PILA Bulletin 23 April 2014

Articles

• Ireland’s Department of Justice recognises migrant’s gender change
• Irish Supreme Court overrules High Court grant of judicial review leave outside time limit
• India’s Supreme Court creates ‘third gender’ status for transgender people in landmark ruling
• New EU Directive on discrimination against migrant workers
• Report urges Irish Government to officially recognise Traveller ethnicity
• New pro bono legal service supporting British crime victims overseas
• Update on the establishment of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
• Guest Article by Amnesty International Ireland’s Rosalind McKenna - Constitutional protection for economic, social and cultural rights
• Guest Article by FLAC’s Michael Farrell - Protecting Human Rights Another Way – Using the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
• FLAC to lead shadow reporting process under International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• UCD Sutherland School of Law LL.M. in Human Rights Masters degree programme – deadline July 31/November 30
• UCD Sutherland School of Law Conference – Law in Action: Re-Imagining Clinical Legal Education in Ireland – 13 June, Dublin
• University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre Summer School on the Rights of the Child - 23 – 27 June, Nottingham
• Constitutions and Courts in the EU: A Tribute to the Hon. Mr Justice Nial Fennelly – 8 May, Dublin
• IHRC and NIHRC Conference: A Human Rights Approach to Tackling Poverty and Social Inequality – 16 May, Newry
• Save the Date – Voluntary Assistance Scheme Conference on Charities Regulation – 3 July, Dublin
• Refugee and Immigration Practitioners' Network: Mike Ross UNHCR presents to the Network - 30 April, Dublin
• Department of Foreign Affairs - Intern in Legal Division – Deadline 6 May
• National University of Ireland, Maynooth – Lecturer in Law (Two Posts) – deadline 6 May
• NASC, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre- Legal Intern (4 days per week / 30 hours) – deadline 9 May

Legal Education

• UCD Sutherland School of Law LL.M. in Human Rights Masters degree programme – deadline July 31/November 30

Events

• UCD Sutherland School of Law Conference – Law in Action: Re-Imagining Clinical Legal Education in Ireland – 13 June, Dublin
• University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre Summer School on the Rights of the Child - 23 – 27 June, Nottingham
• Constitutions and Courts in the EU: A Tribute to the Hon. Mr Justice Nial Fennelly – 8 May, Dublin
• IHRC and NIHRC Conference: A Human Rights Approach to Tackling Poverty and Social Inequality – 16 May, Newry
• Save the Date – Voluntary Assistance Scheme Conference on Charities Regulation – 3 July, Dublin
• Refugee and Immigration Practitioners' Network: Mike Ross UNHCR presents to the Network - 30 April, Dublin

Jobs

• Department of Foreign Affairs - Intern in Legal Division – Deadline 6 May
• National University of Ireland, Maynooth – Lecturer in Law (Two Posts) – deadline 6 May
• NASC, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre- Legal Intern (4 days per week / 30 hours) – deadline 9 May