Margaret Gallagher

Legal and Policy Manager

Margaret Gallagher joined the Children’s Rights Alliance in September 2022 as Legal and Policy Manager. Prior to this she worked in various roles in the NGO and international law sectors. During the last two years Margaret has worked for the Legal Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), REDRESS UK notably on the Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe case, and the Court of Justice of the European Union. Margaret has also completed pro bono work for CHILD USA, the Transnational Legal Clinic (UPenn), Lighthouse Relief Greece, the International Refugee Assistance Project, Hazara Research Collective, Article 33 Institute (as International Criminal Law fellow), presented research to UN Women on the Women Peace and Security Agenda on its 20th anniversary, and assisted on a public interest brief for the Supreme Court of Nepal on human trafficking for the Centre for Migration and International Relations. Margaret holds an LLM in International Law with distinction from the University of Pennsylvania with a specialism in Global Security, Sustainability and Human Rights having been awarded a Dean’s Scholarship to the University. Margaret completed her BCL with French Law in UCD as an entrance scholar finishing 3rd in her year with a first class honours, and holds a Diploma in European Union Law from Université Toulouse 1 Capitole.

You can reach Margaret at [email protected].