Roslyn Fuller
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Education
Roslyn attended North Lambton Secondary SchoolNorth Lambton Secondary School
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in Forest, Ontario. After finishing her high school diploma, Roslyn moved to Europe at the age of 19 where she learned German at the Technische Universitaet Clausthal-Zellerfeld and subsequently studied Law with a focus on Public International Law and Legal Philosophy at Georg-August-University in Goettingen, Germany.
Following her graduation in 2006 she was accepted to write her PhD at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland due to her high results on the German Bar Exam (1st Staatsexamen). She finished her PhD and graduated from Trinity in 2010 as a Doctor in Philosophy (Law), for her thesis on Democracy and International Law.
Modelling
Roslyn has been modelling since 2005, especially in the areas of fine art, glamour and erotic fine art work She has posed for some of Ireland’s best-known photographers (Vincent O’Byrne, Mike Brown) and artists (Isobel Henihan, Sahoko Blake, the RHA). She has also worked abroad in Germany, the UK and Canada and has popularised Bodypainting in Ireland, having been chosen three times tomodel at the World Bodypainting Festival in Austria for special effects artist Raquel Guirro (Pan’s Labyrinth). She is extremely short: only 4’10”.
Articles about her have been published in Hotpress, the Sunday World, Irish News of the World, Irish Daily Star, Irish Daily Star on Sunday among others.
In 2009 she appeared on the TV show Ireland AM with bodypainter Nina Moore to publicise the World Bodypainting Festival
as well as enjoyed radio coverage on RTÉ's Mooney Show
Writing
Roslyn wrote her first novel - ISAK - in 2005 while studying for the Bar Exam in Germany. The novel, which is set in the future, is an allegoric reflection of the issue of International Terrorism - a subject she closely studied while in Law School - and an attempt to uncover just what exactly terrorism is and which actions by governments or individuals can be subsumed under the term.In 2007, parts of the novel were adapted as a stage play performed at the Irish Writers' Centre.
In 2008, Roslyn founded the Irish Writers' Exchange, an organisation of both Irish authors and writers from around the world who have chosen to make Ireland their home away from home. The group contributes book reviews of current and classic fiction for Dublin-based multi-cultural newspaper Metro Éireann. Roslyn and her book ISAK were mentioned in the 2009 edition of German travel guide Marco Polo for Dublin
In 2010 Roslyn edited and contributed to "Dublin: Ten Journeys, One Destination", a collection of short stories published by the Irish Writers' Exchange . In October 2011, her group won a special sponsors award at the MAMA Awards in Dublin.
Academia
Roslyn graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy (Law) from Trinity College, Dublin. Her doctoral thesis is entitled "Democracy and International Law" and examines the origins and principles of Democracy and how they apply to today's nations and international organisations.Before moving to Ireland, Roslyn studied International Law at the Georg-August-University in Goettingen, Germany where she worked as an undergraduate assistant at the university. During this time she attended and later coached a team of the university at the national Philip C. Jessup Moot Court competition.
In 2007, in the run-up to the Irish Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, Roslyn published an analysis of Ireland's relationship to the process of European Integration in the German legal journal "Neue Zeitschrift fuer Verwaltungsrecht (NVwZ)" She is also a regular contributor to the Irish Law Times on issues relating to International and European Law.