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Biography

Dr Andrea Ryan is an Associate Professor at

the School of Law, University of Limerick. Her research expertise lies in the areas of EU criminal justice, the European Convention on Human Rights, criminal evidence, comparative criminal procedure, criminal law and sentencing. She has published widely in these areas, including a book with Routledge, Towards a System of European Criminal Justice -The Problem of Admissibility of Evidence. She has acted as national expert for Ireland on a number of cross-jurisdictional studies funded by the European Commission, and was a Member of the Academic Network on a recently concluded project: Strengthening Trust in the Justice Area through Mutual Recognition and the Streamlined Application pf the European Arrest Warrant' coordinated by Centre for European Policy studies (CEPS) (June 2023).
She was the Irish expert on a study on the prospects for the creation of a European public prosecutor, and a feasibility study on the creation of a database on investigations and prosecutions.

She has been project leader on a number of international and national projects including a project on the Victims Directive conducted by the Centre for European Constitutional Law (CECL), a study on sentencing practices in the District Court for the Judicial Studies Institute and a study on domestic violence for the Royal Irish Academy. She is a Committee Member of ECLA UK, and frequently participates in Workshops and Conferences on European criminal justice. She has written various articles on criminal justice in journals including European Papers, International Journal of Evidence

and Proof, Criminal Law Review, Irish Criminal Law Journal, Judicial Studies Institute Journal , Dublin University Law Journal. She is a member of the Garda College Accreditation Committee and the

Quality Assurance Board for the Garda training programme, the BA in Applied Policing.

Research Interests

Comparative Criminal Justice;EU Criminal Justice; Law of Evidence; Sentencing; Criminal Law

Books

	Year	Publication
	2014	Towards a System of European Criminal Justice -The Problem of Admissibility of Evidence. Ryan, Andrea (2014) Towards a System of European Criminal Justice -The Problem of Admissibility of Evidence. London and New York: Routledge. [Details]

Book Chapters

�	Year	Publication
	2016	''Ireland, Criminal Justice Policy and the European Union'' Andrea Ryan & Claire Hamilton (2016) ''Ireland, Criminal Justice Policy and the European Union'' In: Routledge Handbook of Irish Criminology, ( 2016) (with Dr Claire Hamilton. London and new York: Routledge. [Details]
	2003	'Sentencing' Ryan, A (2003) 'Sentencing' In: Law Society of Ireland Criminal Litigation Teaching manual for Professional Practice Course. [Details]
	2006	'Sentencing' Ryan, A (2006) 'Sentencing' In: Law Society of Ireland Criminal Litigation. [Details]
	2012	'Ireland' Andrea Ryan (2012) 'Ireland' In: Toward a Prosecutor for the European Union: A Comparative Analysis Volume 1. Hart Publishing Oxford: Hart. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

