Browsing by Author "Quinlivan, Shivaun"
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Accessing justice in cases of occupational bullying in Ireland
Connolly, Ursula; Quinlivan, Shivaun (Community Law & Mediation, 2016-07-07)Our understanding of the nature and effect of bullying behaviour has developed dramatically over the past forty or so years. Despite this however Ireland does not have a dedicated legal remedy for workplace bullying. ... -
Disability, EU law and the CRPD: A New Dawn?
Quinlivan, Shivaun; Bruton, Claire (Clarus Press, 2017)This paper will examine the definition of disability in anti-discrimination employment law in Europe. This paper reviews some of the approaches to defining disability both within the European Union and by the European ... -
Disrupting the status quo? Discrimination in academic promotions
Quinlivan, Shivaun (Thomson Round Hall, 2017)In June 2016 the HEA Report of the Expert Group: HEA National Review of Gender Equality in Higher Education Institutions (Gender Equality Review) reported and stated that there was a need for “radical action” without ... -
Independent living for people with disability and high dependency needs - Why we need a P.A. Act and what it might look like in the Irish context
O'Donnell, Sinead (NUI Galway, 2019-06-26)This research examines the legislative context for Independent Living for people with disabilities and high dependency needs in Ireland. The CRPD provides the key platform for this and reaffirms the fundamental rights of ... -
Official indifference and persistent procrastination: An analysis of Sinnott
Quinlivan, Shivaun; Keys, Mary (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 ... -
Reasonable accommodation in education
Quinlivan, Shivaun (Community Law & Mediation, 2015-12-08)Abstract: This Article examines the duty to provide reasonable accommodation in education as provided for by the Equal Status Acts. The duty to provide reasonable accommodation is a reactive duty as such it is an ... -
The right to education: Article 24 of the CRPD
Broderick, Andrea; Quinlivan, Shivaun (Clarus Press, 2017)The right to education has been described as “a pre-requisite to the exercise of many other rights.”2 This statement is fitting in terms of the educational rights of disabled people, which are intrinsically linked with ... -
Sheltered work and intellectual disability equality: Can the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities tackle this form of segregation?
May-Simera, Charlotte (NUI Galway, 2020-02-13)This thesis is a theoretical study that addresses the enduring segregation of people with intellectual disabilities in sheltered work environments. Having identified that many people with intellectual disabilities remain ... -
Stokes v Christian Brothers High School: An exercise in splendid isolationism?
Quinlivan, Shivaun (Thomson Round Hall, 2015)This article will examine the case of Stokes v Christian Brothers High School Clonmel. The particular focus of the article is to question the failure to assess the prohibition on indirect discrimination within the overarching ...