PILA Bulletin 22 January 2014

Articles

• District Court rules in favour of two Traveller women in discrimination case
• UN condemns detention of Lampedusa boat tragedy survivors
• European Court of Human Rights Omnibus
• New Nigerian anti-homosexuality law denounced by UN Human Rights Chief
• Reporting of Irish family law and child care court cases now allowed under strict conditions
• Homeless couple lose High Court bid for custody of their baby
• Minister Shatter announces increase in limit for mental distress awards in fatal injury cases
• Equality Tribunal awards transgender woman €5k in bank gender equality case; new report on gender recognition legislation
• Guest Article by Mercy Law Resource Centre’s Maeve Regan – High Court housing decision emphasises importance of openness and fairness
• SAVE THE DATE - Albie Sachs to give keynote address at PILA Conference - 28 March 2014
• Guest Article by Dr Liam Thornton & Prof Imelda Maher - Clinical Legal Education in UCD Sutherland School of Law
• Seminar: Access to Justice and Reform of Legal Aid - 29 January, Galway
• Dr Garret Fitzgerald Memorial Lecture 2014 - 31 January, Galway
• Roma Rights Forum
• Conference: Article 24, UNCPRD is this a Brown v Board of Education moment? - 21 February, Galway
• Roma Rights Forum - 20 February, Dublin
• ICCL report launch - An International Review of Legal Provisions and Supports for People with Disabilities as Victims of Crime - 30 January, Dublin
• PILnet Legal & Communications Trainee - Budapest, deadline 29 January
• Research Assistant at the Human Rights Law Centre, University of Nottingham - deadline 3 February
• Research Associate/Fellow (Fixed term) - Nottingham, deadline 5 February
• Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust - Dublin, deadline 6 February
• Queens University and University of Ulster – PhD funding opportunities, deadlines 17 February & 28 February

PILA News

• SAVE THE DATE - Albie Sachs to give keynote address at PILA Conference - 28 March 2014

Legal Education

• Guest Article by Dr Liam Thornton & Prof Imelda Maher - Clinical Legal Education in UCD Sutherland School of Law

Events

• Seminar: Access to Justice and Reform of Legal Aid - 29 January, Galway
• Dr Garret Fitzgerald Memorial Lecture 2014 - 31 January, Galway
• Roma Rights Forum
• Conference: Article 24, UNCPRD is this a Brown v Board of Education moment? - 21 February, Galway
• Roma Rights Forum - 20 February, Dublin
• ICCL report launch - An International Review of Legal Provisions and Supports for People with Disabilities as Victims of Crime - 30 January, Dublin

Jobs

• PILnet Legal & Communications Trainee - Budapest, deadline 29 January
• Research Assistant at the Human Rights Law Centre, University of Nottingham - deadline 3 February
• Research Associate/Fellow (Fixed term) - Nottingham, deadline 5 February
• Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust - Dublin, deadline 6 February
• Queens University and University of Ulster – PhD funding opportunities, deadlines 17 February & 28 February