�	Year	Publication
	2020	'The Interplay Between the European Supervision Order and the European Arrest Warrant: An Untapped Potential Waiting to Be Harvested' Andrea Ryan (2020) 'The Interplay Between the European Supervision Order and the European Arrest Warrant: An Untapped Potential Waiting to Be Harvested'. European Papers, [DOI] [Details]
	2016	'�Comparative Procedural Traditions: Poland�s journey from Socialist to �Adversarial� system�' Andrea Ryan (2016) '�Comparative Procedural Traditions: Poland�s journey from Socialist to �Adversarial� system�'. The International Journal of Evidence and Proof, 20 (4):305-325 [Details]
	2016	'Comparative procedural traditions: Poland's journey from socialist to 'adversarial' system' Ryan, A (2016) 'Comparative procedural traditions: Poland's journey from socialist to 'adversarial' system'. International Journal Of Evidence &Amp; Proof, 20 :305-325 [DOI] [Details]
	2014	'Aspiration to mutual admissibility of evidence in the European Union' Ryan, A (2014) 'Aspiration to mutual admissibility of evidence in the European Union'. Towards A System Of European Criminal Justice: The Problem Of Admissibility Of Evidence, :14-48 [Details]
	2014	'Theoretical approaches to the comparison of procedural systems' Ryan, A (2014) 'Theoretical approaches to the comparison of procedural systems'. Towards A System Of European Criminal Justice: The Problem Of Admissibility Of Evidence, :49-81 [Details]
	2014	'Gathering, receiving and contesting evidence in France' Ryan, A (2014) 'Gathering, receiving and contesting evidence in France'. Towards A System Of European Criminal Justice: The Problem Of Admissibility Of Evidence, :133-249 [Details]
	1997	'The Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996: Decline and Fall of the Right to Silence?' Ryan, A (1997) 'The Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996: Decline and Fall of the Right to Silence?'. IRISH CRIMINAL LAW JOURNAL, 7 (22) [Details]
	2000	'Arrest and Detention: A Review of the Law' Ryan, A (2000) 'Arrest and Detention: A Review of the Law'. IRISH CRIMINAL LAW JOURNAL, 10 (1) [Details]
	2003	'Book Review: Criminal Procedure by Dermot Walsh' Ryan, A (2003) 'Book Review: Criminal Procedure by Dermot Walsh'. UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK LAW REVIEW, 3 (*) [Details]
	2003	'Avoiding the Hard Question: D.P.P. v. Buck and the Constitutional Right to Legal Advice' Ryan, A (2003) 'Avoiding the Hard Question: D.P.P. v. Buck and the Constitutional Right to Legal Advice'. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL, * (*) [Details]
	2004	'A Cork Study on Domestic Violence: Tentative Conclusions from the Policing Perspective' Ryan, A (2004) 'A Cork Study on Domestic Violence: Tentative Conclusions from the Policing Perspective'. JUDICIAL STUDIES INSTITUTE JOURNAL, 4 (*) [Details]
	2006	'The European Evidence Warrant:the emergence of a European law of evidence?' Ryan, A (2006) 'The European Evidence Warrant:the emergence of a European law of evidence?'. IRISH CRIMINAL LAW JOURNAL, 16 (4):8-14 [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	2016	*Institute of Guidance Counsellors National Conference 2016* Kilcommins, S, Ryan, A & Leahy, S (2016) 'Privilege, Mandatory Reporting of Offences, Third Party Disclosure' Institute of Guidance Counsellors National Conference 2016 [Details]
	2000	*Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference* Andrea Ryan (2000) Clinical Legal Education: A road less travelled in Irish legal pedagogy� . In: * eds. Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference , 31-MAR-00 - 02-APR-00 , pp.- [Details]
	2003	*Centre for Criminal Justice Seminar Series* Andrea Ryan (2003) Access to Legal Advice . In: * eds. Centre for Criminal Justice Seminar Series , 01-MAR-03 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.- [Details]
	2005	*Judicial Studies Institute Training Conference* Ryan Andrea (2005) Analysis of Sentencing Practices in the District Court . In: * eds. Judicial Studies Institute Training Conference , 08-OCT-05 - 08-OCT-05 , pp.- [Details]
	2006	*Centre for Criminal Justice Seminar Series* Ryan Andrea (2006) The European Evidence Warrant: towards a new model of proof? . In: * eds. Centre for Criminal Justice Seminar Series , 10-APR-06 - 10-APR-06 , pp.- [Details]
	2006	*North-South Criminology and Criminal justice Conference* Andrea Ryan (2006) The European Evidence Warrant: Implications for the right to a fair trial in Ireland . In: * eds. North-South Criminology and Criminal justice Conference , 20-SEP-06 - 21-SEP-06 , pp.- [Details]
	2014	*Procedural Traditions and Global Transformation in Criminal Justice* Andrea Ryan (2014) �Legal Language and Legal Concepts in Global Criminal Justice� Procedural Traditions and Global Transformation in Criminal Justice University of Nottingham, , 03-JUN-14 - 04-JUN-14 [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	2017	Limitations on individual freedom, � Prof. Sławomir Steinborn, University of Gdańsk, Poland (moderator) � Prof. Wendy de Bondt, University of Ghent, Belgium � Dr Andrea Ryan, University of Limerick, Ireland � Prof. Hanna Kuczyńska, The Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Science, Poland � Dr Dagmara Gruszecka (2017) EFFECTIVE CONTROL OVER THE POWER TO ARREST AND DETAIN IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. [Invited Oral Presentation], Limitations on individual freedom, Wroclaw Poland [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	2016	National or transnational projects to support victims of crime Justice Programme (JUST/2014/SPOB/AG/VICT): Draft National Report Ireland. Ryan, A; Leahy, S and Kilcommins, S (2016) National or transnational projects to support victims of crime Justice Programme (JUST/2014/SPOB/AG/VICT): Draft National Report Ireland. Greece, Greece. [Details]
	2012	Report on sentencing practices in the District Court. Ryan and Riordan (2012) Report on sentencing practices in the District Court. Irish Judicial Studies Institute Intranet, Irish Judicial Studies Institute Intranet. [Details]

