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Report of the 1st meeting of the EU Committee of Experts on Impunity
Under the authority of the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH), the Committee is instructed to study the feasibility of guidelines against impunity for human rights violations and if considered… more →
The Lift - Legal Issues in the Fight against Terrorism
Prisoners' votes - ECHR's judgement just the tip of the iceberg
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toryrascal wrote 5 days ago: The man of Straw. According to the Grauniad’s Comment is Free (CiF – sterilises all deba … more →
Proactive Law in Action: Warsaw Pilot Project Educating Potential Applicants to the ECHR
legalinformatics wrote 1 week ago: An interesting example of pro active law — the movement to educate citizens about substantive … more →
Arrest for the purpose of DNA sampling
yvonnedaly wrote 1 week ago: A report published today by the Human Genetics Commission (HGC) in the United Kingdom, which advises … more →
“A stumbling block for the Jews, and folly for the Greeks” (1 Cor. 1:23).
catholicirish wrote 3 weeks ago: Way back in 1989 I went on a holiday to the Continent with a friend and had planned a one day trip t … more →
Guest Contribution: Daly Responds to Quinn on Lautsi and Parental Choice
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Mairead Enright wrote 4 weeks ago: We are delighted to feature this short guest contribution from Eoin Daly, PhD student at the Law Sch … more →
Irish Reactions to Lautsi v Italy
F de Londras wrote 1 month ago: Reaction to Lautsi v Italy, which Máiréad blogged about here yesterday, is beginning here in Ireland … more →
Lautsi v. Italy: Religious Symbols and Parents' Rights at the ECHR
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Mairead Enright wrote 1 month ago: Today, in Lautsi v. Italy, the European Court of Human Rights has held that the display of the cruci … more →
Understanding the duty of care and the right to liberty in residential care settings part 3
stuartsorensen wrote 1 month ago: This article applies to residential (and hospital) care settings in England & Wales. So far in … more →
Creating a Human Rights Culture in Legislative Design: Shortfallings of the ECHR Act 2003
F de Londras wrote 1 month ago: I am currently finishing a book with Cliona Kelly on the ECHR Act 2003, which will be published by T … more →
Purdy and Assisted Suicide in the Northern Ireland Assembly
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Colin Murray wrote 1 month ago: In heated Assembly debate last week MLAs took turns to pour scorn on the House of Lords decision in … more →
Progress Report Raises Questions of Commitment to Court’s Authority
hrbrief wrote 1 month ago: by Whitney Hayes A progress report presented to the Parliamentary Assembly by Christos Pourgourides, … more →
New Programme for Government Promises the Introduction of Gender Recognition Legislation
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tanyanim wrote 1 month ago: Next Monday it will be two years since Mr Justice Liam McKechnie handed down his groundbreaking deci … more →
The Global Struggle for Queer Freedom by Peter Tatchell
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gayswithoutborders wrote 1 month ago: Jamaican Gay Bashing, Don’t Panic The global struggle for queer freedom Caroline Benn Memorial … more →
A, B and C v. Ireland and IFPA 40th Anniversary Conference
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Mairead Enright wrote 1 month ago: In July of last year, Ireland was examined by the UN Human Rights Committee under the ICCPR. The Com … more →
Report of the 1st meeting of the EU Committee of Experts on Impunity
Mathias Vermeulen wrote 1 month ago: Under the authority of the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH), the Committee is instructed t … more →
New try to transfer Guantanamo detainees to the U.S.
Mathias Vermeulen wrote 1 month ago: Democratic negotiators from the House and Senate included a measure in a $42.8 billion bill that wou … more →
The Human Rights Act - "a near perfect expression of Tory values."?
dividedloyalties wrote 2 months ago: Today sees the launch of a new pamphlet authored by Peter Oborne and Jesse Norman (author of compass … more →
ECHR Says Death of Italian G8 Protester Not a Violation of Right to Life
hrbrief wrote 2 months ago: by Whitney Hayes On August 25, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights issued a Chamber judgment in … more →
ECtHR Grand chamber judgment in Varnava and Others v. Turkey
Mathias Vermeulen wrote 2 months ago: The applications were introduced before the Court in the name and on behalf of 18 Cypriot nationals, … more →
