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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 Aspects of Ecosystem-Based Marine Management in Europe
(Hijhoff, 2012)The European Union is currently developing an elaborate regulatory framework for the implementation of an ecosystems-based approach to the management of human activities in the marine environment with a view to halting the ... -
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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Life imprisonment and the Parole Act 2019: Assessing the impact of legislative reform
(Judicial Studies Institute, 2020)This article examines the Parole Act 2019 and its likely impact on decision-making surrounding the release of life sentence prisoners in Ireland. The informal and political nature of the release process for life sentence ... -
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 Home Bill
(Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017-02-09)[No abstract available] -
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 ... -
Multiple publication and online defamation - recent reforms in Ireland and the UK
(Masarykova Univerzita Nakladatelstvi,Masaryk University Press, 2012)The multiple-publication rule, allowing for a new cause of action each time a defamatory statement is published, has applied to non-internet publications for well over a century. Its application to online publications ... -
New developments in Irish housing rights
(FEANTSA, 2010-12-10)Housing rights in Ireland remain very much underdeveloped, while the State suffers from a major property price hangover. While housing production boomed in the new century, waiting lists for social housing have grown over ... -
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 ... -
Once more with ‘sympathy’ but no resolution for intended mothers: the EU, Ireland and the surrogacy dilemma
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-10-26)This article examines the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Z v A Government Department and the Board of Management of a Community School and the court's interpretation of existing EU legislation ...