Clíodhna Murphy

Clíodhna Murphy is an **Associate Professor** at the **School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University**, specializing in human rights law, migration law, and employment law. Her research examines the intersection of migration law with employment rights, migrant integration, and legal frameworks at international, EU, and domestic levels. She holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin (supported by a Ussher Postgraduate Fellowship) and completed an Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship at University College Cork.

• Education: PhD (Trinity College Dublin), Postdoctoral Fellowship (UCC)
• Teaching Experience: Trinity College Dublin, China University of Political Science and Law, Sciences Po Paris.

Her research focuses on migrant workers' rights, including labor exploitation, trafficking, and legal protections under EU and international law. Recent work addresses vulnerabilities in sectors like fisheries and agriculture. She has authored books such as Integration and the Law in Europe (2013) and contributed to leading journals like the Human Rights Quarterly and British Journal of Criminology.

Key awards include the Ussher Postgraduate Fellowship and Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship. Grants have been secured from Research Ireland, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, and the Department of Justice.

• Professional Engagements: Consultant for OSCE, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, and European Trade Union Institute.
• Committee Roles: Board of Trustees of the Irish Refugee Council, Advisory Board of Dignity in Partnership CLG.

Her advocacy extends to policy development, including the Sanctuary Committee at Maynooth University, and she has published reports on migrant workers' social security rights and integration policy.