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Posted on March 22, 2010
Mon.22 March 2010:<br />Irish Prison Law and the ECHR - Dublin<br /><a href="http://www.iprt.ie/contents/1583">http://www.iprt.ie/contents/1583</a> <br /><br />Wed.24 March 2010:<br />Family Law and the EU - Irish Society for European Law - Dublin<br /><a href="http://www...

Dublin Archdiocese Report and the Law

Posted on December 04, 2009
Does the law need to be changed as a result of the <a href="http://www.dacoi.ie/">Dublin Archdiocese Report on Child Sexual Abuse</a> (the Murphy report, 2009)?<br /><br />The report includes the following at pages 104 and onwards (edited):<br /><br />"6...

Forthcoming Events

Posted on December 04, 2009
The list of forthcoming Irish Law events has been updated. The full list appears <a href="http://www.ucc.ie/law/irishlaw/events/index-method1.shtml">here</a>. To subscribe to the Irish Law site e-mail updates list, fill in the form <a href="http://listserv...

An Bord Snip and the Legal System

Posted on July 21, 2009
Colin Scott has a useful blog post on An Bord Snip's proposals regarding the legal system <a href="http://www.irisheconomy.ie/index.php/2009/07/20/an-bord-snip-and-the-legal-system/">here</a>.<br />Join in the lively discussion in the comments section...

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Data Retention Bill

Posted on July 13, 2009
Both the <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/0713/1224250545267.html"><em>Irish Times</em></a> and the <em><a href="http://examiner.ie/breakingnews/ireland/new-bill-to-allow-retention-of-phone-and-email-records-418461...

Recent Short Items (11 July 2009)

Posted on July 11, 2009
Data Retention Bill published - <a href="http://bit.ly/qNXt3">http://bit.ly/qNXt3</a><br /><br />Employment Agency Regulation Bill published <a href="http://bit.ly/E0GDb">http://bit.ly/E0GDb</a> (Press Release); <a href="http://bit...

Draft Irish Creative Commons Licence available for public discussion

Posted on June 05, 2009
The <a href="http://www.ucc.ie/law/irishlaw/creativecommons/licence.shtml">draft of CC BY-NC-SA adapted to Irish law</a> is now in public discussion. The public discussion is a key part of Creative Commons' license porting project. It is an opportunity for you, content creators and licence users, to engage in the drafting process and give your input in this collaborative effort...

Tipperary Mental Health Inquiry

Posted on April 29, 2009
<a href="http://www.mhcirl.ie/images_upload//logo_.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 185px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 87px" alt="" src="http://www.mhcirl.ie/images_upload//logo_.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div>There have been various media reports recently concerning the <a href="http://www...

Course for Irish speakers at King's Inns 2009

Posted on April 23, 2009
<a href="http://www.kingsinns.ie/website/images/history/history1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px" alt="" src="http://www.kingsinns.ie/website/images/history/history1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www...

Law and the Environment 2009 - Cork, Thu. 23 April 2009

Posted on April 23, 2009
<DIV id=idOWAReplyText9871 dir=ltr> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Thursday, 23 April 2009:<BR>Law and the Environment 2009 </FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>7th Annual Conference for Environmental Professionals </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Faculty of Law, University College Cork</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>This conference will be the seventh annual event at UCC and seeks to build on the success of previous events, at which more than two hundred environmental professionals have attended to hear from a panel of expert speakers in the area...

Recent Short Items - 9 March 2009

Posted on April 23, 2009
Recent Short Items, from my Twitter Feed and Delicious Links:<br /><br />New HIQA Nursing Home Standards - <a href="http://www.hiqa.ie/">http://www.hiqa.ie</a> Hopefully no more Leas Crosses (in long term)? <br /><br />Another article by Karlin on data retention, featuring Richard H...

Events for next three weeks (from 9 March 2009)

Posted on April 23, 2009
Wednesday 11 March 2009:<br />"Judging Judges under the HRA 1998: A Reply to Keith Ewing" - Belfast<br /><a href="http://www.law.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofLaw/NewsandEvents/Events/">www.law.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofLaw/NewsandEvents/Events/</a><br /><br />Thu...

Mental Health Commission Panels

Posted on April 23, 2009
<p>The Mental Health Commission is seeking applications for positions on the panels associated with the operation of Part 2 of the Mental Health Act 2001. The following panels are now open to applications:</p><ul><li>Chairpersons Mental Health Tribunals </li><li>Consultant Psychiatrists Mental Health Tribunals </li><li>Lay Members Mental Health Tribunals </li><li>Consultant Psychiatrists Independent Medical Examinations </li><li>Legal Representatives Mental Health Legal Aid Scheme </li></ul><p>Closing date for receipt of application is 5...

Mental Health Act 2001: Unresolved Issues

Posted on February 19, 2009
I've been waiting for the full decision in a mental health case from 31 October 2008 to appear on the courts.ie website, but there's no sign of it yet. I wrote an article for the <em>Irish Times</em> about this case on 4 November (full text <a href="http://www...

Juries in Rape Cases - Wed. 18 Feb., University of Limerick

Posted on February 16, 2009
<DIV id=idOWAReplyText22119 dir=ltr> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>Wed. 18 Feb. 2009<BR><BR>Criminal Justice Seminar<BR><BR>"Juries in Rape Cases"<BR><BR>Conor Hanly, NUI Galway<BR><BR>3-4 p...

Call for Papers: Irish Criminology Conference - UCD, 15-16 June 2009

Posted on February 16, 2009
<DIV id=idOWAReplyText10384 dir=ltr> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>UCD Institute of Criminology</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Fifth Irish Criminology Conference<BR>15 and 16 June 2009</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Dear Colleagues,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>The UCD Institute of Criminology will host the Fifth Irish Criminology Conference on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 June 2009...

