PILA Bulletin 30 September 2010

Articles

• EU Commission may not proceed with legal proceedings against France on recent deportations of Roma
• Spain becomes first country in Europe to ratify new treaty allowing access to justice for economic and social rights
• ECHR: European Court of Human Rights rules freedom of expression violated by seizure of journalists’ confidential source material
• ECHR: The European Court of Human Rights rules that the UK violated the human rights of short-term tenants whose leases had been terminated
• The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) publishes guide for victims and NGOs on recourse mechanisms in cases of corporate-related human rights violations
• UK: Court of Appeal grants protective costs order in environmental case; UN environmental

Legal Education

• 2011 Monroe E Price International Media Law Moot Court Competition
• Law Society of Ireland Human Rights Certificate commencing 3 November 2010, and Capacity, Mental Health & The Law Certificate commencing 9 November 2010
• Upcoming European Institute of Public Administration seminars on European Courts

Barriers to Public Interest Legislation

• UK: Court of Appeal grants protective costs order in environmental case; UN environmental

Events

• Upcoming PILA seminar on public interest litigation
• FLAC make submission to Gender Recognition Advisory Group
• Dr Lydia Foy named Person of the Year at the 2010 Gay and Lesbian Awards (GALAS)
• Senior Counsel Gerard Hogan nominated to the High Court
• Save the date: FLAC's 4th Annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture
• Sign up for INTERIGHTS Quarterly Bulletin!
• Queen’s University, Belfast School of Law public lecture – The Stephen Livingstone Lecture 2010, “Keeping up with the Neighbours – Equivalence of Human Rights Protection since the Agreement” 5 October 2010 and seminar “Facing our future, addressing our past?” 11 October 2010
• International Symposium on Human Trafficking on 16-17 November 2010

Jobs

• Irish Human Rights Commission seek Universal Periodic Review Project Officer