Browsing College of Business, Public Policy and Law by Subject "Law"
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The Irish national climate change strategy: new laws, future policies?
(Round Hall, 2009)This paper is an overview of climate change law and policy in Ireland. It sketches the background to the international agreements covering climate change emissions. It also gives a brief summary of relevant European ... -
Is it time for a World Court of Human Rights?
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The judiciary in public debates: the sound of silence?
(Sweet & Maxwell/Round Hall, 2011)The judiciary's approach to communicating with the public it serves has to change. If it does not--if our voice remains silent in debates on public policy, and we become irrelevant to the process--we have only ourselves to blame. -
Land law, property, housing and the environment.
(Jordan Publishing Ltd, 2009)This chapter considers the possible impact of the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 (ECHR Act) on Irish law in selected areas of land and property, planning, housing and environment law1 - areas associated ... -
Law in Virtual Worlds
(Journal of Internet Law, 2009-04)This article considers the application of real-world law to virtual worlds, new shared spaces that are being created on the Internet. These computer-mediated environments are often fantastic places where magic works, people ... -
Legal briefing: Anti-social behaviour.
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Legal briefing: Equality.
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Legal briefing: European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003.
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Legal briefing: Travellers
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Local authorities and the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003
(Clarus Press, 2010)This article discusses the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 (ECHR Act) on local authorities in Ireland. The Act creates a new framework for the representative, regulatory, agency and service ... -
The Marine Strategy Framework Directive: A new European approach to the regulation of the marine environment, marine natural resources and marine ecological services
(International Bar Association, 2011-02)This article reviews the Marine Strategy Framework Directive which requires the Member States of the European Union (EU) to put in place measures to achieve and maintain good environmental status of marine waters by 2020. ... -
Matrimonial property and Irish law: a case for community.
(Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland, 2002)Family property is a primary area of contention in property law. If spouses only have rights in relation to property to which they can show legal or beneficial title, they may be left unprotected in the event of marital ... -
New ideas or false hopes? : International, European, and Irish climate change law and policy after the Paris Agreement
(Round Hall, 2016)This article is an overview and summary of recent developments in international, European and Irish climate change law and policy. It places the recently-concluded Paris Agreement in the context of the US-China Deal on ... -
No three strikes for Ireland (yet): EU Copyright Law and individual liability in recent internet filesharing litigation
(Wolters Kluwer, 2011)This article is a summary of recent Irish cases involving peer-to-peer file-sharing. These cases are another step in the ongoing development of this fast-changing area of the law, and raise some interesting questions about ... -
Official indifference and persistent procrastination: An analysis of Sinnott
(Judicial Studies Institute, 2002)The Supreme Court decision in Sinnott v. Minister for Education, 1 though predictable, resulted in widespread disappointment among disability groups and families of people with disabilities. By a majority of six to ... -
Perpetuities reform in Ireland?
(Jurist Publishing Co., 2002)The rule against perpetuities, in particular, often appears so arbitrary, capricious and contradictory that it is not uncommon even for experienced practitioners to be caught by the array of traps and pitfalls that await ... -
Pilot project – promoting protection of the right to housing – homelessness prevention in the context of evictions Final report
(European Commission Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Directorate Soc, 2016)This is the Final Report of the research financed by and prepared for the use of the European Commission, Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, as part of the Promoting protection of the right to ... -
Possible Irish responses to climate change
(Kluwer Law International, 2008)Climate change is becoming a very important political, social and economic issue. Recent weeks have seen the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report, with predictions of ...