PILA Bulletin 11 August 2010

Articles

• FLAC: Judicial Review on Access to Social Welfare Decisions
• Government repeals restrictions on EU citizen family members working following recent High Court order
• Item by Donncha O’Connell on “EU to accede to European Convention on Human Rights”
• Irish Refugee Council partakes in Europe-wide project on asylum seekers being transferred under Dublin II Regulations
• Belfast Féile: Northern Ireland High Court judge praises progress in human rights
• UK: High Court rules fast-track deportation system illegal; Supreme Court rules UK must provide minimum standards to asylum seekers including right to work; UK asylum seeker commits suicide upon losing legal aid
• UK: Home Office Scheme to deport jobless rough sleepers could face legal action at European Court of Justice
• UK: Fawcett Society seeks leave to judicially review UK budget over failure to conduct equality impact assessment
• UK: Fixed retirement age to be abolished
• International: ICJ rules Kosovo’s declaration of independence lawful

Legal Education

• US: Law School in Michigan establishes clinical legal education project

Events

• Events: Human Rights in Ireland Blog with the support of PILA hosts seminar on rights, advocacy and engagement, 20 August 2010
• Events: Respond Certificate in Applied Social Studies
• UCC Law Faculty hosts conference on “Gender Equality, Religious Diversity and Multiculturalism”, September 10 2010

Jobs

• Jobs: INTERIGHTS seeks Lawyer for Europe Programme (maternity cover), closing date 31 August 2010