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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 ...
Corr v IBC - Civil liability and employee suicide
(Clarus Press, 2007)
The English Court of Appeal decision in Corr v IBC Vehicles Ltd1
held that an
employer could be found liable for the suicide of an employee.
2 Sedley and Wilson
LJJ (with Ward LJ dissenting) overturned the trial court ...
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 ...
‘Substantial Interest’ requirement for judicial review of planning decisions: Harding v Cork County Council and An Bord Pleanála and Xces Projects Ltd now known as Kinsale Harbour Developments Ltd [2008] IESC 27; [2008] 2 ILRM 251
(SAGE Publications, 2009-02)
The Supreme Court of Ireland recently considered the criteria by which a person may be said to have a “substantial interest” (which is the statutory requirement) in a planning matter which is sufficient to allow that person ...
State intervention in the lives of people with disabilities: the case for a disability-neutral framework
(Cambridge University Press, 2017-02-15)
People with disabilities continue to experience a disproportionately high level of state intervention in their private lives. Many disabled people's organisations have long sought to challenge this discriminatory approach ...
Review of the Legal Framework Applicable to Marine Protected Areas as a Tool for Ecosystem Conservation & Fisheries Management
(2006)
This chapter reviews the legal basis in a number of international and European legal instruments underpinning the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a tool for ecosystem conservation and fisheries ...
The role of regional advisory councils in the European Common Fisheries Policy: Legal constraints and future options.
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2010-04)
One of the outcomes of the reform of the European common fisheries policy (CFP) in 2002 was the establishment of Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) to enable the European Commission to benefit from the knowledge and experience ...
The Anthropocene, autopoiesis and the disingenuousness of the genuine link: Addressing enforcement gaps in the legal regime for areas beyond national jurisdiction.
(Martinus Nijhoff, 2009)
The Netherlands has a long and proud tradition of scholarship in the law of the
sea that traces its roots back to Hugo de Groot. This tradition is exemplified
by the work carried out over the last two decades by the ...
Is it time for a World Court of Human Rights?
(The Sunday Business Post, 2011)