Joseph Raz lecture at Trinity College Dublin on Wed. 25 Feb. 2009

Posted on February 16, 2009
<a href="http://www.law.columbia.edu/images/faculty_headshots/raz_j_68x91.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 68px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 91px" alt="" src="http://www.law.columbia.edu/images/faculty_headshots/raz_j_68x91...

Vacancy: Equality and Rights Alliance Campaign Coordinator

Posted on January 31, 2009
JOB DESCRIPTION<br />ERA Campaign Coordinator<br /><a href="http://www.eracampaign.org/" target="_blank">http://www.eracampaign.org</a><br /><br />Introduction<br /><br />The Equality & Rights Alliance (ERA) is an alliance of 79 civil society groups seeking to ensure the promotion and enhancement of human rights, equality and social justice in Ireland...

Travellers in Clare - Equal Status Act 2000

Posted on November 20, 2008
An interesting recent case under the Equal Status Act 2000:<br /><br />Mongans v Clare County Council - DEC-S2008-039<br /><a href="http://www.equalitytribunal.ie/index.asp?locID=140&docID=1844">http://www.equalitytribunal...

Events

Posted on October 28, 2008
I've updated the list of Irish Law events here:<br /><a href="http://www.irishlaw.org/events/">www.irishlaw.org/events/</a><br /><br />New events include the following:<br /><br />Tuesday 4th November 2008:<br />On Lawyers, their obligations and the Cicero Collection at King's Inns Library - Hugh M Fitzpatrick Lecture in Legal Bibliography<br />King's Inns, Henrietta Street, Dublin<br /><a href="http://www...

Judicial Diversity Seminar - Dublin, 18 Sept. 2008

Posted on September 24, 2008
<a href="http://www.ucc.ie/law/irishlaw/blogger/uploaded_images/bprashar-756360.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="Baroness Usha Prashar" src="http://www.ucc.ie/law/irishlaw/blogger/uploaded_images/bprashar-756359...

Vacancy: Lectureship (Law and Irish) at U.C.C.

Posted on September 24, 2008
<p>University College Cork<br /><br />Applications are invited for a three-year fixed term College Lecturer (Law & Irish) contract in the Department of Law with requirements regarding Irish language as follows:</p><ul><li>The appointee must be a fluent Irish speaker</li><br /><li>He/she should ideally have a research interest in law and the Irish language and/or language rights...

Privacy in the Virtual World - Dublin, 27 June 2008

Posted on September 24, 2008
Darklight Film Festival 2008 - Dublin, Ireland<br /><br /><a href="http://www.darklight.ie/pages/Programme270608.htm">www.darklight.ie/pages/Programme270608.htm</a> <br /><br />Symposium:<br /><br />Letting It All Hang Out: Privacy Vs...

Reforming Laws on Sexual Violence: UCC Event on 27 June

Posted on June 05, 2008
Centre for Criminal Justice and Human RightsFaculty of Law, University College CorkAnnual Criminal Law Conference"Reforming Laws on Sexual Violence: International Perspectives"Friday 27th June 2008Speakers include:Judge T Doherty (Special Court Sierra Leone); Kelly D...

Report of Commissioner for Human Rights on Ireland

Posted on May 02, 2008
The Report of the Commissioner for Human Rights on his visit to Ireland was just published on 30 April. It includes responses from the Irish Government.Commissioner for Human Rights, Report by the Commissioner on his Visit to Ireland 26 - 30 November 2007 (CommDH(2008)9, Council of Europe, 2008)Go towww...

Extension of compulsory registration of ownership of land

Posted on April 23, 2008
Minister announces further extension of compulsory registration of ownership of land(Link to Press Release)The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr. Brian Lenihan, T.D., today announced that he has signed an Order extending compulsory registration of ownership of land to six further counties...

Forhtcoming Events

Posted on February 26, 2008
I've updated the list of forthcoming events at www.irishlaw.org/events/.Forthcoming events include:Saturday, 1 March 2008Legal Issues Facing School Principals and Teachers in 2008: Some Practical Solutions - School of Law, Trinity College Dublinhttp://www...

Equality and the Sikh Turban Ban

Posted on February 08, 2008
Lord Lester facilitated a fascinating workshop this morning here at UCC on Equality Law, assisted by Colm O'Cinneide.Among the many interesting points that arose concerning the recent ban on a Sikh turban in the Garda reserve were the following:Could it be argued that a member of the Garda reserve is engaged in an "occupation" (under the Framework Directive 2000/78/EC) Even though the particular person involved has withdrawn from the Garda reserve, could a Judicial Review be brought against the Garda Commissioner's decision?Could a JR application be made by the Equality Authority and/or the Human Rights Commission?If a JR were brought, an argument could be made that the Garda Commissioner's decision applies both to members of the reserve and ordinary Gardai, if need be, in response to any defence relating to the status of members of the reserve.

Call for Papers - Postgraduate Conference

Posted on January 07, 2008
CALL FOR PAPERSUCC POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTSHosted by the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University College Cork.Thursday 1st May 2008.http://www.ucc.ie/en/ccjhr/events/The Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights is pleased to announce the second postgraduate conference on criminal justice and human rights...

Frozen Embryos in the High Court

Posted on December 05, 2007
In November 2006 McGovern J. ruled in the High Court that Ireland's constitutional protection of "the unborn" does not include embryos outside the womb.The full decision is now available on BAILII:M.R. v T.R. and Others [2006] IEHC 359 (15 November 2006)www...

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