parental rights

Parents in constitutional challenge to pervasive religious influence in school

It has been reported that a couple are seeking to sue their child’s former national school for breach of their constitutional rights in respect of religious and moral education. Their complaint is that the Co. Wicklow school did not properly accommodate the constitutional right of the child to be excluded from religious instruction.  The school(…)

Ryan on Family Law and the Children's Rights Amendment

You can learn more about Fergus Ryan on our guest contributors page. Waiting for family law reform is a bit like waiting for a bus. You linger forlornly for what seems likes an eternity, stoically weathering the elements. Then, just as you are about to give up, along comes a bus — and two more(…)

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