PILA Bulletin 24 September 2014

Articles

• New streamlined asylum application process due early next year
• Former Central Criminal Court Judge seeks return to court room as a barrister
• Minister for Justice announces closure of Mountjoy Separation Unit
• UK High Court rulings on civil legal aid for domestic violence victims and on criminal legal aid reform
• ECtHR considers the UK’s extra-territorial jurisdiction over Iraqi detainee
• UK Law Society launches Access to Justice Campaign
• Human Rights Council holding their 27th session
• Guest Article by Edel Quinn - Ireland to ratify complaints mechanism under UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Guest Article by Catherine Cosgrave - Advancing Access to Justice for Children in Ireland
• Law Society of Ireland: Certificate in Human Rights Law
• Annual Frontline Defenders Lecture - 6 October 2014
• Reminder: 12th Annual Human Rights Conference – Criminal Justice and Human Rights in Ireland - 11 October 2014
• Understanding Children’s Rights: A Training Programme on Children’s Rights and Effective International Advocacy – Dublin, 16 – 17 October 2014
• Symposium: (How) Should the European Court of Human Rights Resolve Conflicts between Human Rights - 16 October 2014
• PILnet’s 8th Annual European Pro Bono Forum - 5-7 November 2014
• Government seeking applications for nomination as a judge of the European Court of Human Rights
• Hackney Community Law Centre and Hackney Migrant Centre - Strategic Litigation Researcher
• Invitation to Tender: European Convention of Human Rights Act and European Charter of Fundamental Rights

Legal Education

• Law Society of Ireland: Certificate in Human Rights Law

Events

• Annual Frontline Defenders Lecture - 6 October 2014
• Reminder: 12th Annual Human Rights Conference – Criminal Justice and Human Rights in Ireland - 11 October 2014
• Understanding Children’s Rights: A Training Programme on Children’s Rights and Effective International Advocacy – Dublin, 16 – 17 October 2014
• Symposium: (How) Should the European Court of Human Rights Resolve Conflicts between Human Rights - 16 October 2014
• PILnet’s 8th Annual European Pro Bono Forum - 5-7 November 2014

Jobs

• Government seeking applications for nomination as a judge of the European Court of Human Rights
• Hackney Community Law Centre and Hackney Migrant Centre - Strategic Litigation Researcher
• Invitation to Tender: European Convention of Human Rights Act and European Charter of Fundamental Rights