Tutor in International Relations at TCD.
Grants & Projects: Principal Investigator of the €2.5M ERC-funded RIGHTS TO UNITE (2024–2028), exploring EU-derived rights' role in integration. Prior grants include Trinity's Provost PhD Award and Irish Research Council funding.
Professional Experience:
- Visiting Scholar at University of Copenhagen's iCourts (2023)
- International legal advocacy for children’s rights in an NGO
