PILA Bulletin 05 March 2014

Articles

• TD Joan Collins awarded 75% of costs in promissory note constitutional case
• Irish Constitutional Convention votes to protect economic, social and cultural rights
• Irish politician awarded 75% of costs in promissory note constitutional case
• New UK legislation could mean changes to judicial review processes and protective costs orders
• English High Court rules against David Miranda in Heathrow airport detention case
• Irish transgender people to obtain legal status at 16 following ministerial proposal
• Uganda passes drastic anti-homosexuality Bill into law
• CJEU clarifies Member State obligations about asylum-seeker family housing
• Malaysian court opens door for increased public interest litigation
• Guest Article by Anne-Marie O’Sullivan BL - New Scheme for Advance Healthcare Directives and the Mental Health Act 2001
• REGISTRATION OPEN - PILA Conference featuring Albie Sachs – Using the Law To Challenge Injustice - 28 March, Dublin
• The Law Society Human Rights Committee invites entries for the Annual Human Rights Essay Prize 2014
• European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) Training Seminar for International Electoral Observers – 24 -29 March, Italy
• FLAC – Launch of “Redressing the Imbalance: a study of legal protections available for consumers of financial services in Ireland” – 7 March, Dublin
• Seanad Committee invites submissions on Civil and Political Rights – deadline 21 March
• UCC Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights Graduate Conference - Call for Papers – deadline 30 March
• Mercy Law Resource Centre – Comedy Gala – 1 April, Dublin
• Conference on the enforcement of Economic, Social and Cultural (ESC) Rights – 9 May, Dublin
• Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed Annual Conference 2014 – 29 May
• Law Centre NI Legal Adviser (Mental Health) [Maternity leave cover] – Belfast, deadline 19 March
• Researcher (Secretarial Assistant) to Senator Zappone – Dublin, deadline 21 March

PILA News

• REGISTRATION OPEN - PILA Conference featuring Albie Sachs – Using the Law To Challenge Injustice - 28 March, Dublin

Legal Education

• The Law Society Human Rights Committee invites entries for the Annual Human Rights Essay Prize 2014
• European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) Training Seminar for International Electoral Observers – 24 -29 March, Italy

Events

• FLAC – Launch of “Redressing the Imbalance: a study of legal protections available for consumers of financial services in Ireland” – 7 March, Dublin
• Seanad Committee invites submissions on Civil and Political Rights – deadline 21 March
• UCC Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights Graduate Conference - Call for Papers – deadline 30 March
• Mercy Law Resource Centre – Comedy Gala – 1 April, Dublin
• Conference on the enforcement of Economic, Social and Cultural (ESC) Rights – 9 May, Dublin
• Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed Annual Conference 2014 – 29 May

Jobs

• Law Centre NI Legal Adviser (Mental Health) [Maternity leave cover] – Belfast, deadline 19 March
• Researcher (Secretarial Assistant) to Senator Zappone – Dublin, deadline 21 March