Book Review

	Year	Publication
	2015	review of EU Security and Justice Law � After Lisbon and Stockholm, by Diego Acosta Arcarazo and Cian C Murphy (eds.). Andrea Ryan (2015) review of EU Security and Justice Law � After Lisbon and Stockholm, by Diego Acosta Arcarazo and Cian C Murphy (eds.). england: Book Review [Details]
	2009	review of EU Criminal Law and Justice, Fletcher, M. Loof, R. & Gilmore, B. Andrea Ryan (2009) review of EU Criminal Law and Justice, Fletcher, M. Loof, R. & Gilmore, B. England: Book Review [Details]

Editorial

	Year	Publication
	2014	Towards a System of European Criminal Justice The problem of admissibility of evidence Introduction. Ryan, A (2014) Towards a System of European Criminal Justice The problem of admissibility of evidence Introduction. Editorial [Details]

Non Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	2011	Report for Ireland, Comparative law study on Criminal investigation and prosecution of crimes affecting the financial interests of the Union: the Member States dimension. (Project coordinated by Prof K Ligeti University of Luxembourg). Andrea Ryan (2011) Report for Ireland, Comparative law study on Criminal investigation and prosecution of crimes affecting the financial interests of the Union: the Member States dimension. (Project coordinated by Prof K Ligeti University of Luxembourg). Non Published Reports [Details]
	2003	(2003) Report for Ireland, Feasibility study on the creation of a database on investigations and prosecutions, JAI/2003/AGIS/002. Andrea Ryan (2003) (2003) Report for Ireland, Feasibility study on the creation of a database on investigations and prosecutions, JAI/2003/AGIS/002. Non Published Reports [Details]

Other Items Published

	Year	Publication
	2001	The Processing of Domestic Violence as a Criminal Offence. Ryan, A (2001) The Processing of Domestic Violence as a Criminal Offence. Other Items Published [Details]

Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	European Criminal Law Association UK	Committee Member	/

Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	AHSS Ethics Committee	Representative for School of Law	/

Employment

Employer	Position	From / To
University of Limerick	Junior Lecturer in Law	01-JAN-02 / 30-DEC-99
*	*	30-DEC-99 / 30-DEC-99
University College Cork	Criminal Law Tutor, Law Dept	01-JAN-94 / 31-DEC-97
University College Cork.	Part-time Assistant Lecturer in Criminal Law	01-JAN-99 / 31-DEC-00
University College Cork.	Administrator, Researcher, for Advanced Criminal Process Cli	01-JAN-97 / 31-DEC-02
Cork Institute of Technology	Part-time Lecturer in Business Law	01-JAN-01 / 31-DEC-02
University College Cork	Part-time Assistant Lecturer	01-JAN-01 / 31-DEC-02

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
1995	National University of Ireland Cork	LL.M.	Law
2013	National University of Ireland Dublin	PhD	law
1990	National University of Ireland Cork	Postgraduate Diploma	philosophy
1979	National University of Ireland, Cork	B.A.	English; Italian
1994	National University of Ireland Cork	B.C.L.	Law
1994	National University of Ireland Cork	Master of Laws

Languages

	Language	Reading	Writing	Speaking
	Italian	Fluent	Fluent	Functional
	French	Fluent	Fluent

Teaching Interests

; EU Criminal Justice; Comparative Criminal Justice; Law of Evidence; Law of the European Convention of Human Rights

Modules Taught

Term (ID))	Title	Link
Spring 2014	EUROPEAN CRIMINAL LAW	LA5152
Spring 2014	Comparative Criminal Justice	LA5172
Spring 2014	LAW OF EVIDENCE	LA4082
autumn 2013	Law of the European Convention of Human Rights	LA6121

Andrea Ryan

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