PILA Bulletin 22 February 2012

Articles

• Irish High Court rules that HSE not obliged to provide aftercare for Congolese girl
• Irish mental health capacity Bill to be published
• International report reveals Ireland neglecting human rights commitments
• New Irish equality & mental health guides published!
• Irish social welfare appeal applicants face 16 month wait
• No win, no fee agreements back on UK agenda
• UK Tribunal says best interests of children most important in deportation cases
• Secretary-General of Council of Europe says that ECtHR Qatada ruling is excellent outcome
• ECtHR rules that criminal conviction for homophobic material not contrary to freedom of expression
• Spanish human rights judge banned from judicial office
• Litigation over Los Angeles judge’s decision to open juvenile courts to media
• US Court says California’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional
• FLAC says proposed legal services reforms do not reduce legal costs
• Irish transgender woman enters civil partnership, meaning de facto legal recognition of new gender
• PILA and Mayo Community Platform co-host popular Legal Education Session in Castlebar
• Law Society of Ireland Human Rights Essay Prize & Access to Justice Essay Competition
• ITM Independent Law Centre Equality Training Workshops - register by 24 February
• The Law Society of Ireland Certificate in Human Rights - April 2012
• Child Conference: Challenges and Issues in Child Law Scholarship - 9 March
• Irish Rule of Law International Fundraising Concert - 1 March
• Executive Director of the Legal Response Initiative, London - deadline 24 February

PILA News

• PILA and Mayo Community Platform co-host popular Legal Education Session in Castlebar

Legal Education

• Law Society of Ireland Human Rights Essay Prize & Access to Justice Essay Competition

Events

• ITM Independent Law Centre Equality Training Workshops - register by 24 February
• The Law Society of Ireland Certificate in Human Rights - April 2012
• Child Conference: Challenges and Issues in Child Law Scholarship - 9 March
• Irish Rule of Law International Fundraising Concert - 1 March

Jobs

• Executive Director of the Legal Response Initiative, London - deadline 24 February