The use of informers has been criticised by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) recently. The GSOC is investigating claims that some members of the Gardai permitted the continuation of serious criminality in exchange for information on other criminal actors. As I’ve written before, the use of undercover police officers and informers is fraught with problems, in terms of the(…)
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office in Ireland is seeking a motivated and flexible team player to fill the following vacancy. Associate Protection Officer (NOB/P2 equivalent) Under the supervision of the Head of Office and in close co-operation with other members of the team, the incumbent will perform the following duties
Human Rights in Ireland welcomes this event notice from Dr Noel McGrath. Noel is a lecturer in law in University College Dublin and President of the Irish Association of Law Teachers. The Irish Association of Law Teachers’ Annual Spring Seminar will take place in the Upper Lecture of the Honorable Society of the King’s Inns,(…)
Human Rights in Ireland welcomes this guest post from Dr Eimear Spain. Eimear in a lecturer in law in University of Limerick. Marie Fleming, her family and supporters were undoubtedly disappointed by the decision of the Supreme Court this week when seven judges of the Supreme Court dismissed her appeal and ruled that there was(…)
We are delighted to welcome this guest post from Lucy Welsh. Lucy is a criminal defence solicitor in Canterbury, England. She is also currently completing her PhD on the issue of legal aid in the criminal justice system and teaches criminal law at the University of Kent. The system of legal aid in criminal proceedings(…)
The School of Law and the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway in association with the Irish Centre for International Family Mediation will host a conference on 18 May 2013 entitled “A Conference on Mediation in Cases of International Family Conflict and Child Abduction”. Leading Irish and international speakers and experts in the(…)
Last weekend we heard the tragic news that Czech national Josef Pavelka had been found dead in a laneway in Ennis town. At the time of writing, his cause of death is unconfirmed. Mr. Pavelka had been living in Ireland since 2007. He had come to Ireland to work in the construction industry, but(…)
We are delighted to welcome another cross-post by Dr Shane Darcy from the Business and Human Rights in Ireland Blog. The Business and Human Rights in Ireland Blog is dedicated to tracking and analysing developments relating to business and human rights in Ireland. It aims to address legal and policy issues, as well as highlighting human rights concerns(…)
Human Rights in Ireland welcomes this guest post from Dr Fiona Donson. Fiona is a lecturer at UCC Faculty of Law specialising in Human Rights, Administrative Law and Criminal Law. She was formally a human rights worker in Cambodia where her experience included health and employment rights projects in Garment factories and child rights projects for UNICEF and(…)
The General Scheme of the Protection of Human Life Bill During Pregnancy Bill 2013 was published last night. The General Scheme is not a draft Bill but it gives us a sense of the likely content of the Bill and of the rationale for the proposed provisions. This is a quick overview of some of(…)
