PILA Bulletin 13 August 2014

Articles

• Garda station revised legal aid scheme gets seal of approval from Minister for Justice
• Irish housing charities call on Government to reform Rent Supplement Scheme
• Ombudsman investigates how complaints are handled by acute public hospitals
• Increase in US lawyers doing pro bono work in foreign communities
• Campaigning organisations can register as charities following New Zealand Supreme Court Ruling
• Hackcess to Justice 2014 seeks tech solutions to improve access to justice
• Lack of human rights impact assessment by EU Commission leads to complaint to EU Ombudsman
• ECtHR rules Poland violated human rights by stationing CIA prisons
• ICLEA Report – International Clinical Legal Education Conference
• Ulster Law Clinic releases annual report for Clinical Legal Education programme
• Call for Submissions: Women, Peace and Security – deadline 15 August
• Law Society of England and Wales Annual Human Rights Conference: Business and Human Rights - 10 December, London
• The Immigrant Council of Ireland seeks volunteers for Information and Referral helpline – deadline 22 August, Dublin
• Business and Human Rights Resource Centre vacancy: Corporate Accountability and Communications Officer - deadline 4 September, London

Legal Education

• ICLEA Report – International Clinical Legal Education Conference
• Ulster Law Clinic releases annual report for Clinical Legal Education programme

Events

• Call for Submissions: Women, Peace and Security – deadline 15 August
• Law Society of England and Wales Annual Human Rights Conference: Business and Human Rights - 10 December, London

Jobs

• The Immigrant Council of Ireland seeks volunteers for Information and Referral helpline – deadline 22 August, Dublin
• Business and Human Rights Resource Centre vacancy: Corporate Accountability and Communications Officer - deadline 4 September, London