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Vicarious liability and employment discrimination
(Oxford University Press, 1997)The issue of employer liability for discriminatory acts committed by employees is complex and contentious. In tort, the established principle is that 'every act which is done by a servant in the course of his duty is ... -
Ireland, peacekeeping and policing the 'new world order'.
(Centre for Research and Documentation, 1997)The collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the 'Cold War' has given rise to a situation where there is in effect one world 'superpower', the United States of America (US). The so called 'new world order' was intended ... -
The Employment Equality Act 1998 (Ireland).
(Oxford University Press, 2000-09)The Employment Equality Act, 1998, came into force in Ireland on 18 October 1999, following a prolonged period of preparation necessary to establish the new equality enforcement mechanisms and bodies prescribed by the ... -
The Family Support Agency Act 2001.
(Roundhall Sweet & Maxwell, 2001)The Family Support Agency Act 2001 was enacted with the purpose of rationalising and enhancing the main family support programmes in Ireland. Prior to the passing of the Act, numerous support services, most of them in ... -
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 ... -
Sutherland v Hatton: A Solution to Ireland's Occupational Stress Question?
(2002)The Irish Courts have not dealt with the issue of occupational stress claims in any great detail. However, in a recent UK decision, Sutherland v Hatton1 , where four separate appeals were joined together, the Court of ... -
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 ... -
Israeli Action in Jenin far from a Proportionate Response
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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 ... -
Selective Conscientious Objection in International Law: Refusing to Participate in a Specific Armed Conflict
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Housing rights in Ireland.
(Kluwer, 2003)Ireland has been the world leader in house price inflation since 1996, and has reached the highest level of home ownership among the OECD countries.1 Irish government housing policy has given the market a primary role in ... -
The conveyancing conundrum: Reviewable dispositions and the in camera rule. I
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EU Bewildered by Ireland's Attitude to Peacekeeping Force for Macedonia
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"Proper provision" and "Property Division": Partnership in Irish matrimonial property law in the wake of T v. T.
(Roundhall Sweet & Maxwell, 2004)The issue of how best to regulate matrimonial property is a vexed and recurring one in Irish law. This is not only due to the necessarily conflicting interests that must be resolved: how best to provide for spouses and ... -
The citizenship referendum: issues, observations and concerns
(National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism, 2004-06)This report is the third of a new series of advocacy papers produced by the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI). The first advocacy paper focussed on the reform and harmonisation of ... -
Extra-judicial Comment by Judges
(Judicial Studies Institute, 2005)This article looks at recent occasions where extrajudicial speech has been the subject of public comment in Ireland. It then examines case law from other jurisdictions, focusing on examples from common law countries and ... -
Housing rights and human rights
(FEANTSA, 2005)